Subtle Test 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...

Last month, we only managed to get halfway in this discussion. Incidentally, I wonder if you noticed that in the November issue of PPM, both Brian and I made six final selections for the Melbour...

This is the final part of US expert Joe Takach’s series on the upside and downside of betting. You can read more of Joe’s ideas at the www.netcapper.com or www.joe-takach.com websites. We star...

This is the final part of US expert Joe Takach’s series on the upside and downside of betting. You can read more of Joe’s ideas at the www.netcapper.com or www.joe-takach.com websites. We star...

The Optimist (TO): Welcome to the interview chair Damien. Is this your first time being interviewed? Damien Whitchurch (DW): It is for PPM. I assume we’re here to talk horses? TO: Definitely! I ...