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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...
BIG SHOCK! Atlantic Jewel is injured and is OUT of the spring racing. Latest reports say the brilliant mare knocked a tendon recently, triggering ongoing problems. The injury throws Atlantic Jewel'...
Racing Victoria reports: French star Trevieres has suffered a fracture to near fore cannon. Out of the Spring Carnival
Racing Victoria release: Sea Moon (GB) - Stable Vet reported horse pulled up well following track gallop this morning & is on track for spring preparation
Australian Derby placegetter Laser Hawk will miss the major spring carnival. He's undergone surgery to remove a bone chip. Laser Hawk pulled up profoundly profoundly lame on Sunday morning followin...
It'll be something of a miracle if talented Metal Bender makes it back to racing. He's to be spelled and faces, at the very least, a long absence from racing after sustaining a stifle injury. Metal...
The West Aussies are coming...Melbourne's spring is likely to be enlivened by some good horses from WA. One of them is Grp I winning Perth star Luckygray. He stamped himself a spring carnival conte...
Trainer John Sadler will miss Saturday's Easter Cup at Caulfield with in-form Flat Chat. He's sending 5YO for a spell and will bring him back for the spring carnival racing...He'll be aimed at the ...
Victoria has emerged as the big winner from the Spring Racing Carnival with Minister for Racing Denis Napthine today revealing that the world-renowned event delivered more than $578 million for the...
Multiple Group 1 winning mare Streama will have a short Spring campaign in Sydney before being spelled. Trainer Guy Walter told Racing Network that because Streama had an autumn campaign and had ...
David Hayes headed to Moonee Valley thinking Gregers was his leading hope for this year’s Schweppes Thousand Guineas, but he left knowing it. The untapped filly announced herself a potential star...
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