By Tammy Knox, Indiana Grand
SHELBYVILLE, Ind.; – Aug. 19, 2017 – Scott Ksionzyk made his drive down from London, Ontario Canada worth the trip, winning the second annual National Horseplayers Championship (NHC) Qualifier at Indiana Grand Racing & Casino Saturday, Aug. 19.
Looking back over the weekend weather at HorseTourneys, one would have to say it was fair on Friday, sunny on Saturday, and downright bomb-y on Sunday.
The menu at HorseTourneys is never static. As seasons change, so do race meets and upcoming onsite tournaments. In addition to organic change, however, we like to generate our own positive change in terms of increased purses and exciting new formats. The upcoming weekend is a good example of that.
Having spent last week at the Wynn Handicapping Challenge and then the Saratoga Challenge, I was reminded of one of the truly omnipresent—yet almost entirely unspoken—factors in contest play: drinking.
When you’re on a roll, it’s probably wise to keep playing. That’s what Wynn Handicapping Challenge winner Nick Fazzolari did.
After an exciting seven days of live, brick-and-mortar action that saw HorseTourneys regulars Dan Fazzolari and Terence Cook take down the big money at Wynn and Saratoga, respectively, it’s time to zero back in on the computer screen this weekend. No travel required!
On Wednesday, Terence Cook built his starting bankroll up to $6,890 as he captured the first day of the Saratoga Challenge.
Things weren’t looking as good for him on Day 2.
Terence Cook hit a $700 win bet on last race winner Fairybrook ($8.80) to move ahead of Tony Zhou and collect the top prize of $17,550–plus live bankroll winnings of $6,170–in today’s first day of the Saratoga Challenge.
Nicholas Fazzolari had a nice enough Day 1 at the $460,000 Wynn Handicapping Challenge. But his final day today was superb.
Cheryl McIntyre, the 2016 NHC Tour Champion, is clearly having a pretty fair 2017 as well. On a day bereft of longshot winners, she strung a number of modestly priced winners together, and then strategically used her lone $4.00 “double bet” of the day on the winning 8-5 favorite in the nightcap at Del Mar, to squeak into first place after Day 1 of the Wynn Handicapping Challenge in Las Vegas.
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