Special Strike 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...

Another ripper of a tipping strike for PPD Club members on Friday  

Using statistical trends to make profits from betting is my chosen path. The stats behind my bets are a great mental support to me during losing spells. My faith in their long-term profitability c...

How do favourites fare in small fields? PPM's Jon Hudson set out to find the answer with this special probe into small fields, posing the question: Can you pick winners more easily? I know a punt...

How do favourites fare in small fields? PPM's Jon Hudson set out to find the answer with this special probe into small fields, posing the question: Can you pick winners more easily? I know a punt...

Readers of last month's article will recall our conclusion that last-start winners were good candidates for quinella betting. Such horses won 14.1% of all races and came second in 12.3% of all rac...

Get the formlines in order, and you're on the way to success, whether it's dog racing or horseracing. This is a credo I believe in. When editor Brian Blackwell asked me to compile a special form ...