Congrats Mstrlucky. Love playing tournaments. I had success yesterday as well using the sheets for Tampa and GP also at HorseTourneys.

Nice hit. I\'m glad you were able to use the product and make some money.

Well done. It\'s tidbits like these that make the board so worthwhile.

I looked at the card. It is a pretty bad collection of horse flesh but it doesn’t change my outlook on the contest. I’m confident that I can find enough action on the card to make it worthwhile. It will turn off some like your friend and he/she will likely find another track to play. If I don’t have enough strong opinions, I’ll stick the money back in my pocket.

I get your point but why, purely from a betting contest standpoint, does the type of races matter? If they have full fields and/or wide open races, with horses in form  or rounding into form, does it matter if they re 6,250 claimers or NW3x allowance?

At GP, The Nw1x and 2x usually have a Pletcher or Brown odds on favorite and relatively short fields. Would I prefer more quality races with larger fields, of course. I\'m assuming Pegasus day has all of the undercard stakes and listed stakes, similar to last year.

If you don\'t like the betting card on Friday, it will force you to have a more strategic view of the races and play in such way to try and preserve your bankroll  or lay it in on 1 or 2 races.

Just my opinion. Good Luck if you are playing.

It could be worse. In Massachusetts, we also can not offset loses on signers but they passed a law last year that requires withholding on all winnings greater than $600. NOT 600-1 but $600. A $20 win on 15-1 shot is going to cause tax withholding. It really is pitiful.