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Criterion is the favourite for Saturday’s Group 1 Australian Derby (2400m). As pointed out on Sky Racing seven of the first eight in the betting recently came up against each other in the Rosehill Guineas over 2000m. Will the result be repeated, will Criterion get up again?
Picking winners is only half the job; backing them well is the other half. Writing in Practical Punting in February 2004, US professional Barry Me...
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 ...
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 w...
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 Pra...
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...
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 ser...
A basic horse racing form study mistake, says American handicapping expert James Quinn: crossing off too many horses too early, because they haven...
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...
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...
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 str...
David Hayes described as “very good” Monday's gallop at his Euroa training complex from Criterion , who leaves for Hong Kong on Tuesday week (Dec...
ATC Derby winner Criterion returned last Friday to David Payne’s stables in career-best condition. Payne was delighted how Criterion , wh...
Multiple Group 1 winner Criterion has opened $6 favourite to win the Group 1 Australian Cup (2000m) at Flemington on March 12. Criterion w...
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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...
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...
David Hayes described as “very good” Monday's gallop at his Euroa training complex from Criterion , who leaves for Hong Kong on Tuesday week (December 2). Criterion , a recent addition to the H...
ATC Derby winner Criterion returned last Friday to David Payne’s stables in career-best condition. Payne was delighted how Criterion , who also won the Rosehill Guineas during an emphatic...
Multiple Group 1 winner Criterion has opened $6 favourite to win the Group 1 Australian Cup (2000m) at Flemington on March 12. Criterion was disappointing last start in finishing 9 th in ...
Invited runner Arod has opened joint favourite with a trio of local stars in TAB’s William Hill Cox Plate market, which opened late on Tuesday afternoon. The Qatar Racing-owned, Peter Chappl...
AAMI Victoria Derby champion Tarzino will have a light autumn preparation with the Group 1 Australian Guineas (1600m) at Flemington an early target. Trainer Mick Price said the three-year-ol...
Trainer Mike Moroney's decision to run star filly Brazilian Pulse against her own sex in the Keith Nolan Classic at Rosehill tomorrow in preference to the Phar Lap Stakes has given punters their be...
HONG Kong Cup placegetter Criterion will be aimed at the $4 million Queen Elizabeth Stakes after producing what many believe was a career best performance yesterday at Sha Tin. David Hayes told...
ATC Derby winner Criterion will resume in Saturday’s Group 2 $175,000 Warwick Stakes (1400m) at Royal Randwick. “Yes, he will run on Saturday, we’ve got to start somewhere and this is the right...
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