Tag: Equestricon

The Tournament Edge: Equestricon’s NHC Qualifier – A Beginner’s Guide

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Did you meet members of the Tournament Edge at Equestricon last week, or attend the tournament panel featuring our co-founder Michael Beychok? Are you looking for a place where you can put your newfound tournament skills to the test?

If you had a Panel Pass or a VIP Ticket, you have the perfect chance coming up on Saturday afternoon, August 26 at Horseplayers.com. At stake is a seat in the biggest tournament event of the year, the 2018 NTRA National Horseplayers Championship (NHC).

Head over to The Tournament Edge, read my beginner’s guide to the Equestricon NHC qualifier, and get ready to try for that NHC seat this Saturday, even if it’s your first tournament ever!

Equestricon Blog: Win a Trip to the Hong Kong International Races!

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Have you ever dreamed of going to the Hong Kong International Races (HKIR)?  If so — you’re going to want to pack your bags for Saratoga and attend Equestricon from August 13-15.  In my latest blog for Equestricon, I talk about the HKIR Lucky Draw: a drawing, sponsored by the Hong Kong Jockey Club, that will award one lucky Equestricon attendee an expenses-paid trip with one friend to this year’s Hong Kong International Races!

(Seriously, writing that blog post has already made me so envious of whoever wins this drawing, and so ready to follow their Twitter obsessively during HKIR week.)

If you’re on the fence about going to Equestricon…read my blog post, get excited about HKIR, and if there’s any way you can get up to Saratoga next month, book your tickets!

Equestricon Blog: Women Horseplayers Stand Out at Featured Equestricon Seminar

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Women handicappers are not a monolithic group, and the seminar highlights that. The panel features horseplayers with expertise in everyday live-money wagering, as well as structured contest play. Each panelist followed a different path to becoming a horseplayer, and has crafted their own style for analyzing races. This variance in perspectives makes the panel even more valuable.

This year’s Equestricon features a panel of leading female horseplayers: including Barbara Bowley, Emily Gullikson, Theresia Muller, Gabby Gaudet, and Megan Devine.  In my latest piece for the Equestricon blog, you can get to know the panelists, and get excited about their discussion this summer!

Equestricon: Hispanic Leaders Panel

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Coming up August 13-15 in Saratoga is Equestricon — a gathering of horse racing people from all over the world.  I’m back on the Equestricon blog today, this time to discuss a panel about Hispanic Leaders in horse racing!

From the racetrack to the sales ring, and everywhere in between, there is a growing role for the hispanic community in our sport.  And, the Hispanic Leaders panel at Equestricon covers all those places.

Head over to the Equestricon blog, read my look at the Hispanic Leaders panel — and see you in Saratoga this summer!

Equestricon Author Series

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Coming up August 13-15 in Saratoga is Equestricon — a gathering of horse racing people from all over the world.  Over at the Equestricon Blog, I preview their author series!

The convention will feature the authors of many of your favourite (or soon-to-be favourite) horse racing books about star horses, important places, or the sport at large.

Head over to the Equestricon Blog, read my preview of the Author Series — and hope to see you in Saratoga!