Horseplayer World Series gets started Feb 23

The number of opportunities to win a six-figure amount in horse race betting are few and far between. You can wait for pick six carry-overs and try outwitting large syndicate groups that are looking to devour average Joes, like us.

Or you can play in the Horseplayer World Series from Thursday to Saturday at The Orleans, which is advertising a $600,000 prize pool based upon 600 players. That would make first prize worth $270,000.

I love handicapping tournaments like this, and you should, too, because every horseplayer in the ballroom is on equal footing. It's pure handicapping. It makes no difference if one person has a bankroll of $10,000 and you have $100. The natural odds of winning $270,000 remain 1 out of 600.