We’ve launched a new contest type at HorseTourneys – IN THE MONEY.

The format is as simple as it gets: pick one horse, and if that horse finishes in a paying Win/Place/Show position, you earn one (1) point.

Note that if the field size of any race is reduced to where only Win and Place or Win only are/is paid out through the pari-mutuel pools, only horses that receive those payouts will be considered “in the money” selections for the purposes of this contest and this contest format.

The player or players with the most number of correct selections will win or share the entire pool of contest credit, which will be equal to 90 percent of the total entry fees of the event.

EXAMPLE: There are 50 entries playing at $15 per entry. 90 percent of the total pool is $675. At the conclusion of the contest, three (3) players are tied for the most correct number of selections (points). Thus, the three players split the $675 pool equally, and receive $225 site credit each.

Sounds easy, right?  It isn’t!  We’ve analyzed past contests and the results are clear: this isn’t a favorite-picking bonanza.  In the vast majority of contest schedules, players will need a mix of varying price horses in order to be either the only winner or among a small group of winners that will split the prize pool.

This is an entertaining, stress-free way to play, with the potential to turn a small investment into a healthy bankroll-building score.

IN THE MONEY contests will be offered at $15/entry to begin with, with only one entry allowed per person.  Initial contests will be offered only in LIVE format (selections may be edited up until post time for each race), but PICK & PRAY versions may be offered soon, as well as contests with higher pricepoints.

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You may now view the full leaderboard for any contest in which you’ve played.  The links to the archived leaderboards can be found in conjunction with each of your played entries, which are available up to the past 180 days in the “My Results” section under the Archived Entries drop-down menu.  There, you will find a link to the Full Leaderboard for each of your entries.

Example:

The name of the race that has last closed (with the corresponding picks listed for each player) is now listed at the top of the Last Pick column on all Live (Regular) Format contests.  Players can now reference the race name along with the pick made by each player competing.  Click on the screenshot below for an example:

It’s inevitable – we all have something come up that may prevent us from playing a contest in a given day.  The dog might have eaten our PPs, or maybe we just don’t feel up to the task.  Fortunately, at HorseTourneys, players have the option of cancelling entries up to two (2) hours prior to the start of a contest.

The cancel option is found on the “Purchase Entries” page, at the bottom where your purchased entries are displayed.  Cancel links are provided for each contest to which you have purchased entries.  You may cancel any entry up until two hours prior to the start time of an event.

There is a 10 percent cancel fee applied to a cancelled entry (so for instance, if a contest cost $50, you would receive $45 back to your account).  This is necessary to prevent abuse of the cancel privilege and manipulation of contest entries.  However, if you have to cancel, send us an email at support@horsetourneys.com explaining the reason why and we’ll give you every consideration for a refund of that cancel fee.

Players can access account histories, dating back one year, in the “My Account” section, accessible through the link in the top righthand corner beneath your name and account balance after logging into HorseTourneys.

Your account history shows all purchased entries, deposits as well as winning credits and refunds posted to your account.

If you haven’t in a Head-to-Head matchup contest lately, be sure and give one a try.  $100 and $200 Head-to-Head matchups are offered daily, with more expensive games offered periodically.  Head-to-Head matchups are a great way to build up your bankroll for qualifying pursuits, or to stockpile site credit to purchase entries directly to eligible contests. (Didn’t know you can use credit to purchase entries to certain contests directly?  Click here to learn more).

Note that Head-to-Head games are accessible ONLY through the Head-to-Head tab found on the home page.  They do not appear in the ALL designation.  Head-to-Head contests are offered in both the REGULAR (live) and PICK & PRAY formats.

In keeping with our low takeout commitment, all Head-to-Head matchups feature gross hold of 10 percent or less, with takeout decreasing in more expensive contests.

Contact Us with questions at support@horsetourneys.com.

Did you know that you can accumulate site credit and use that credit to purchase entries directly to certain contests, such as the Horse Player World Series, Gold Coast Summer Classic, the Wynn $200k Guaranteed Challenge and other great events?

Effective immediately, in an effort to allow players at HorseTourneys to have more options with using their HorseTourneys site credit, we are now allowing HorseTourneys players to purchase entries directly to contests using their HorseTourneys site credit.

This means that players may use Feeder and/or Head-to-Head contests as bankroll building events for the purposes of purchasing entries directly to contests such as the Gold Coast, Wynn, Orleans Fall Championship, Horse Player World Series (HPWS), etc.

Note the following stipulations:

1. The contest that a player wishes to purchase entries to with HorseTourneys credit must be a contest that HorseTourneys already offers qualifying spots to. For example, this would include contests such as the Wynn, Gold Coast, Treasure Island, Orleans Fall Championship, Horse Player World Series (HPWS) and other contests offered at HorseTourneys.

2. A $10 handling fee will be added onto the cost of the entry purchased. Example: player wishes to purchase a Gold Coast entry for $400 from site credit. A total of $410 in site credit would be required to purchase the entry and would be deducted from the player balance.

3. Only entries may be purchased through this option. Full packages, hotel portions or otherwise are not eligible for purchase.

4. Purchases must be requested at least 30 days prior to the date of the contest. This provides time for HorseTourneys to compile all entries and make the proper payment to the contest venue per our normal accounting procedures.

HOW TO REQUEST AN ENTRY PURCHASE:

1. Send us a Customer Support request through the Customer Support Form, or email us at support@horsetourneys.com. You simply need to detail:
-Your name and email address associated with the account
-Contest to which you are requesting purchase
-The number of entries you are requesting purchase of
-The player name you wish to assign the entry(s) to, if someone other than yourself (most entries are transferable)

2. HorseTourneys will deduct the amount of the entry(s) and handling fee from your account balance.

3. HorseTourneys will make the payment to the contest venue on your behalf and ensure that you are registered for the contest. You would need to do nothing more regarding payment or registration unless required by the contest venue.

Contact us at support@horsetourneys.com if you have questions on the above.

HorseTourneys now regularly offers an ALL-OPTIONAL format in main NHC Qualifiers and other selected main events.  To view a tutorial on how the ALL-OPTIONAL format works, click here.