Michael Goodrich and the PDJF the Big Winners in July 4th Charity Tourney; Overcoming Tough Beat, Stephen Diaz Wins The BIG One Package, Then Gets Really Serious; Loyal Sprague Attempting Unprecedented “World Series” Sweep (Weekend Recap July 4-7)

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The Fourth of July was an extra special day at HorseTourneys thanks to our $6,000 Charity Event. It was designed to do two things at once. First, to benefit three excellent horse racing-related charities: The Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund (PDJF), the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA) and the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation. It was also designed to reward our players via free feeders that offered anyone who had played more than $250 over the past year a chance to get into the $5,000 cash tourney at no cost.

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Four-Day Holiday Weekend Offers Whopping 27 Featured Tourneys, Including NHC, BCBC, The BIG One, Del Mar, Three Spa & Surf Showdown Qualifiers and Special Fourth of July Charity Event

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A four-day, Fourth of July weekend means extra time off (we hope!) and an oversized number of weekend featured tourneys. We have 27 in all between HorseTourneys and HorsePlayers—including a very special one on Thursday.

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The All-Optional Live Format Returns with 16 Featured Tourneys on Saturday and Sunday, Including First Chances at Keeneland and Hawthorne, Plus The BIG One, NHC, BCBC and More

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The choice is yours at HorseTourneys on Saturday and Sunday as it’s time for another “All Optional Live” weekend. This format allows you to choose your 10 obligatory plays from among 25 eligible races. Hate a race? Skip it! Hate a track? Skip it! Hate all the races? Well…now we have a problem.

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Charity Tourney Set for July 4th; Free Qualifiers for $5,000 Finals Available Now

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As some of you may have seen, we have a $5,000 Charity tourney scheduled for the Fourth of July. Actually, it’s a $6,000 charity tourney, because there will be $5,000 in the pot but the winner will get an additional $1,000 to donate to his or her choice of the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund, the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance and the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation. Cash payouts will go to the top 10 finishers.

Perhaps best of all, you can get into it for free.

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Robert Childress Wins Three Tourneys After 0-for-8 Start; Six Modestly Priced Winners Earn $9,000 for Darren Rudnick; Seven a Lucky Number in BCBC qualifier (Weekend Recap June 21-23)

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It appeared to be a “Lost Sunday” for Robert Childress. He entered a bunch of featured tourney, and to say that things weren’t going well would be putting it mildly. Here was his scoresheet (on all three of his Sunday entries) after eight of the day’s first 12 races:

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Del Mar Qualifier, Big Bucks and Regular $10,000 Guaranteed Tourneys, First Chance at Stars & Stripes Plus Six Certain NHC Seats Among the Highlights of Weekend Jam-Packed with 20 Featured Events

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If you like action, this is a really terrific weekend coming up at HorseTourneys and HorsePlayers. We have a total of 20 featured events on the Friday-Saturday-Sunday schedule and a rich blend of significant cash games and qualifiers to some of the top brick-and-mortar tournaments around the country. An excellent microcosm of the weekend offerings is on display for Friday.

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Brett Wiener and Basil DeVito Come Flying Home Late to Grab NHC seats; Paul Shurman and Evan Trommer Post Gaudy Cash Game Scores; Nate Newby Takes Sunday NHC Qualifier (Weekend Recap June 14-16)

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There were 15 featured events at HorseTourneys and HorsePlayers last weekend. They offered a combined 25 grand prizes, and despite 10 of the 15 tourneys being Pick & Prays, those 25 top prizes were won by 25 different people. So we have a lot of ground to cover…and a lot of smart people to recognize. We’ll start at the beginning—on Friday.

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