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Picking winners is only half the job; backing them well is the other half. Writing in Practical Punting in February 2004, US professional Barry Meadow and Practical Punting editor Brian Blackwell ...
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...
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The Kav Show's off and rolling for the spring and it's a spot of 'December' that may give him a big November...Yep, the imported December Draw seems to have Cups written all over him. He was impres...
Last year's Melbourne Cup winner Dunaden has been posted second fav for this year's race in November, according to the latest Betstar market. It lists the early fav as Lucas Cranach. The market:ME...
In-form apprentice Dean Holland will be looking to keep his hot streak going at the Caulfield Boxing Day meeting on Friday where he has six rides.The pint-sized Holland, who weighs 46kg, has ridden...
Four positive swabs have been returned by three recent winners from Clinton McDonald's Caulfield stables, Racing Victoria has announced.The results were received on Tuesday in a report from Racing ...
The three International Trial races will be thrown open to invited overseas runners looking for a suitable lead-up run into the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Races this year, reports the H...