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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...
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...
Premier Kristina Keneally has called on Sydney to party during the autumn racing carnival which gets into full swing this week.Speaking at Monday's official launch, Ms Keneally said the city should...
Local trainer Bill Prain will be happy to play the role of party pooper at Warwick Farm on Friday as Gai Waterhouse and Peter Snowden do battle for the Sydney trainers' premiership.Waterhouse, with...
The Robbie Griffiths-trained Its Prince has spoiled Brian Mayfield-Smith's farewell party with a courageous win over Encroacher at Moonee Valley.Griffiths gave Nick Hall "15 out of 10" for his ride...
Michael Rodd had to forego Lloyd Kennewell’s Buck’s Party in Las Vegas, but the young Adelaide trainer made staying at home worthwhile when he presented Rodd with the feature winner at Caulfield....
A horse ridden by a South African in silks sporting a famous New Zealand emblem is poised to hijack the $100,000 Australia Day Cup at Randwick on Monday.In-form stayer Tommifrancs is the equal favo...
The celebrations will be big in the Michael Lakey household if Wild Wilbur brings his provincial form to the city in the Jacobs Creek Handicap (1110m) at Doomben.Wild Wilbur, who will be chasing hi...
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