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.

We think all featured-tourney wins are praiseworthy, but achieving such triumphs on consecutive days is extra impressive—which takes us to James Henry on Thursday.

It’s not a Triple Crown or Breeders’ Cup weekend…but Labor Day has seemingly evolved into an underrated, high-intensity weekend for horseplayers what with Saratoga, Del Mar and Kentucky Downs all operating at the same time. 

It was a “Share the Wealth” week with just a couple of multiple winners out there among 24 featured events and 38 grand prizes.

The Woodbine King’s Plate Challenge will be hosted this Sunday on track and at Xpressbet and HPI. Your last chance to win a $1,000 entry to it takes place here on Friday.