It was quite a Sunday for Bob Schreiter.

Beginning in early September, the security parameters for both HorsePlayers and HorseTourneys were updated. Specifically, account sharing is no longer permitted.

What this means is that all players must access the site completely independently, using a discrete device. In other words, players are no longer permitted to access the accounts of other players. Each player must access his or her account on a unique device, be it a desktop, laptop, smartphone, iPad, or any other device that can access the internet.

Accessing of the accounts of other players will result in the locking of accounts of those involved. If an account is locked, players will be required to verify his or her account via email, which may be requested via a prompt received at login.

If your account has been locked, you must follow these instructions to unlock your account. Customer service at either HorsePlayers or HorseTourneys will not perform this function for you – this must be done by the player.

While we understand that these new security parameters may be inconvenient for some family members or otherwise that may have accessed the site via a shared device in the past, this change is obligatory moving forward.

Thank you for your cooperation.

There’s one tourney this weekend that almost all of you should enter, and that’s Sunday’s free NHC qualifier, which is open to all 2023 NHC Tour members. (If you’re not a member, you can still become one quickly and easily at NTRA.com).

This week, I was very careful to double-check that all of Kirk Tesar’s apparent victories were played through to the end of each tourney. It’s now official. After winning a seat to The BIG One (and just a seat to The BIG One) last week, the Hoosier came back strong with two featured-tourney wins this past week.

Santa Anita opens on Friday—which means the Santa Anita Opening Weekend Challenge (playable on-track or at Xpressbet) will take place on Saturday and Sunday. If you’re hoping to play in it, but don’t wish to pony up the $4,000 buy-in, then Friday is your final opportunity to win one of those $4,000 spots for $314.

Bombs were in short supply, so (despite the vast majority of features being Pick & Prays) there weren’t many multiple winners last week. There WERE a couple of them, however.

There will be lots of “Set-it-and-forget-it” action this weekend with 19 of our 20 featured events (all but the Sunday Big Bucks game) going as Pick & Prays. 

They say money goes to money. At least that was the case around here last week.

If you’ve already qualified the October 21-22 The BIG One at Laurel Park, congratulations—in more ways than one.

Not many big tournaments take place on a Wednesday, but the Canterbury NHC/BCBC Handicapping Contest does—this Wednesday, September 13. Your final two chances to win a $2,000 entry to it—playable at Xpressbet—come your way this Saturday and Sunday.