HorseTourneys qualifier Edwin Synowiecki turned an entry into the Hawthorne NHC Super Qualifier, which he earned in only a $52 qualifier, into a full NHC package in this past weekend’s event at Hawthorne Race Course outside of Chicago. Synowiecki, from Chicago, won another $1,000 in cash as well as keeping nearly $1,500 earned through bankroll wagering.
Congratulations, Eddie!
From now through the Horse Player World Series in March, HorseTourneys will run daily, low-cost feeder contests that will feed into the main HPWS qualifiers held every weekend. We’ll host a main HPWS “ENTRY ONLY” qualifier every Saturday, and a main HPWS “FULL PACKAGE” qualifier every Sunday.
-HPWS Entry-Only Feeders: $19 to Win $50 entry to Saturday qualifier, 1 per 3 entries awarded
-HPWS FULL PACKAGE Feeders: $26 to Win $96 entry to Sunday qualifier, 1 per 4 entries awarded
The main HPWS qualifiers on each weekend date will rotate between the REGULAR and PICK & PRAY selections formats. I.e., one weekend, both qualifiers will run under the REGULAR format, while the next weekend, both will run under the PICK & PRAY format. This gives players a chance to play in both formats on a regular basis.
Please note that ALL HPWS Feeder events will run under the PICK & PRAY format.
Entry-Only HPWS qualifiers may be offered on other dates in addition to the weekly Saturday qualifier.
Contact us with any questions and best of luck in your HPWS pursuits.
Best of luck to the following players that qualified to the Hawthorne NHC Super Qualifier, held Nov. 30-Dec. 1 at Hawthorne Race Course in Cicero, IL, just outside Chicago.
Brent Sumja
Frank Mustari
Wayne Kwan
Edwin Synowiecki
Joseph Rich
David Nelson
Ernest Aschenbach
John Meyer
Eight NHC packages are on the line, best of luck.
Starting this week, we’ve begun offering DIRECT feeders to qualifying contests that award entries or packages to the Hawthorne NHC Super Qualifier, to be held Nov. 31-Dec. 1 at Hawthorne Race Course outside of Chicago. Direct feeders to the qualifying events, which will be held on one weekend date, will be offered most days HorseTourneys runs contests.
The Hawthorne NHC Super Qualifier will award EIGHT (8) NHC spots and is a live bankroll contest ($600 bankroll). It is one of the best late season on-track qualifying opportunities on the NHC Tour schedule.
For more info on the Hawthorne NHC Super Qualifier, click here.
HorseTourneys qualifiers Pete Duca, Jr. ($1,602), Vince LaRocco ($1,602), Derek Lapikas ($480.60) and Phil Cleek ($480.60) all cashed at this weekend’s Orleans Fall Classic, held at the Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Congrats to Pete, Vince Derek and Phil!
Click Here for the FULL STANDINGS from the Orleans Fall Classic
We send our very best of luck to everyone representing HorseTourneys this weekend at the Orleans Fall Classic at the Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV. Bring it on home…
Angelo Partipelo
Bill Ball
Bill Wilbur
Brandon Adami
Carl Geonie
Carl Rasak
Charles Nelson
Dane Moore
Darrell Albert
David Curich
David Snyder
Derek Lapikas
Douglas Schenk
Ed Menize
George Anderson
Jason Hill
Joe Jarvie
John Perrotta
Maurice Colpron
Mike Brown
Peter Duca
Phil Cleek
Raymond Garcia
Robert M Moore
Ronald Bauer
Ronald Richardson
Steven Ragsdale
Thomas Kirchoff
Vince LaRocco
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.
Note that the LAST chances to qualify for the Orleans Fall Classic at HorseTourneys are this week, Sept. 25-28. Pick & Pray contests for entries only will be held Wednesday through Friday, with the final full package qualifier held on Saturday, Sept. 28.
Keep in mind you may still use site credit to purchase entries directly to the Fall Classic. If you wish to purchase entries directly, please notify us before Monday, Sept. 30.
FINAL TOP TEN STANDINGS: click here
COMPLETE STANDINGS BY ACCOUNT NUMBER: click here
SAMUEL AUERBACH WINS “THE BIG ONE” AT ELLIS PARK; LARGEST NON-BREEDERS’ CUP RACETRACK CONTEST PURSE OF ALL TIME
HENDERSON, KY, September 3, 2013 — Samuel Auerbach of Staten Island, New York, took first place in the inaugural “The BIG One” at Ellis Park, a mega-handicapping contest held Labor Day weekend at Ellis Park Race Course in Henderson, Kentucky. The $292,000 purse of the event (not including other prizes) represents the richest known handicapping contest to be held at a racetrack in the United States outside of a contest run in conjunction with the Breeders’ Cup World Thoroughbred Championships.
Auerbach finished on top of a field of 54 total players and took home the top prize of $115,000. Ed Menize of Elk Grove, California, was the runner-up and took home $57,800. Cash prizes were paid down to 10th place, with the 10th place finisher receiving $7,750.
In addition to cash prizes, the top 10 finishers received seats and accomodations to the Daily Racing Form/NTRA National Handicapping Championship, the industry’s recognized and pre-eminent annual national championship of handicapping.
“The BIG One” contest covered two days, August 31 to September 1. Players made 15 mythical $2 Win/Place wagers each day on a single horse. Races were divided between eight mandatory plays and seven optional plays from an eligible roster of five racetracks, which included Ellis Park, Saratoga, Monmouth Park, Arlington Park and Del Mar. Auerbach compiled a total bankroll of $173.10, Menize second with $157.00. The format of the contest was designed to mimic conditions players will face at the National Handicapping Championship.
While there have been handicapping contests that have carried larger total purses in the past, to industry knowledge, none have ever been held at a racetrack other than one held in conjunction with the Breeders’ Cup. Therefore, Ellis Park now holds the distinction of owning the richest known non-Breeders’ Cup racetrack handicapping contest.
51 of the field of 54 players qualified to play in the final through HorseTourneys.com, an affiliate handicapping contest website of Ellis Park. Players qualified to the event for as little as $38 through various feeder contests held since January, 2013.
“We’re absolutely thrilled at the response to “The BIG One” and are very pleased with how the event went this weekend,” said Ron Geary, co-owner of Ellis Park Race Course. “Ellis Park now becomes a must-stop destination on the major handicapping contest circuit, and we look forward to making the event even more attractive next year and beyond.”
Questions should be directed to McKay Smith at HorseTourneys.com at support@horsetourneys.com.
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