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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...
Australian horse racing form study often ends the same way: an hour on the form guide, and a bet on the one whose name you liked. Writing in Practical Punting in September 2000, Richard Hartley Jnr...
Track conditions and weight are the two Australian horse racing form factors most punters skim over — "the in-a-hurry punters of modern day racing", as Richard Hartley Jnr put it in Practical Punti...
Australian horse racing form study often ends the same way: an hour on the form guide, half the field circled, and still no idea which one to back. Writing in Practical Punting Magazine, Richard Ha...
Most of a Saturday card is not worth studying — which is why Australian horse racing form study starts with picking the race, not the horse. Writing in Practical Punting in June 2000, Richard Ha...
It's a Black Caviar bonanza...The champ mare's upcoming start in the William Reid Stakes at Moonee Valley is quickly looming as a sellout. Moonee Valley Racing Club CEO Michael Browell says demand ...
Surprise, surprise...There'll be no clash between Black Caviar and Frankel. Latest reports say the Peter Moody stable is confirming that Australia's champion galloper will not be among the entries...
Tycoon John Singleton's idea for an All Aged Stakes showdown between his mare More Joyous and superstar Black Caviar is just that - an idea. I doubt it will happen. It would mean big changes in the...
Here's a good one..A mystery Saudi Arabian prince is said to be arriving in Adelaide today (Friday) amid speculation he wants to buy Black Caviar. The Adelaide Advertiser has come up with this one...
The Yanks are chasing Black Caviar! A report in the UK Racing Post says: 'Breeders' Cup officials are keen to attract Australian superstar Black Caviar on a ground-breaking trip to this year's even...
With the Black Caviar bandwaggon de-wheeled
Boom 3YO Black Caviar is a hot fav at $1.22 for the opening race at Moonee Valley on Saturday. TAB Sportsbet has Make Ena on the second line at $6.50. Early markets on key MV races:RACE 1 ARROW TRA...
Hay List , the brilliant sprinter who won three Group 1 races, over $2.5 million in prizemoney and a legion of fans as Black Caviar’s chief rival, has been put down after an ongoing battle with...
Wonder mare Black Caviar's chances of taking her unbeaten record to Perth are looking bright on the back of her recovery from Saturday's Patinack Farm Classic victory."Last night (trainer) Peter (M...
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