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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...

The whip rules controversy is moving swiftly to crisis point...A number of well-known jockeys are pressing for industrial action. The jockeys want the poorly-framed new rules to be thrown out. They...

TABCORP moved swiftly last night to water down the controversy arising from its announcement this week that NSW TAB punters would benefit from reduced commissions on selected feature spring events,...

THE decision to rest Black Caviar this spring instead of chasing purses and bonuses of more than $2 million is a wise one, as should the pending announcement on her racetrack future, reports Andrew...

Champion sire Galileo added an 81st stakes-winner to his tally when the Robert Hickmott trained import Muir (GB) took out the Group II SAJC Adelaide Cup at Morphettville on Monday, reports Breednet...

With all the justified hype surrounding Black Caviar in recent months, it is too easily forgotten that not so long ago, Australians were standing and applauding another bona fide champion of the tu...

Bookmakers have reacted swiftly to Shocking's win in the Makybe Diva Stakes winding him in to $8 to win back to back Melbourne Cups.After weights were released last week, Shocking was the $12 favou...