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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...
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 boar...
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 Practi...
Highly rated UK import Lord Van Percy has tendon problems and will be sent immediately for a spell. The Andrew Balding-trained five-year-old ha...
Robbie Laing has Group 1 aspirations for Lord Of The Sky , dominant winner of Saturday’s Sir John Monash Stakes at Caulfield. Laing nominated th...
Anthony Cummings has spent a lifetime watching and learning what it takes to win a Melbourne Cup and on Tuesday will saddle his first runner in the...
Lord Tavistock is likely to wear blinkers for what trainer Mick Price described as a spring grand final in Saturday's Caulfield Guineas.Price will ...
Trainer Sean Woods will be hoping for better luck this time around with Lord Sinclair when the lightly-raced grey tackles the Peninsula Golden...
New Zealander Lord Tavistock further enhanced his stud value when he upset a good field in the Group Two Blamey Stakes at Flemington, and connectio...
A maiden win at Randwick on Wednesday is the first step towards an ambitious autumn campaign for Sea Lord with the AJC Australian Derby in trainer ...
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 pr...
Guy Walter hasn't completely ruled out a Doomben Cup start for Skyerush but the trainer's immediate focus is only on Saturday's Listed Lord Mayor's...
Boom Victorian filly Lumosty has gained a run in Saturday’s $2 million Stradbroke Handicap at Doomben in Brisbane. The scratching of fellow Vic...
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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...
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...
Highly rated UK import Lord Van Percy has tendon problems and will be sent immediately for a spell. The Andrew Balding-trained five-year-old had scans on Monday which revealed tendon strain. “...
Robbie Laing has Group 1 aspirations for Lord Of The Sky , dominant winner of Saturday’s Sir John Monash Stakes at Caulfield. Laing nominated the Group 1 Memsie Stakes (1400 m) at Caulfield on A...
Anthony Cummings has spent a lifetime watching and learning what it takes to win a Melbourne Cup and on Tuesday will saddle his first runner in the race his father Bart has won a record 11 times.A ...
Lord Tavistock is likely to wear blinkers for what trainer Mick Price described as a spring grand final in Saturday's Caulfield Guineas.Price will put the three-year-old colt to the test in blinker...
Trainer Sean Woods will be hoping for better luck this time around with Lord Sinclair when the lightly-raced grey tackles the Peninsula Golden Jubilee Challenge Cup (1,200m) at Sha Tin Sunday ...
New Zealander Lord Tavistock further enhanced his stud value when he upset a good field in the Group Two Blamey Stakes at Flemington, and connections will now discuss a Sydney autumn campaign for t...
A maiden win at Randwick on Wednesday is the first step towards an ambitious autumn campaign for Sea Lord with the AJC Australian Derby in trainer David Payne's plans.The colt lugged 59 kilograms t...
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....
Guy Walter hasn't completely ruled out a Doomben Cup start for Skyerush but the trainer's immediate focus is only on Saturday's Listed Lord Mayor's Cup in Sydney.Skyerush will take aim in the $100,...
Boom Victorian filly Lumosty has gained a run in Saturday’s $2 million Stradbroke Handicap at Doomben in Brisbane. The scratching of fellow Victorian Lord Of The Sky has paved the way for the...
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