Author: Eric Wing

Keeneland Grade One Gamble Taken By John Kimove

(Courtesy of Keeneland) John Kimove of Wasaga Beach, Ontario, Canada, made a big move in the 9th and final race on Keeneland’s Sunday card, cashing $1,058 Win and $400 Win/Place wagers on Ironclad, and a $420 Exacta 4/8 and $5 trifecta 4/8/9 for total winnings of $17,963 on one race. His total of $19,963 nipped […]

Why We Offer Both Live-Format and Pick & Pray Tourneys

One of the eternal—almost rock-bottom—disputes among online tournament players is whether Pick & Pray or Live-Format games offer the better, fairer form of competition. These flames were undoubtedly fanned a bit following last weekend’s featured events at HorseTourneys.

Alfred MacPhee Picks Six, Wins $12,600; NHC Champ Chris Littlemore Earns Coveted Saratoga Package from Keeneland (Weekend Recap April 13-15)

It was a live-format weekend at HorseTourneys and, as usual, that paved the way for plenty of post-parade study, last-minute checking of the odds and topsy-turvy finishes in which nothing was certain until the final race was over.

Two Shots Each at NHC and BCBC plus up-to-$30,000 Tourney and Saratoga, Monmouth and Santa Anita Qualifiers Highlight Weekend Featured Action

We know a lot of you will be in front of your computers this weekend. Though we also know that a lot of loyal HorseTourneys customers will be happily out at Keeneland for Sunday’s Grade I Gamble. To be precise, 48 players will be representing us in Lexington at the “Gamble,” having qualified for the […]

Sometimes Place is a Good Place to Be

We’re all familiar with one of the most frustrating feelings in mythical-money, win-place contest play. You do your handicapping. You identify a 15-1 shot you think has a real chance of winning. You pull the trigger on the play, then start to get excited as, under no encouragement, he starts moving past shorter price horses […]

Adam Thoutt Wins $24,000; Jonathon Kinchen Runs 1-2 in Keeneland Game; Jeff Joffrion Wins BCBC Qualifier in Just First Three Races (Weekend Recap April 6-8)

For the second straight Saturday, we offered a big-money game centered around the day’s key Kentucky Derby preps. High-quality racing certainly afforded us that opportunity, and HorseTourneys players once again took advantage of it.

Up-to-$75,000 Event Tops Another Big Money Saturday on Wood/Blue Grass/Santa Anita Derby Day; Qualifiers for The BIG One, Belmont Also on Tap

We normally like to spread out our big-money tourneys a bit, but with back-to-back weekend days like last Saturday at Gulfstream and this coming Saturday with the Wood Memorial, Blue Grass Stakes and Santa Anita Derby, we’re wheeling right back on short rest like a Rick Dutrow trainee (back when those existed) and offering an […]

Anthony Laurino: Son, Father, and Now Avid—and Successful—Tournament Player

Anthony Laurino, winner of last Saturday’s $101,000 tourney, is no stranger to horse racing or handicapping. His family would make an annual trip each summer from their Hyde Park, N.Y. home to Saratoga, where Anthony quickly picked up on the joys of trying to solve the many handicapping puzzles each day. Before that, his father […]

Anthony Laurino Prevails in $101,000 Tourney over Michael Gotkin, Who Also Grabs BCBC Entry; Ken Seeman Wins Three on Sunday (Weekend Recap March 30-April 1)

In what was our richest tourney ever, Anthony Laurino of Clayton, N.C., recorded four winners—including three of the last four among the 15 contest races—to claim the top prize of $40,594 in Saturday’s live-format contest that closed with a total pot of $101,487.

Bigger, Better NHC Bonus in Play for 2018 Winner of The BIG One

The BIG One, to be contested on September 22-23, 2018 at Laurel Park, has already gotten bigger for this year’s renewal—thanks to the addition of two Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge entries to the 2018 prize pool (bringing the total number of BCBC spots up for grabs to 10, along with the usual 10 NHC seats […]