Talons Horse

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...

Kristine Stead was almost lost for words after her horse Jacowils sprung a major surprise in the Railway Handicap at Ellerslie.Jacowils came from the rear of the field under an inspired ride from M...

Doncaster favourites All Silent and Whobegotyou have their first showdown in the George Ryder Stakes at Rosehill but the weight-for-age feature is far from a two-horse race.There were 17 entries on...

Craig Newitt says the Mick Price-trained Heart of Dreams' love of a "dogfight" will go a long way towards giving the jockey his third Australian Cup win at Flemington.Newitt, who sprung an upset on...

Vision And Power was the revelation of the autumn and now his trainer Joe Pride has sprung a minor surprise of his own.The dual Group One winner will be one of two runners for Pride in Saturday's f...

Horses at the opposite ends of their careers will be out to enhance trainer Anthony Cummings's reputation as a carnival giant killer at Randwick on Saturday.Cummings will saddle up rising nine-year...

Gai Waterhouse is striving for more than a place alongside her father, Tommy Smith, on the Sportingbet Blue Diamond honour roll at Caulfield this Saturday, reports Racing Victoria. The Hall of Fa...