Loudon Horse

Picking winners is only half the job; backing them well is the other half. Writing in Practical Punting in February 2004, US professional Barry Meadow and Practical Punting editor Brian Blackwell ...

Picking winners comes down to what has changed about a horse, and what everyone else has missed. Writing in Practical Punting in January 2004, US professional Barry Meadow and Practical Punting ed...

Because of the grading system, every greyhound in a race has a chance of winning — so the hardest job in greyhound racing form study is deciding which dogs to eliminate. Writing in Practical Punti...

Horse racing form is more than numbers — a trainer, a jockey and an owner are all telling you something, if you know where to look. Writing in Practical Punting in December 2003, US expert Barry M...

Horse racing handicapping does not reduce to a system — as US expert Barry Meadow puts it, most experienced players understand the game is far too complex for that. Writing in Practical Punting in...

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...

Kawi is tipped with TAB to turn the tables on Scales Of Justice in the group one Kingston Town Classic  on Saturday . “Scales Of Justice was a dominant winner in the Railway Stakes, but the ear...

RACING NSW is headed back to court, but another stoush with Tabcorp beckons in the wake of yesterday's Federal Court ruling on the NSW government's race fields legislation, reports Craig Young in t...

Ben Melham got the short end of the justice stick with that 2 months ban for his ride on a moderate horse at Mornington. Even if it's conceded that he didn't give a 100% ride, is it worth denying h...

Racing NSW has issued a statement clarifying its position on the decision to license jockey Chris Munce despite opposition from Hong Kong racing authorities.Peter V'Landys, chief executive of Racin...

Racing authorities will ask the NSW government to change the law after a court ruled that bookmakers Tom and Bill Waterhouse do not have to pay a 1.5 per cent fee on turnover.The Waterhouses succes...

Comeback jockey Chris Munce was a happy man despite failing to ride a winner at wet and windy Randwick as storm clouds gathered over Australia's relationship with Hong Kong racing which ruled he sh...