Lucky Twenty 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...

One of the more frequent requests we receive here at Equestrian is from punters who have trouble allocating their available cash each week. I have written many times - so have other columnists - ...

One of the more frequent requests we receive here at Equestrian is from punters who have trouble allocating their available cash each week. I have written many times - so have other columnists - ...

What can you say about quinellas? They are one of the oldest forms of betting there is. My earliest racing days were taken up with attempts to crack decent quinellas. I remember when I first star...

What can you say about quinellas? They are one of the oldest forms of betting there is. My earliest racing days were taken up with attempts to crack decent quinellas. I remember when I first star...

What can you say about quinellas? They are one of the oldest forms of betting there is. My earliest racing days were taken up with attempts to crack decent quinellas. I remember when I first star...

Trainer Bob Baffert is counting on talent to overcome a lack of experience when he sends early favourite Bodemeister out for the 138th running of the Kentucky Derby.Bodemeister was dazzling when he...