Good ratios in Pegasus qualifiers

The qualifying schedule for the next round of qualifiers for the Pegasus World Cup Betting Challenge has been announced by DRF Tournaments. The next Grade 1 qualifier, which costs $960 and will send one in 15 entries to the Pegasus Challenge, which normally cost $12,000. The Pegasus Challenge is a fabulous opportunity for horseplayers, with no entry fee and a house-funded prize pool. There’s also an opportunity for players to get sizable rebates on out-of-contest wagers over the course of Pegasus weekend. The contest itself takes place Jan. 26-27.

Here’s how the qualifiers work. On the next two Sundays, DRFT will be running Round 1 events for the Grade 1’s. Players put up $220 and one in five will win their $960 Grade 1 entry fees. This player-friendly 20 percent ratio of prizes to entries is fabulous news for two reasons. For one thing, you only have to beat four other people to win. But also, the contest only needs five entries to go. This means that if interest in these Round 1’s is high, more Round 1’s could be added. And with player-friendly terms for the most player-friendly live-bank contest ever held, interest is expected to be high. Games are typically published on tournaments.drf.com 48 hours in advance of the projected contest start times. Check back frequently to see if any additional Pegasus Challenge contests have been added.

Players looking to get involved at a lower price point have the option of feeding into Round 1’s every operating day on DRFT. Those cost $50 and once again one in five entries advance, this time into the $220 next round.

Also this weekend on DRFT, qualifying continues apace for the $1 million, no-takeout World Championship of Handicapping, an online contest that will take place Feb. 3-4 exclusively at DRF Tournaments. For now, the qualifying structure remains as it has been for the last few months. Daily Round 1’s cost $95 and one in seven entries move on to $580 buy-in Grade 1 contests on Saturday. There are feeders for the Round 1’s as well. With the WCH rapidly approaching, horseplayers can expect a few new wrinkles and promotions in WCH qualifying coming over the next several weeks.

There are lots of other games happening this weekend including a $94 qualifier for the Horse Player World Series, a mythical-money Las Vegas event happening March 8-10. Also, be on the lookout for credit-builders, winner-take-alls, and match-up contests, all great options for players looking to fund their contest play for 2018.

For a list of everything going on at DRF Tournaments, go to tournaments.drf.com.