Horses Are People Too
At the races, punters endure a barrage of declared and undeclared equipment changes often made to confuse us and mask larcenous intent. The only way to combat these mind-flaying attacks is …
Jamaica Election Day 2025 in Retrospect
Jamaica’s general election for 2025 has come and it has gone. When I look back to the elections of the 1970s, of the 1980s and of the 1990s, I have to …
Backing Favourites Is A Mug’s Game!
If I had a dollar for every punter I’ve seen leaving the race track broke after cheering home more than one-half the day’s winners I’d be a billionaire. These bettors are …
Plus Ça Change….
COVID-19’s closure of racing has resulted in plenty retrospection by ye olde Touty which revealed a column I wrote (published 2003) that, ironically, could’ve been published today. So here’s an edited …
Ignore myths and other public tipsters
Over the years, I’ve done my best to encourage punting fanatics to spend time learning the fundamentals of the horse; of picking winners; AND (the most crucial skill) the fundamentals of …