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Racing Victoria reports: French star Trevieres has suffered a fracture to near fore cannon. Out of the Spring Carnival
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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
Out of the spring...It's a Kutchinsky KO for trainer Tony Noonan. His top 4YO stayer will not be a spring starter. the spring carnival's major eve...
FRENCH trainer Mikel Delzangles was fined $2,000 for breaching race day treatment rules with his Melbourne Cup contender Dunaden, reports Racing ...
Caulfield Cup winner Descarado has copped a 1.5kgs penalty for the Melbourne Cup. It gives the Gai Waterhouse-trained 4YO exemption from the ballot...
Hot on the heels of Darren Weir's French import Puissance de Lune's emergence during the Spring Racing Carnival as a likely star of the future, Sou...
Look out, the French are getting serious again! Racing Victoria reports that improving French stayer Shahwardi will take a path successfully plotte...
French Group 1 winner Mutual Trust is one of numerous horses affected by Monday’s trials at Cranbourne being abandoned due to the state of the tr...
Robert Smerdon is confident his Caulfield winner Breitling will develop into a sprinh star. He says: 'We rate him pretty highly. He ran well first-...
Boom jockey Craig Williams's luck ran out at Bendigo on Wednesday...He's copped a potentially costly suspension for careless riding. It runs from S...
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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...
Out of the spring...It's a Kutchinsky KO for trainer Tony Noonan. His top 4YO stayer will not be a spring starter. the spring carnival's major events. Noonan says the son of Anabaa has contracted ...
FRENCH trainer Mikel Delzangles was fined $2,000 for breaching race day treatment rules with his Melbourne Cup contender Dunaden, reports Racing Network. Delzangles pleaded guilty to administerin...
Caulfield Cup winner Descarado has copped a 1.5kgs penalty for the Melbourne Cup. It gives the Gai Waterhouse-trained 4YO exemption from the ballot for the and leapfrogs him to the top of the order...
Hot on the heels of Darren Weir's French import Puissance de Lune's emergence during the Spring Racing Carnival as a likely star of the future, South Australian trainer Tony McEvoy is set to unveil...
Look out, the French are getting serious again! Racing Victoria reports that improving French stayer Shahwardi will take a path successfully plotted by compatriots Americain and Dunaden when he tak...
French Group 1 winner Mutual Trust is one of numerous horses affected by Monday’s trials at Cranbourne being abandoned due to the state of the track. Racing Victoria rescheduled the trials to nex...
Robert Smerdon is confident his Caulfield winner Breitling will develop into a sprinh star. He says: 'We rate him pretty highly. He ran well first-up and we thought the winner must be a pretty fair...
Boom jockey Craig Williams's luck ran out at Bendigo on Wednesday...He's copped a potentially costly suspension for careless riding. It runs from Saturday through to Tuesday, November 8. That's 10 ...
French trainer Pascal Bary has the Melbourne spring carnival well and truly on his radar and not solely with Spiritjim, winner of Sunday's Grand Prix de Chantilly (2400m) at Chantilly, reports Ra...
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