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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...

International-trained runners are dominating latest Melbourne Cup betting with 5 of them in the top six in the market - headed by Americain ($6) who looks set to start fav and has been hugely popu...

WITH a stage full of Melbourne Cup-winning trainers, jockeys and owners on hand to help launch the $6 million 150th edition of the race at Flemington, there was much talk of Cups past yesterday, re...

Early Melbourne Cup fav Rebel Raider is only four weeks away from returning to racing. He'll resume in the wfa Penny Edition Stakes at Morphettville on Aug22. Connections are happy with his progress.

A decision not to roll the dice during the Brisbane winter carnival could pay off in the spring for connections of Rothera who makes his comeback at Doomben on Saturday.Trainer Ben Currie has penci...

It's the big problem for the Cup countdown... Victoria chief handicapper Greg Carpenter will unveil his 10th set of Melbourne Cup weights on Tuesday, but the latest presents the far greatest chal...

The race to secure a start in the Melbourne Cup remains the toughest in years with only three of the top 38 ranked horses withdrawn by today's 10am second acceptance deadline. Peter Moody's injured...