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Update Regarding State Fees For Minnesota Residents

The Minnesota Racing Commission has recently notified us of new requirements for Source Market Fees for residents of Minnesota. Previously, HorseTourneys had received a waiver of a portion of these source market fees owed to the state on play at HorseTourneys and HorsePlayers. Effective July 1, 2021, we are now responsible for the full amount […]

Fourth of July Weekend to Offer 34 Featured Events, Including Special $15,000 Guaranteed Pick & Pray on Monday.

If you like action, we have it here in high volume over Fourth of July weekend. Seven  marquee games on Friday and Saturday, 15 (!) on Sunday, and another five during a special holiday Monday menu.  So cue the John Philip Sousa music and let’s take a look, starting, of course, with the Friday slate.

Three Victories Across Two Days for Gregg Kingma; Crystal Andaur Draws Clear Again in Two More Tourneys; Pete Acocella Puts Up a $200+ Score (Weekly Recap, June 23-27)

It was a predominantly Pick & Pray week last week with no fewer than 35 featured events. The high volume—combined with some pricey winners—made for an extra-large helping of noteworthy performances.

New Qualifier to Xpressbet Summit of Speed Challenge Helps Build Out an Imposing Array of 31 Featured Events During the Final Weekend of June

With each passing week, it seems a new qualifier joins our featured-tourney ranks. Last week, it was Lone Star, Club Hawthorne and Monmouth (Haskell). This week, it’s the Xpressbet Summit of Speed Challenge. You will have two opportunities this weekend to earn $1,500 entries to the July 3rd contest that can be played onsite at […]

Crystal Andaur Clearly Best in Thursday and Sunday Featured Cash Games; Michael Caposio Records Friday Hat Trick; Edward Wright Gets Two Right on Saturday (Weekly Recap, June 16-20)

Sometimes the HorseTourneys gods prove to be right and just. And sometimes our players are just so good that they are able to take fate into their own hands. We saw examples of both last week.

Special “Pick Your Year” NHC Qualifier on Sunday Plus All Optional Live Tourneys and First Chances to Lone Star, Monmouth and Club Hawthorne Top the Friday, Saturday and Sunday Featured Lineup

After a fairly lengthy hiatus, we will once again be operating several of our more popular featured tourneys on Saturday and Sunday in All Optional Live format. For those unfamiliar with that game-play mode, it means you make 10 plays from among 25 eligible contest races. The other 15 you can just simply ignore. Or […]

Robert Schintzius Sr. Sweeps the Big Bucks Tourneys; David May, Brett Wiener and James Lisowsky Each Succeed on Back-to-Back Days; John Kaiser on a Roll (Weekly Recap, June 9-13)

Victory has been no stranger to Robert Schintzius Sr. The Western New York resident earned a $3,000 Canterbury entry two weeks ago, picked up a $2,500 Spa & Surf Showdown seat last week, and this past week he decided to focus himself on events offering more immediate gratification. When the weekend was over, Schintzius had […]

First Qualifier to Del Mar Summer Challenge Headlines 27 Featured Tourneys this Friday, Saturday and Sunday

You know summertime is fast approaching if we’re talking about the Del Mar Summer Challenge.

Frank Polk Captures Belmont Stakes Day $48,000 Tourney; Daniel Kovalesky Wins on Back-to-Back Days; Plethora of Mid-Range Horses Make for a Wide Open Sunday (Weekly Recap, June 2-6)

For the most part, last week’s featured tourneys were exciting free-for-alls with several horses in the 10-1 range connecting, and almost no cap horses doing so. The one exception came on the first day of the featured-tourney week, Wednesday. When is the last time you bet a horse that clipped heels during the race and […]

Special $45,000 Guaranteed Cash Tourney and New Colonial Downs Qualifier Among the Highlights of Belmont Stakes Weekend

Even when there’s not a Triple Crown on the line, Belmont Stakes weekend has—over the last few years—turned into one of the very best betting weekends this side of the Breeders’ Cup. To try and keep pace, we’re ramping up this Saturday’s offerings to include both a $45,000 Guaranteed live-format game and a $15,000 Guaranteed […]