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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...
The Janaury / Febraury 2014 issue of Practical Punting Magazine is now available, just click on the green button for instant access.
Early market movers for Saturday, Jan 21, from TAB Sportsbet:ROSEHILLForward Love $7-$5 ($500 @ $7, $2000 @ $6, $500 @ $5)Cavalry Rose $3.50-$3.20 ...
The January / February 2015 issue of Practical Punting Magazine is now available, just click on the green button for instant access.
How do favourites fare in small fields? PPM's Jon Hudson set out to find the answer with this special probe into small fields, posing the question...
Oh, how can they doubt sweet Michelle? Melbourne's #1 female jockey Michelle Payne will front stewards on Tuesday as an inquiry continues into her ...
Apprentice Tim Bell copped his 10th suspension in the last 12 months for careless riding on Calendar Miss in the TJ's Champagne Bar Handicap (1100m...
Time, as I have pointed out many times before in P.P.M., is what greyhound racing is all about. It is the one crucial factor that underpins the en...
Apprentice Tim Bell's appeal against a nine meeting suspension he copped at Wyong on Dec 23 has been dismissed. The Racing NSW Appeal Panel, howeve...
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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...
Early market movers for Saturday, Jan 21, from TAB Sportsbet:ROSEHILLForward Love $7-$5 ($500 @ $7, $2000 @ $6, $500 @ $5)Cavalry Rose $3.50-$3.20 ($1500 @ $3.50, $3000 @ $3.40)Hoylonny $4.60-$3.40...
How do favourites fare in small fields? PPM's Jon Hudson set out to find the answer with this special probe into small fields, posing the question: Can you pick winners more easily? I know a punt...
Oh, how can they doubt sweet Michelle? Melbourne's #1 female jockey Michelle Payne will front stewards on Tuesday as an inquiry continues into her ride on Rebel Truce at Sandown Lakeside on Jan 23....
Apprentice Tim Bell copped his 10th suspension in the last 12 months for careless riding on Calendar Miss in the TJ's Champagne Bar Handicap (1100m) at Canterbury. Bell, currently riding under a st...
Time, as I have pointed out many times before in P.P.M., is what greyhound racing is all about. It is the one crucial factor that underpins the entire greyhound racing form package. A dog's speed...
Apprentice Tim Bell's appeal against a nine meeting suspension he copped at Wyong on Dec 23 has been dismissed. The Racing NSW Appeal Panel, however, has reduced his suspension by one meeting. Bell...
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