Tag Archives: handicapping contests

$10K Preakness Game is yours for the taking!

  DerbyWars player Mferrozo took home $5,000 cash by finishing first in the $10,000 Derby Day Game. Is it your turn to win big in the $10,000 Preakness Game? 26 of the 67 allotted seats are already taken and 10 more will go when … Continue reading

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Kentucky Derby returns thousands for DerbyWars contestants

Kentucky Derby 139 left many DerbyWars horse racing contest players smiling ear to ear and their pockets lined with cash. This weekend had it all. Head 2 Head games from $20 to $2,000, big survivor tournaments and even bigger cash … Continue reading

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$10,000 HANA/DerbyWars Tournament

As a handicapper, one of the more compelling aspects of the Sport of Kings is the sheer number of moving parts. Not only does the player need to correctly identify those runners destined to put forth a great effort, but … Continue reading

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Win $150 for just $4 in DerbyWars Survivor Games

  Survivor games task handicapping contest players with picking a horse in each contest race that will finish either first, second or third. Selections do not have to win, but only “hit the board” for handicappers to advance to the … Continue reading

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DerbyWars Player Turns $9 into $500

  In the month of March, Michael Ryan, better known as “Saulty Dawg” on DerbyWars, reeled in $1,200 in Survivor winnings. He did it while spending just a total of $63 on entry fees for those games. That means he … Continue reading

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JT Wins $10k Horse Racing Tournament

  JT from Central Texas unleashed a furious rally to capture the March 9 $10,000 horse racing contest by picking jockey Edwin Maldonado’s Birdlover ($34) in the final race of the contest. Combined with his other picks, Birdlover gave him … Continue reading

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Dougefresh wins $20k horse racing contest

  The $20K Game on Saturday March 2 started with a bang as Mike Smith guided Sweet Factory to victory from an inside post at Santa Anita. 11 of the 130 participants vying for the $10,000 top prize tabbed the … Continue reading

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Spotlight: Handicapping contest winners

  In horse racing, blanket finish is a term used to describe a race that is so close you could throw a blanket over the field. Well, the $20k Game won on February 2 by Joe Rotell was anything but … Continue reading

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Plays for the $10k horse racing contest on 2/9/13

Tomorrow’s featured horse racing contest is the $10,000 SAT Game – $5K to Winner. Below are some spot plays I like in several of the tournament races. Login to DerbyWars early to qualify for as little as $19. Remember, the top … Continue reading

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Handicapping The Competition

By Eric Moomey (moomeyer on DerbyWars) A few weeks back, I was at a Keeneland tournament awaiting for the winners to be announced and wondering why I wasn’t on top the leaderboard. For my first of 15 races I hit a … Continue reading

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