The Magician 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...

Trainer John Gosden yesterday allayed any fears that HK$15 million Longines Hong Kong Vase favourite, The Fugue, might have been a victim of her long journey last weekend, reports the Racing Post...

Leading Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien will make his first visit to Australia in six years, with lightly raced colt Adelaide to start in the Cox Plate. Coolmore racing manager James Bester said O...

The race to secure a start in the $3 million Crown Golden Ale Caulfield Cup (2400m) and $3 million Sportingbet Cox Plate (2040m) remains a challenge with first acceptances for both races at their...

Global interest in Victoria’s Spring Racing Carnival continues to soar with a record number of international entries received for this year’s Caulfield Cup and Sportingbet Cox Plate, reports Raci...

Where does the truth lie? Where indeed does the truth lie? What represents good value for a horse? Is it reasonable to argue that “any price about a winner is a good price?”  I’ve always though...

Where does the truth lie? Where indeed does the truth lie? What represents good value for a horse? Is it reasonable to argue that “any price about a winner is a good price?”  I’ve always though...