Back in June, we sent our players some survey questions to get their opinions on various aspects of play on our site. One of them asked at what level payoff caps should be set. It had been approximately three and a half years since we’d queried players on this topic, so we felt it was […]
Recently, our support@horsetourneys.com customer service email account has gotten a few queries from players eager to get a quick start on their handicapping and on their contest selections. They knew that entries for a given day had already been drawn and were wondering why the tourneys they had signed up for weren’t yet open to […]
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.
In most cases, entries for a given day’s races are taken three days prior to race day (e.g. Wednesday for Saturday, Thursday for Sunday, etc.). So how come HorseTourneys rules state that players typically are not able to make their contest selections—or gain access to the free Brisnet past performances available—until roughly 24 hours before […]
There are many factors to consider when weighing the merits of one tournament site vs. another. We believe that one of those factors is transparency, and that’s why we require that players use real names when they sign up for an account and enter one of our tourneys.
Please be aware that players winning multiple $500 travel allowances in a given calendar year must be issued a 1099-MISC in accordance with Federal tax law. For instance, if a player collects for two travel allowances totaling $1,000 in a given calendar year, the player will be issued a 1099-MISC in January of the following […]
Players may use site credit at HorseTourneys to purchase entries directly to certain contests. In an effort to allow players at HorseTourneys to have more options with using their HorseTourneys site credit, we are now allowing HorseTourneys players to purchase entries directly to contests held at outside venues using their HorseTourneys site credit. This means […]
A question that we often get through Support involves the timing of posting Past Performances and the opening of selections for contests. As is stated in all contest descriptions, Past Performances are posted and selections opened for contests concurrently, usually about 24 hours prior to the start of a contest. In terms of time, this […]
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 […]
If you’re new to HorseTourneys, you may notice that we run a variety of different contest formats daily. The varying formats are designed to give players options for contest play that are most suited to their preferences. There are three primary formats utilized at HorseTourneys. All three utilize the same $2 Win/Place scoring system. (1) […]
