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Six More Guaranteed NHC Seats Plus Up-to-$30,000 Tourney Headline Pre-Thanksgiving Weekend with 15 Featured Events

The calendar is winding down to Thanksgiving (a holiday many consider the most fun of all). That means that the focus for qualifying tournaments is narrowing a bit—mainly centering around the Horse Player World Series and, to an even greater degree, the NHC.

Jon Van Niel Scores a Vegas Double; Ted Fabiniak Hits Eight Out of Twelve in Exacta Tourney; Muggsy Kreiser Loses One World Series Live but Gets Berth to Another Online (Weekend Recap November 9-11)

There were plenty of prices out there Friday and Saturday. On Sunday—not so much. That set the table for a variety of winners—and winning styles—across 17 featured events during the weekend. It all got started on Friday.

Pick & Pray Weekend to Offer 19 Featured Tourneys Including Seven Guaranteed NHC Seats, Last Chance for Aqueduct and First Chance for Pegasus Betting Championship

We don’t believe in Breeders’ Cup hangovers here at HorseTourneys and HorsePlayers. Energized by an exciting Breeders’ Cup, we offer a strong menu of 19 featured events, including several lucrative cash games to go along with direct qualifiers to a slew of top-notch onsite tournaments. The weekend action kicks off on Friday.

A Look Forward to the Pegasus World Cup Betting Championship…and a Lighthearted Look Back at the Breeders’ Cup

With the Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge now in the books for 2018, the next major event on the tournament calendar is the Pegasus World Cup Betting Championship on Friday and Saturday, January 25-26 at Gulfstream Park.

John O’Neil Headed Back to NHC Trying to Become First Two-Time Winner; Brett Wiener Takes a Pair; Kevin Willett “Loses” but Wins (Sunday Recap November 4)

Since we weren’t permitted to run tourneys on any of the Churchill Downs races, we decided to backload all of our weekend featured events into Sunday. That, along with Santa Anita’s mandatory Pick Six payout, made for a fun and action-packed afternoon.

The Featured-Tourney Spotlight is Focused Squarely on Sunday This Weekend at HorseTourneys

We tried—but unfortunately we are not permitted to offer tourneys on any of the Churchill Downs races this weekend, so that knocks the Breeders’ Cup races out of the mix for our weekend featured schedule. We’re disappointed, but we take some solace knowing that you will have plenty of parimutuel action to keep yourself busy […]

Gary Blair Wins BCBC Seat Saturday, Then Gets Really Serious on Sunday; John Nichols and Steve Arrison Double Up; Bob Montgomery and Joe Pettit Turn Saturday Into Champions Day (Weekend Recap October 26-28)

There are a lot of racing observers who sort of morph into workout analysts or students of horseflesh during major weeks like this one. A great many of them do not really “know what they’re looking at.” John Nichols is not one of those people.

Last Weekend of BCBC Qualifying Offers Five Guaranteed Seats to November 2-3 Tournament Among Whopping 22 Featured Events

If you’re still hoping to win your way in to the November 2-3 Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge, you’ll have ample opportunity—at a variety of price points—this weekend at HorsePlayers. There will be five separate BCBC qualifiers, each guaranteeing at least one $10,000 entry—and those are just five of 22 featured tourneys during Friday, Saturday and […]

Evan Trommer Posts Big Score in Saturday Cash Game; Eric Pineiro “Places” Himself into BCBC; 17 Tourneys Produce 17 Different Winners (Weekend Recap October 19-21)

There were a few Pick & Prays sprinkled in amongst the 17 featured tourneys last weekend, but most were live-format tourneys. And that led to “spread the wealth” results that saw 17 different people place first in those featured events. The action got started on Friday.

First Full-Package Qualifier for HPWS, First Aqueduct Challenge Qualifier Plus Six Guaranteed NHC Spots and Four BCBC Entries All Up for Grabs This Weekend

With entries at the recent Orleans Fall Classic up over 50% compared to 2017 levels (331 vs. 220), we anticipate another uptick in interest for next March’s Horse Player World Series. What’s better than winning a $1,500 HPWS entry on HorseTourneys? Winning a package to the HPWS that includes a four-night hotel stay plus $500 […]