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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...
Brian Blackwell and the team at the PPD Club wish all our members and followers a very Happy New Year. We hope 2015 is a successful and healthy one for you all.
Rich Enuff is a clear favoerite at $2.65 (TAB) for Saturday's big Grp 1 Caulfield Guineas. Rich Enuff has drawn gate #10 in a field of 14. Looks Like A Cat is on the second line of betting at $6....
Champion trainer Guy Walter has died after suffering a suspected heart attack. Walter was at home when he became ill on Thursday morning. The trainer saddled up Streama to win last Saturday’s Gr...
Palermo has firmed to $1.85 for the Grand Annual Steeplechase at Warrnambool on Thursday, according to the latest TAB market.
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Gai Waterhouse's superstar import Fiorente is a hot favorite at evens for the Australian Cup. The latest Betstar market:
A total of 47 horses remain in contention for a start in Tuesday week’s $6 million Group I Melbourne Cup after the second declarations closed on Monday. Click here to view the 47 second decla...
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