Contest players really do a great job of jumping right back into the saddle after a big event like the NHC. We hosted 20 featured tourneys over the now-immediately-after-the-NHC President’s Day weekend and virtually all of them drew large—and pretty salty—fields. Many of those “week-after” tourneys even took on something of an NHC “feel.”
With another NHC in the books—and one that left HorseTourneys regular Chris Littlemore $800,000 richer—we turn our sights forward this weekend to the upcoming Horse Player World Series…and even the 2019 NHC.
Whether you’re in Vegas or Visalia…Treasure Island or Long Island…we’re ready for you at HorseTourneys this weekend with a slew (11 to be exact) of featured tourneys, including three key qualifiers making their 2018 debuts on Sunday.
HorseTourneys will be well represented at this weekend’s NHC. McKay Smith and Harry Furlong will be there. So will Bob Nastanovich who, we are delighted to report, will be providing updates and interviews starting Friday via the HorseTourneys Twitter feed (@HorseTourneys).
Will there ever be a two-time NHC Champ? It hasn’t happened yet, but the chances of one became a little more likely after Saturday’s NHC Super Qualifier at HorsePlayers.
We can’t blame our many friends in the New England and greater Philadelphia areas if they are a bit distracted this weekend. All the more reason, however, to go over this weekend’s HorseTourneys highlights—including our very first feeders to two of the year’s most popular onsite tournaments.
The winner, Ed Olczyk, receives a prize pool bonus of $140,000 plus a seat to both the NHC (either in 2018 or 2019) and the 2018 Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge. Those who finished in second through fifth places receive NHC seats (either in 2018 or 2019 per the player’s choice).
The top 15 finishers, courtesy of Xpressbet.com are shown below.
Two winners out of 15 races isn’t what most would call a great day. Sure, we’ve all had days when we’ve cashed zero tickets playing well more than 15 races. But a 2-for-15 day isn’t typically one that leaves any lasting memories.
Unless you’re Mack McClyment.
When it’s a big weekend on the racing calendar, HorseTourneys comes prepared. With the Pegasus World Cup set for Saturday at Gulfstream, we are pleased to offer an up-to-$100,000 live tournament with $70,000 guaranteed.
I love betting sports as much as the next guy. It’s all great fun, and to have the outcome in suspense for three hours rather than 70 or 100 seconds can be a nice change of pace for us horseplayers.
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