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... Continue Reading →
Illinois Derby Challenge for Galloping Out!
Once again, I'm teaming up with Danonymous Racing to host an Illinois Derby contest to benefit Galloping Out! Saturday's action has been drawn, and the contest races have been selected. The contest includes ten stakes races -- all three from Hawthorne, and more action from coast to coast. Just a $10 donation to Galloping Out makes... Continue Reading →
Illinois Derby handicapping contest for Galloping Out!
The Illinois Derby is coming up on April 22. Once again, I'm thrilled to be hosting, in conjunction with Danonymous Racing, a contest to benefit Galloping Out! The contest will feature stakes racing at Hawthorne, including the Grade 3 Illinois Derby, as well as stakes action across the country. The best $2 win-place return on... Continue Reading →
The Tournament Edge: Finding My Foundation
My series about my first live contest concludes today at The Tournament Edge. The first and second parts of this series were a bit heavy on the doom and gloom: anxiety about what was to come, things I screwed up during the actual contest. But, despite my natural pessimism, not everything went poorly. I did... Continue Reading →
The Tournament Edge: Lessons Learned
Monday, I published the first part of my series about my experience playing a live contest for the first time. It covered my preparation before the tournament: Analysis Paralysis. Today, I published part two: Lessons Learned. As much as I hoped my first live contest would turn out a fairy tale -- it didn't. But,... Continue Reading →
The Tournament Edge: Analysis Paralysis
Last Friday, I played my first live contest. Over at The Tournament Edge, I am publishing a three-part series about my experience playing it. The first part of the series discusses my experience preparing for the contest. The contest took me out of my comfort zone -- and much of that was due to the... Continue Reading →
The Tournament Edge: Lifeline Game Strategy
In my latest blog for The Tournament Edge, I talk Lifeline strategy. What is a Lifeline game, you may ask? It's one of the new kinds of games that are available to play on TTEGames.net, The Tournament Edge's new contest website. If you like survivor-style games, but wish you could take a mulligan or two... Continue Reading →
The Tournament Edge: Heads Up!
This week at The Tournament Edge, I write about something that scared me for a long time, but became my favourite niche of horse racing contest play: head-to-head contests. Before I got the hang of horse racing contests, they scared me. After all, head-to-head poker was not my style at all. As I've gained experience,... Continue Reading →
The Tournament Edge: Playing What You Know
In my latest blog at The Tournament Edge, I discuss the ups and downs of playing what I know. As anyone who reads my work regularly knows, I focus on Chicago racing. That is my niche. For the most part, that makes sense, and there are a lot of advantages to having such a specific... Continue Reading →
handicapping contest this Saturday for Galloping Out!
Million Preview Day is this Saturday at Arlington...and Danonymous Racing and I are doing a contest! The contest will benefit Galloping Out, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that helps rehabilitate, retrain, and rehome thoroughbreds who are retiring from Chicago-area racetracks. Contest races will be posted once the weekend's races are drawn. But, they will definitely include all... Continue Reading →
join #TeamRogueclown!
This Saturday is Belmont Day -- and the final leg of #Cappers4Causes at Danonymous Racing. It's your chance to help a slew of excellent charities, and win a one-of-a-kind prize in the process. The contest races will be posted later in the week -- but, if previous years of the contest are any indication, it... Continue Reading →
DerbyWars Wednesday Webcast
I'm thrilled to be a guest on the next DerbyWars Wednesday Webcast! The webcast is this Wednesday, May 25. It starts at 8:30pm Eastern, and I'll be on at 9:30pm. We'll be chatting racing, contest play, and the Triple Crown. It'll be a fun time, so make sure to tune in! DerbyWars runs a contest... Continue Reading →
Chicago Contest Corner: April 29
The Hawthorne meet may be drawing to a close this weekend -- but you still have one more chance this Friday to play some Hawthorne games on DerbyWars! The Chicago Contest Corner is here to help, with the most interesting contest horses on Friday's card. Last week was another solid week for the column: both... Continue Reading →
Cappers for Causes returns!
Danonymous Racing regularly hosts handicapping contests to raise money for racing-related charities. For the third year in a row, he is hosting Cappers for Causes. It is a handicapping contest that covers all three weekends of Triple Crown races, and benefits seven different charities: Thoroughbred Retirement Fund, Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance, Thoroughbred Charities of America, ReRun,... Continue Reading →
Chicago Contest Corner: April 22
DerbyWars contests for Hawthorne are back this Friday, and I am back on the DerbyWars Contest Central blog with more plays! The first column did well. Both "Sure Survivor" plays finished in the exacta, and one of the two "Promising Price" plays finished second, too. This week's column features more contest plays, no matter whether... Continue Reading →
