Tourney Talk

Someone decided to pump music into the NHC at Bally’s this year.  It was noticed, and at times not unwelcome.   I know just how to whisper And I know just how to cry I know just where to find the answers And I know just how to lie I know just how to fake…

The evidence I’m about to use to support the argument I’m about to make will be characterized by some as “questionable.” Perhaps even “contradictory”. And maybe even “really dumb.” And I’m fine with that. But I’m going to use this evidence to make this argument anyway. Betting on horses is not only a superior option…

With roughly 3/8ths of a mile to go in the final race of the NHC, I stopped focusing on the horses on the screen and started watching Justin Mustari, while still making occasional glances at the live Del Mar feed. Though my memory of the moment isn’t perfect, I’m fairly certain I began trying to…

(This was an April Fools joke.) No one can fault the sport of horse racing or any other industry for trying new things from time to time. In life and in business, if you aren’t growing, you’re losing to the competition. Having said that, the new contest format announced this week on HorseTourneys may be…

Dylan Donnelly just had the 2020 NHC Tour Championship stolen from him. Let me explain. Soon after the Breeders’ Cup Classic was declared official, I took the Gulfstream Park elevator down to the ground floor and headed through the mostly-deserted facility on my way to the parking lot. I had opted to play from Gulfstream,…

While it’s true that there are roughly eight months remaining in the race for NHC Tour Champion, the handwriting is on the wall for me, even at this early stage. It is undeniable that if I hope to make a serious, profitable run at the big money awards handed out to positions one through four,…

Anyone who pays any kind of attention to the online handicapping contest world has seen the name Dylan Donnelly at or near the top of seemingly every major leaderboard these last few months. He’s beaten me more than a few times, and my guess is he has beaten you too. Ranked #2 on the NHC…

Did you attend the 2020 National Horseplayers Championship? Did you think it was an amazing event that required just one or two very minor tweaks? Was one of those tweaks free bottled water? Well, you are in luck. In 2021, LoneSpeed will be [checks approved legal wording] one of perhaps multiple unofficial bottled water sponsors…

Everyone hates bad-beat stories because we all have our own and we’ve heard yours before. Whether you’re betting through the windows or playing in contests, every sob story is pretty much the same. “I needed the 6 for my Pick 4 and he got an awful ride.” Or, “I was gonna use the 7 in…