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James Lamb

James Lamb got his first taste of horse racing as an eight-year-old heading along to the Burrumbeet New Year's Day races.

As a 13-year-old he took to bookmaking, taking bets from his high school mates on the 2001 Melbourne Cup. The bookmaking, along with a few other small business ventures, continued throughout high school but the end goal was always a career in journalism.

After completing a Journalism degree at Monash University, James embarked on some overseas travel before taking up a job with a corporate bookmaker.

In 2013 he began working for Best Bets/Winning Post as a form analyst focusing primarily on provincial video study and Queensland previews.

James now finds himself in his dream job writing content for Punters.com.au, trying to sharpen up his foosball and table tennis skills in the process.

Recent Stories by James Lamb

Winning owner faceplants during wild celebration
Victory lap gone wrong
Celebration fail
· Aintree stewards' report: Owner Robert Wharton over-raced badly before clipping heels (his own) and falling.
QLD harness participant charged with race fixing
Queensland harness racing is under the microscope
Police
· A 46-year-old harness racing participant has been charged with one count of match fixing under the Queensland Criminal Code.
Caulfield preview
Toffee Nose looks well-placed in R3
Analysis
· Good to see Saturday metropolitan racing back in the city this week with a nine-race card at Caulfield. Full preview and tips here.
Chautauqua's 6 most electrifying wins
Chautauqua storming to victory in the Manikato Stakes
The Grey Flash
· From victory in Hong Kong to a history-making third consecutive win in the G1 TJ Smith Stakes - here are Chautauqua's 6 most electrifying wins.
Bendigo black bookers
Milwaukee won well and is worth following
· Here are four runners to follow out of Saturday's Bendigo meeting...
Horse throws race away in dramatic fashion
Raise a Drop wanted to join the fans in the outer
The Great Game
· Judging by his odds ($41), there weren't too many punters on Raise a Drop in race five at Narromine on Sunday but those who were must be seriously questioning this punting caper.
Punter turns $10 into $118,000
A couple of punters enjoyed the shock Doncaster result
Fill-up
· One TAB punter has managed to turn $10 into $118,247 after boxing the First Four horses across the line in the G1 Doncaster Handicap (1600m) at Randwick.
Chautauqua wins TJ from impossible position
How did he win from there?
Unbelievable!
· The horse known as 'The Grey Flash' is back, with Chautauqua recording an astonishing win in the G1 TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) at Randwick.
Jon Snow too strong in G1 Australian Derby
Jon Snow backed up his Tulloch Stakes victory
The Championships
· Kiwi stayer Jon Snow has taken out the G1 BMW Australian Derby (2400m) at Randwick in a stirring three-way finish.
Champion cricketer to begin jockey apprenticeship
McCullum broke the news on TAB Trackside
Shock career change
· Former New Zealand cricket captain Brendon McCullum has revealed that he will start a jockey apprenticeship with Vermair Racing in the new season.
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