Author: McKay Smith

DRF’s Fornatale: Pick-and-pray contests cater to busy horseplayers

In his lastest column, DRF’s Peter Fornatale examines the Pick & Pray format (championed here at HorseTourneys) and its growing appeal and popularity. Click Here For Peter Fornatale’s Column  

The BIG One is Back – in Baltimore! Oct 11-12 at Laurel Park, $200,000+ Estimated Purse, BCBC, NHC, HPWS Seats

            Estimated Purse of $200,000 to $225,000* PLUS Top Five (5) Win $10,000 Entry to Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge (November, 2014) Top Five (5) Win Full Package to Daily Racing Form/NTRA National Handicapping Championship (NHC) (January, 2015) Places 6th through 15th win $1,000 Entry to Horse Player World Series (March, […]

Wynn $200,000 GUARANTEED Handicapping Challenge Qualifiers Now Underway

Qualifiers Now Underway WYNN $200,000 GUARANTEED Handicapping Challenge August 1-2, 2014 Wynn Las Vegas Qualifiers are now underway to the $200,000 GUARANTEED Wynn Handicapping Challenge, to be held Friday and Saturday, August 1-2 at Wynn Las Vegas. The Wynn’s handicapping contest is one of the more popular major events on the NHC Tour. With an […]

Njhorseplayer: Those Voices Inside My Head

In his latest blog post, Bill Holobowski provides some instructive lessons after his win in a recent HorseTourneys bankroll builder event. Read Njhorseplayer’s recent blog post here  

DRF’s Fornatale: Last year’s tournament season a big success, now on to 2014

In his latest blog post, Daily Racing Form’s Peter Fornatale provides some wrap-up to the 2013 handicapping contest season and provides a look forward to 2014. Read Peter Fornatale’s Latest Blog Post Here  

HPWS “Blowout” Contest Scheduled for Sunday, March 16 – Daily Direct Feeders

The Horse Player World Series (HPWS) is fast approaching, so we’ve scheduled a major HPWS qualifier on Sunday, March 16, that stands to award a major number of HPWS entries to players at HorseTourneys. The HPWS “Blowout” contest on Sunday, March 16 will award one $1,000 entry to the HPWS per FIVE (5) players participating. […]

2015 NHC Qualifiers Kick Off on Sunday, Feb. 16 – Important Info on 2015 Qualifiers

Qualifiers to the 2015 Daily Racing Form/NTRA National Handicapping Championship will return here at HorseTourneys on Sunday, Feb. 16, with the first main NHC Qualifier run that day. Leading up to the first main qualifier, NEW this year, we will be adding two daily DIRECT feeders into each of our main NHC Qualifiers, whereby players […]

HorseTourneys Wins Second Consecutive “Conny” Award for Best Online Tournament Website; “The BIG One” Also Named Best New Tournament

In the January edition of American Turf Monthly, Noel Michaels gave HorseTourneys top honors in his annual “Conny Awards,” meant to recognize the best of everything related to handicapping contests. This is the second year in a row that Michaels has named HorseTourneys the top online tournament website.  In addition to that award, “The BIG One” […]

Common Questions – Categories in Upcoming Contests Section

As the total number of contests available at HorseTourneys continues to expand, it’s important to note that contests may be filtered in the “Upcoming Contests” section by category.  You may display only the contests under a certain category by clicking on that category in the “Upcoming Contests” header. Various categories are included, including Feeders, Pick […]

Best of Luck to the 78 HorseTourneys Qualifiers at the NHC

Everyone at HorseTourneys wishes the very best of luck to the 70+ players competing at this coming weekend’s Daily Racing Form/NTRA National Handicapping Championship that qualified here at HorseTourneys. Players earning two entries from HorseTourneys are listed twice   Samuel Alipio Ray Arsenault Gary Bain Jerry Barash Benjamin Beychok Francis Boustany Charles Browning David Conover […]