Shatin 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...

There was a sense of deja vu at Sha Tin on Sunday as John Size reeled off his sixth treble there in as many weeks and ended yesterday with the "D" word bandied about for unbeaten Brave Kid.The Drea...

Aussie jockey Zac Purton has made a brilliant start to the new racing season in Hong Kong. He booted home 3 winners at last Sat's opening day meeting at Shatin. The HK Racing Post says: 'Season ope...

Racing Victoria stewards have brought two serious charges against Danny Nikolic following an investigation into alleged threats made to chief steward Terry Bailey at a meeting at Seymour last Tuesd...

As we enter 1998, it's no longer going to be solely a case of a 'day at the races'. With the advent of metropolitan night racing, under lights, at Moonee Valley, we can now say we are off for a 'n...

As we enter 1998, it's no longer going to be solely a case of a 'day at the races'. With the advent of metropolitan night racing, under lights, at Moonee Valley, we can now say we are off for a 'n...