Our Nuisance 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...

The question most fellow punters ask me is to explain my approach to form and betting. Quite naturally, they want to know what the secret is to making a profit at the races. Who doesn't? By th...

Alice Springs sprinter The Soldier will be out to give trainer Ken Rogerson his first winner in Melbourne since he left for the Northern Territory 17 years ago at Moonee Valley on Saturday.Rogerson...

"An Error of Judgement"That's what the Sun-Herald called Victoria Racing's decision to omit Vigor, third in the Caulfield Cup and next in line, and to allow two third raters, hopelessly beaten in a...

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This is the month - August - when punters should begin looking for the early clues to discovering which horses will win major spring races like the Caulfield Cup, Melbourne Cup and W.S. Cox Plate....

Brett Prebble celebrated a dream homecoming when he teamed with Macedon Lodge import Green Moon to win Tuesday's $6 million Emirates Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington.The Victorian-raised jockey,...