Author: Eric Wing

After Horrific Start, Lucas Van Zandt Wins $154,153 in $425,682 Players Championship at HorseTourneys

If there were such a thing as live, futures wagering on who the winner of the 2023 Players Championship would be, you might have gotten 2,000-1 on Lucas Van Zandt as Friday’s Day 1 neared its completion. 

It’s Players Championship Weekend—Middle Leg of 2023 Tourney Triple Series to Offer Guaranteed, All-Cash Purse of $350,000

Who will join the ranks of Riley Drexler and Dan Wilde and become the third-ever winner of the Players Championship? We’ll find out on Saturday night.

Thomas Guthrie Collects in Every Race En Route to Sunday Cash-Game Triumph; Mark Stillmock Wins One Tourney on Wednesday and Another on Friday; Steve Wolfson Sr. Grabs a Pair of Players Championship Berths (Weekly Recap, March 29-April 2)

Thomas Guthrie had the highest score on Sunday—but not drastically so. It was only by a margin of 20 cents. Guthrie still gets the top billing in this recap, however, for what he accomplished.

Final Weekend of Qualifying for $350,000 Gtd. Players Championship and Special 5-Seat Florida Derby Day NHC Qualifier Top the Friday-Saturday-Sunday Lineup

If you are hoping to compete in the middle leg of the 2023 Tourney Triple—the $350,000 Guaranteed Players Championship—but would prefer not to pay the full freight of $2,000 for the privilege of doing so, then you’ll want to gear up for this weekend, when we offer the last remaining Friday, Saturday and Sunday qualifiers […]

Gregory Lewis Sweeps Florida Derby Challenge Qualifier While Winning an NHC Seat; Ron Tang and Daniel Fischer Each Double Up on Saturday; Craig Spencer Grabs a Keeneland Entry Thanks to Horse that Runs Third (Weekly Recap, March 22-26)

Point #1: You know that feeling when you play two entries in a tourney, use different horses on each entry, and wind up doing a really good job of almost perfectly splitting your good picks between the two entries? Gregory Lewis knows that feeling.

Pick & Pray Weekend to Offer $10,000 Guaranteed Game on Dubai World Cup Card and Some Late Qualifiers to the Players Championship and Florida Derby Challenge

Saturday is Dubai World Cup Day and, once again, HorseTourneys will have a full menu of games on the rich race card from the Middle East. 

First Online Qualifiers to the 2024 NHC and Last Chances for Laurel This Friday, Saturday, Sunday

The ink is barely dry on the oversized check that Paul Calia earned for winning last weekend’s NHC…and already it’s time to focus on the 2024 renewal of the world’s most prestigious handicapping contest.

Paul Calia First NHC Champ to Qualify via HorseTourneys; Disappointing Vegas Effort Doesn’t Stop Seth Wilkey; Rocco Lombardi Takes Back-to-Back Monmouth Qualifiers (Weekly Recap, March 8-12)

As most of you know by now, Paul Calia of Kansas City, Missouri, captured last weekend’s NHC. Not only did he take the $800,000 grand prize, but he finished fourth with his other entry.

During NHC Weekend, Still Plenty of Featured-Tourney Action at HorseTourneys and HorsePlayers

Take a peek at what a typical NHC contestant has up on his or her laptop at any given time during the tournament, and you are likely to find one of four things: Past performances, proprietary speed figures, an ADW site (even though that’s frowned upon) or HorseTourneys.

Geoffrey Schutt Scores a Thursday Hat Trick; Ken Seeman Earns $8,500 Plus a BCBC Seat; Record Number of Entries Won Here for NHC First Chance/Last Chance Contest (Weekly Recap, March 1-5)

This week, the big room at Horseshoe Las Vegas might be as crowded on Thursday as it is on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.