Author: Eric Wing

The Featured-Tourney Spotlight is Focused Squarely on Sunday This Weekend at HorseTourneys

We tried—but unfortunately we are not permitted to offer tourneys on any of the Churchill Downs races this weekend, so that knocks the Breeders’ Cup races out of the mix for our weekend featured schedule. We’re disappointed, but we take some solace knowing that you will have plenty of parimutuel action to keep yourself busy […]

Gary Blair Wins BCBC Seat Saturday, Then Gets Really Serious on Sunday; John Nichols and Steve Arrison Double Up; Bob Montgomery and Joe Pettit Turn Saturday Into Champions Day (Weekend Recap October 26-28)

There are a lot of racing observers who sort of morph into workout analysts or students of horseflesh during major weeks like this one. A great many of them do not really “know what they’re looking at.” John Nichols is not one of those people.

Last Weekend of BCBC Qualifying Offers Five Guaranteed Seats to November 2-3 Tournament Among Whopping 22 Featured Events

If you’re still hoping to win your way in to the November 2-3 Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge, you’ll have ample opportunity—at a variety of price points—this weekend at HorsePlayers. There will be five separate BCBC qualifiers, each guaranteeing at least one $10,000 entry—and those are just five of 22 featured tourneys during Friday, Saturday and […]

Evan Trommer Posts Big Score in Saturday Cash Game; Eric Pineiro “Places” Himself into BCBC; 17 Tourneys Produce 17 Different Winners (Weekend Recap October 19-21)

There were a few Pick & Prays sprinkled in amongst the 17 featured tourneys last weekend, but most were live-format tourneys. And that led to “spread the wealth” results that saw 17 different people place first in those featured events. The action got started on Friday.

First Full-Package Qualifier for HPWS, First Aqueduct Challenge Qualifier Plus Six Guaranteed NHC Spots and Four BCBC Entries All Up for Grabs This Weekend

With entries at the recent Orleans Fall Classic up over 50% compared to 2017 levels (331 vs. 220), we anticipate another uptick in interest for next March’s Horse Player World Series. What’s better than winning a $1,500 HPWS entry on HorseTourneys? Winning a package to the HPWS that includes a four-night hotel stay plus $500 […]

Tommy “The Hammer” Massis Wins Keeneland NHC/BCBC Challenge

(Courtesy of Keeneland) Tommy Massis of Toronto is truly the King of Keeneland Contests. On Sunday, he rode a $1,000 win bet on 19-1 shot Bella Noire in Keeneland’s 4th race to a win in the BCBC-NHC Challenge. Tommy’s winning total of $20,800 bested 2nd place finisher Blake Jessee of Carmel, IN by nearly $8,000.

Duke Matties Wins $54,000 in Orleans Fall Classic

Kevin “Duke” Matties, a 46-year-old professional gambler from Laguna Beach, Calif., took the lead during the first day of competition and didn’t look back, holding on for a near wire-to-wire victory in the 2018 Orleans Fall Classic, held October 11-13 at The Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

Darryl Lacy and Neal Thomas Take Few Prisoners on Friday, Sunday (Weekend Recap October 12-14)

Sometimes, when a player has a really good day, you find yourself thankful that he or she didn’t play every single tourney. There were certainly some who may have felt thankful in that regard on Sunday…but not so much on Friday.

First Chances for Del Mar Fall Classic, Hawthorne Fall and Lone Star Plus Four Guaranteed BCBC Spots, Five Guaranteed NHC Berths Headline Weekend Featured Schedule

Time’s getting short to win a spot to the NHC. And time’s getting really short to win a $10,000 seat to the Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge. We’ll help you in that race against time with NHC and BCBC qualifiers every day this weekend, plus three new entries in the weekend lineup to further help you […]

Ken Jordan Earns BCBC Entries on Consecutive Days; Randy Bauer Blasts Out of Gate With Six Straight Winners; Michael Sussman Triumphs Again (Weekend Recap October 5-8)

One person you know will be firing away with impunity on Breeders’ Cup weekend is top-notch contest player Ken Jordan. That would likely have been the case regardless, but after the events of this weekend, it is a certainty.