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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...
Trainer Kelso Wood tossed away a walking stick in jubilation and then went searching for it after his former star sprinter Prince Regent won and th...
In the decade he spent honing his craft under the master Bart Cummings, emerging Brisbane trainer John Fleming acquired a wealth of invaluable know...
Champion hoop Jim Cassidy will chase a third Magic Millions Classic victory on Saturday while one of his younger rivals is hoping his first riding ...
Magic Millions Classic betting was thrown into disarray following the defeats of early fancies Sizzling and Snipzu at Eagle Farm on Saturday.Sizzli...
A long time ago, someone told me why he had decided to give up betting. "It was simple, I'd lost my nerve," this man explained. "And once you've l...
Steve Ahern was one of Britain's greatest punters. He was making millions of pounds in profits back in the 50's and 60's from his betting forays a...
Regular PPM readers will be aware that my wife and I run a souvenir, T-shirt and bit-of-everything shop at Victor Harbour, a holiday spot some 80 ...
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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...
Trainer Kelso Wood tossed away a walking stick in jubilation and then went searching for it after his former star sprinter Prince Regent won and then lost the Magic Millions Classic in the stewards...
In the decade he spent honing his craft under the master Bart Cummings, emerging Brisbane trainer John Fleming acquired a wealth of invaluable knowledge.With gallopers like Saintly, Catalan Opening...
Champion hoop Jim Cassidy will chase a third Magic Millions Classic victory on Saturday while one of his younger rivals is hoping his first riding experience at the Gold Coast is a memorable one in...
Magic Millions Classic betting was thrown into disarray following the defeats of early fancies Sizzling and Snipzu at Eagle Farm on Saturday.Sizzling, the early $3 favourite for next month's $2 mil...
A long time ago, someone told me why he had decided to give up betting. "It was simple, I'd lost my nerve," this man explained. "And once you've lost your nerve it's the end of the game." I alway...
Steve Ahern was one of Britain's greatest punters. He was making millions of pounds in profits back in the 50's and 60's from his betting forays and rose from being a penniless schoolboy betting i...
Regular PPM readers will be aware that my wife and I run a souvenir, T-shirt and bit-of-everything shop at Victor Harbour, a holiday spot some 80 km south of Adelaide. Although I write regularly...
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