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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...

Mary's Grace was given a rousing reception on her way back to the winner's enclosure after sending her fans into a frenzy with her gutsy front-running victory in the Listed Mona Lisa Stakes at Wyon...

A relieved Gary Portelli has turned his attention to Saturday's racing after what he admits was a nerve-racking time at Hawkesbury where boom colt Lighthorseman broke his maiden in emphatic style.A...

A relieved Gary Portelli has turned his attention to Saturday's racing after what he admits was a nerve-racking time at Hawkesbury where boom colt Lighthorseman broke his maiden in emphatic style.A...

Let's start with what they call the "disclaimer". Most of my plunges have failed. If you're still reading, it means you are either an understanding type, or that you really do understand. I've g...

CURIOUSER AND CURIOUSERWell, things are certainly getting that way in Horse Land. The Metropolitan was a demo job for Herculian Prince. The price was astounding. $1.40 last week, more than $5 this ...

In the second part of his series on jumping racing, Paul Bockman, one of Australia's leading jumps racing form analysts, discusses the key form factors he uses to beat the big Carnivals at Oakbank...