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Conquering Head-To-Head Matchups in DerbyWars

Players often talk about Head-To-Head games and the different strategy involved. There is definitely a different strategy to H2H games as you only have to beat one opponent.  It’s a true one-on-one matchup, where the goal isn’t necessarily to score … Continue reading

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You Could Be The Next $10,000 Winner SUNDAY!

                        Once again, Derby Wars is giving players an opportunity at a five-figure score in this month’s $30,000 Shootout, coming up this Sunday, July 15th. First prize is $10,000, … Continue reading

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Liondize Wins Derby Day $50K With I’ll Have Another

                            Richard Hoffman (Lionidze) was in 5th place with only the Derby to go in May’s $50,000 Derby Day Shootout when he picked a horse he’d always believed … Continue reading

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Three Secrets To Winning Handicapping Contests

This guest post is by Lenny Moon of Equinometry. Pattern recognition is an important ability to have if you want to be successful as a horseplayer. Just as history has a way of repeating itself so to do results in horse … Continue reading

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Ubercapper A Starr in $30,000 Belmont Shootout!

Derby Wars hosted the $30,000 Belmont Day Shootout June 9, which consisted of six races from the Belmont Stakes Day card and six races from Hollywood Park.  The entry fee was $175 and there were 188 entrants.  As usual, the Derby Wars … Continue reading

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Know Your Tournament

Derby Wars’ Dave Gutfreund gives players a few hints to improve your tournament play! Know Your Tournament by Dave Gutfreund One of the many terrific things about Derby Wars is the variety of games offered on a daily basis. And … Continue reading

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New Games This Week!

Just because we’ve got another week until I’ll Have Another goes for the Triple Crown in the Belmont Stakes, doesn’t mean we’re taking a breather on Derby Wars! This week, we’ve got a slate of new games for all types … Continue reading

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All About Points

As you play along on Derby Wars, you will notice that we like to give you points for doing things around the site, like making friends or entering tournaments.                       … Continue reading

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In Pursuit Of The Crown – NHC Champ Weighs In On I’ll Have Another

In Pursuit of the Crown — by John Doyle I’m hoping to see two of the longer sport droughts come to an end this year; the Triple Crown in Horse Racing and the Triple Crown in Baseball. While Texas Ranger Josh … Continue reading

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Congrats To I’ll Have Another, 2012 Preakness Champ!

Kentucky Derby hero I’ll Have Another won the Preakness in an exciting stretch duel, and now heads to the Belmont for a run at the Triple Crown! Derby Wars congratulates the connections of I’ll Have Another! We will be watching … Continue reading

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