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Darryl Lacy and Neal Thomas Take Few Prisoners on Friday, Sunday (Weekend Recap October 12-14)

Sometimes, when a player has a really good day, you find yourself thankful that he or she didn’t play every single tourney. There were certainly some who may have felt thankful in that regard on Sunday…but not so much on Friday.

First Chances for Del Mar Fall Classic, Hawthorne Fall and Lone Star Plus Four Guaranteed BCBC Spots, Five Guaranteed NHC Berths Headline Weekend Featured Schedule

Time’s getting short to win a spot to the NHC. And time’s getting really short to win a $10,000 seat to the Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge. We’ll help you in that race against time with NHC and BCBC qualifiers every day this weekend, plus three new entries in the weekend lineup to further help you […]

Ken Jordan Earns BCBC Entries on Consecutive Days; Randy Bauer Blasts Out of Gate With Six Straight Winners; Michael Sussman Triumphs Again (Weekend Recap October 5-8)

One person you know will be firing away with impunity on Breeders’ Cup weekend is top-notch contest player Ken Jordan. That would likely have been the case regardless, but after the events of this weekend, it is a certainty.

Last Chance for Keeneland, Orleans Fall Classic Plus First Chances for NTRA Super Qualifiers at Fair Grounds and Santa Anita Highlight Columbus Day Weekend

There are plenty more Breeders’ Cup preps this weekend at Belmont, Santa Anita and, now, Keeneland, where the Fall Meet opens this Friday. That means some terrific races to serve as the foundations for this weekend’s featured tourneys, which include a last chance, entry-only qualifier for next week’s Orleans Fall Classic, a final opportunity to […]

Looking for NHC Online Qualifiers in October? Look to HorseTourneys!

As we get closer to the Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge (BCBC) on November 2-3, HorsePlayers will be devoted exclusively to BCBC qualifiers and feeders during the month of October. But that doesn’t mean that NHC fans will be out of action.

Ronald Peltz Pelts Opponents Three Times; Jimmie O’Nail Nails a Pair; Four Big Prices Make Saturday Super for Michael Sussman (Weekend Recap September 28-30)

When Ronald Peltz captured the first featured tourney of the weekend, our $5,000 Guaranteed Friday Pick & Pray, it meant $5,128 to his bankroll since the purse wound up growing all the way to $10,257. Little did we know that he was just getting warmed up.

Special $35,000 Guaranteed, No Limit Pick & Pray Plus Orleans Fall Classic Blowout and One-Time-Only Santa Anita Doubleheader Qualifier Top Super Saturday Weekend

It’s Super Saturday weekend with all kinds of Breeders’ Cup preps (and quite historic races in their own right, including the Jockey Club Gold Cup) at Belmont and Santa Anita. To mark the special nature of Saturday, we’re stepping up the day’s big cash tourney and also putting forward another special qualifier. But first things […]

Looking Back at The BIG One

There are some things about The BIG One that, each year, I find myself appreciating (or chucking over) only after a couple of days have passed. Here, in no particular order, are a few:

Joe Pettit Holds On, Wins the 2018 The BIG One

Joe Pettit, second after Day 1, took the lead early on Day 2 and did not relinquish it from there to win the $325,000 The BIG One at Laurel Park.

Karl Barth Leads After Day One of The BIG One

It was a tale of two tournaments for Karl Barth and his high-school classmate Brent Johnson.