Miss Beautiful 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...

Sydney sprinter Monton has been installed early fav for Sat's Grp 1 Railway Stakes 1200m at Ellerslie, NZ. The latest TAB Sportsbet market:RAILWAY STAKES MONTON 2.80 ITALIAN PRINCESS 6.50 VONUSTI 7...

SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL (2)Yesterday I said:The Q.E. contains (in my view) some horses that might be dispensed with. I come down to three that seem to have better chances than the other six, with one so...

ROBBIE Laing didn't hide his delight with the trial at Cranbourne today of Victoria Derby winner Polanksi. Polanski finished third, beaten three lengths behind Lankan Rupee in the second fastest ...

Brett Cavanough says he is happy to be taking on unbeaten Golden Archer with Bossdon City in Wednesday's Blue Diamond Preview at Caulfield.The Beautiful Crown gelding, a $50,000 purchase at last ye...

Slim pickings...Adelaide jockey Simon Price denied himself a big Christmas feed or two so he can ride Tara Man in tomorrow's $400,000 Perth Cup. He's been on a tough diet to keep a promise to train...

Gai Waterhouse believes  Hampton Court  is the best chance she has had to win a Victoria Derby since Nothin' Leica Dane.  Hampton Court  remains a strong favourite for the $1.5 million race aft...