Author: Eric Wing

Labor Day Weekend Recap

There are all kinds of ways to win handicapping tourneys. You can win them by striking early and opening up a big lead. You can win them by closing with a fury. And sometimes you can win them by not even doing particularly well. All such methods were on display over Labor Day Weekend at […]

Sunday 3-Seat-Minimum NHC Qualifier Highlights Jam-Packed Labor Day Weekend

If you’re a contest player and find yourself bored this weekend, it’s your own fault. It’s almost as though we have two weekends worth of action crammed into one here at HorseTourneys. Things start to get rolling in earnest on Friday with a Guaranteed $5,000 Pick & Pray tourney for $185 that pays down to […]

When Trainers Have Multiple Speed Horses in the Same Two-Turn Stakes Race

I saw something this weekend that gave me a case of deja-vu. It’s something that has relevance to handicapping in general…and also to contest play. The vast majority of contests this past Saturday — regardless of contest site — utilized the Travers as one of its mandatory races. That’s no surprise because most two-turn, Grade […]

Guaranteed The BIG One, $12.5K, $7.5K Games Plus Orleans, HPWS, Del Mar and Keeneland Tourneys Highlight Big Final August Weekend

The final weekend of August promises to be a big one, both on-track and online, and HorseTourneys will be there every step of the way with exciting and valuable games (many of them guaranteed). Friday gets things started with a pair of fun, guaranteed cash games. One is for $5,000 with prizes down to fourth […]

Weekend Recap (August 20-21)

Some people may remember this past weekend for Songbird and California Chrome. And, sure, those two were fine, I guess. But we HorseTourneys players are more likely to remember it for the truly exciting horses…like John Jones and Souper Knight and Camp Creek…the kind of longshots so essential to a successful tournament weekend! John Jones […]

Keeneland BCBC/NHC Challenge Entries Now Available at HorseTourneys

For the second consecutive year, HorseTourneys.com will be offering online qualifiers to the Keeneland BCBC/NHC Challenge, which will take place this year on Sunday, October 16, at Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington, Ky. The Keeneland BCBC/NHC Challenge is a high-end, live-bankroll contest that will award up to six qualifying seats to the Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge […]

NHC, The BIG One Qualifiers Plus $25,000, $12,500 games Headline Big August Weekend

August weekends are always big at HorseTourneys and especially when they involve NHC qualifiers. But first things first. Our Friday prelude to Saturday’s NHC bonanza comes in the form of a pair of nice, guaranteed cash games: a $5,000 multi-track game that pays to 4th and has $2,500 reserved for the winner. And a $1,000, […]

Visiting the Recent Saratoga and Monmouth Tourneys

I had the privilege of traveling North to the Battle of Saratoga last Wednesday and Thursday and back down South for the big 10-seat NHC qualifier at Monmouth on Saturday. It was a pleasure meeting so many HorseTourneys players and getting to put faces with names. Here are some impressions from the three days at […]

Sunday Recap (August 14)

Juan Benedetti was in for $7,500 just eight days after winning at the $12,500 level. But this was no jam job…and fitness was clearly not in question. As proof, the ultra-sharp Horse Tourneys cash game player won our $7,500 ($3,750 to the winner) Guaranteed tourney just a week and a day after winning our $12,500 […]

Guaranteed $25K game, The BIG One Qualifier Highlight Weekend Tourney Action

It’s already been a busy and important week for tourney play. Mark D’Amato and Scott Carson won the Battle of Saratoga tourneys on Wednesday and Thursday (HorseTourneys qualifers, representing about 12% of the field, made up half the top 10 on Wednesday and accounted for runner up Paul Shurman on Thursday). On Saturday, Monmouth will […]