Let Me Loose Horse

What should a genuinely good horse racing form analyst actually expect to win in a year? In April 2009, in Brian Blackwell's Practical Punting series Attainable Targets, the American handicapper J...

A basic horse racing form study mistake, says American handicapping expert James Quinn: crossing off too many horses too early, because they haven't run within 30 to 45 days or their last race loo...

A professional horse racing handicapper on why a betting plan that once paid can stop working, and why, after a frustrating two hours of placed win bets, he still won't bet them to place. In Februa...

How much would you need to bet on every race to make a second income from horse racing? One punter hoped to win $40,000 a year to double his income, and when his betting plan was worked through rac...

Does a horse racing tipster actually bet his own picks? Joe Kristufek picks every race, every day, for a Chicago newspaper, and he answers that straight: his original selections are only a foundati...

Australian horse racing form study usually stops at picking the horse: you do the form, then walk up and take whatever price is showing on the board. In Practical Punting in October 2000, Richard H...

Were you, like me, wondering why Jamie Mott let Vada Rosso loose with a 50 lens lead at Warrnambool on Tuesday? It was suicidal stuff and it was no surprise when Vada Rosso stopped as if shot in th...

Ben Melham overcame difficulties on a deteriorating track to guide promising stayer Sea Galleon to the gelding's first metropolitan win at Moonee Valley.The Aquanas Foods Hcp (2040m) was run in mis...

De Lightning Ridge has smashed the long-standing Randwick 1000-metre record in the Group Two Challenge Stakes in a blistering display of speed reminiscent of her two-year-old days.The now four-year...

The fiancee of Stathi Katsidis has broken down at his funeral, describing the champion jockey as an "infectious" man with a huge smile who "taught me so much in life".Melissa Jackson found her fian...

We all love a good gambler. I reckon there's nothing like reading the secrets of a huge betting plonk. UK professional Barney Curley is one of those fearless bettors who have been there and done ...

Steve Ahern was one of Britain's greatest punters. He was making millions of pounds in profits back in the 50's and 60's from his betting forays and rose from being a penniless schoolboy betting i...