As we kick summer into full gear, so must we kick qualifying for The BIG One into full gear. Starting this Sunday, June 18, each HorseTourneys qualifier will offer two guaranteed, all-inclusive packages to The BIG One, rather than one. As The BIG One devotees know, the September 23-24 extravaganza at Laurel Park is limited […]
The BIG One just got bigger. HorseTourneys announced today that it will pay a $500,000 bonus to the winner of the 2017 The BIG One should that player go on to finish first in the 2018 National Horseplayers Championship (NHC) Presented by RTN, Stats Race Lens and Treasure Island. And we’re not talking about an […]
The first direct qualifier for the 2017 The BIG One, set for Sept. 23-24 at Laurel Park, is this Sunday. If The BIG One isn’t near the very top of your 2017 priority list in terms of on-site tournaments to shoot for, it really should be.
The Big One, to be held at Laurel on Sept. 24-25, isn’t the only tournament around offering BCBC spots, NHC seats, HPWS seats and cash. But you certainly won’t find another tournament that offers all of the above while limiting the field to no more than 57 entries. That’s why we call it “The High-Expectation […]
-Top Five (5) Win $10,000 Entry to Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge (November, 2015)-Top TEN (10) Win Full Package to Daily Racing Form/NTRA National Handicapping Championship (NHC) (January, 2016) -Places 11th through 20th win $1,000 Entry to Horse Player World Series (March, 2016) OR $1,000 Cash Note that any DUAL QUALIFIERS to the NHC that finish […]
Longtime tournament horseplayer Shawn “Spike” Turner of Middletown, Maryland, took “The BIG One”, held at Laurel Park Oct 11-12. Turner turned a single $25 feeder entry into a qualiifer into a haul of $70,500 in grand prize money plus a Breeders’ Cup Challenge and NHC berth. Gary Johnson of Massillon, Ohio, was second, with Michelle […]
Estimated Purse of $200,000 to $225,000* PLUS Top Five (5) Win $10,000 Entry to Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge (November, 2014) Top Five (5) Win Full Package to Daily Racing Form/NTRA National Handicapping Championship (NHC) (January, 2015) Places 6th through 15th win $1,000 Entry to Horse Player World Series (March, […]
FINAL TOP TEN STANDINGS: click here COMPLETE STANDINGS BY ACCOUNT NUMBER: click here SAMUEL AUERBACH WINS “THE BIG ONE” AT ELLIS PARK; LARGEST NON-BREEDERS’ CUP RACETRACK CONTEST PURSE OF ALL TIME HENDERSON, KY, September 3, 2013 — Samuel Auerbach of Staten Island, New York, took first place in the inaugural “The BIG One” at Ellis […]
