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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...

While the main attention may have been at the MCG on Saturday, it gave seven European horses the opportunity to slip into a rainy and blustery Melbourne for their tilt at the Spring Racing Carniv...

Defending Emirates Melbourne Cup champion Green Moon is among 72 horses to be paid-up for as part of second acceptances for the $2.5 million Caulfield Cup. Owner Lloyd Williams parted with the $...

The 2013 Sportingbet Cox Plate remains on track to host its first European-trained runner in almost a decade. English pair Side Glance and Mull of Killough were among the 90 horses that were paid...