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The DRF/NTRA National Handicapping Championship features a series of handicapping tournaments for horse racing fans in local markets. The participants from each local market who qualify form the team representing their racetrack or OTB in the NHC in Las Vegas.
Currently in its eleventh year overall, NHC XI will take place on January 29-30, 2010 at Red Rock Casino in Las Vegas. The total purse for the 2010 event is an estimated $1 million!
More Links
2009 NHC Tour Schedule
Daily Racing Form NHC Site
Hall of Fame
NHC Officlal Rules
Contact Info
Racetracks, casinos, OTBs: For more information on becoming a qualifying site for the Daily Racing Form/NTRA National Handicapping Championship, contact Fritz Widaman at (859) 422-2647 or via email, fwidaman@ntra.com
Qualifiers: For more information on your participation in NHC XI, contact Fritz Widaman at (859) 422-2647.
What is the NHC?
The Daily Racing Form/NTRA National Handicapping Championship (NHC) has quickly become the U.S. Open of Thoroughbred racing handicapping tournaments. The NHC, with a total prize pool of $1 million, is the culmination of a season-long series of National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA)-sanctioned handicapping tournaments conducted by racetracks, casino racebooks, off-track betting facilities and horse racing and handicapping Web sites with the top finishers from each tourney advancing to the national finals to play for a $500,000 top prize and the crown of North America's top horseplayer.
Who are the participants?
The field for the Daily Racing Form/NTRA National Handicapping Championship is comprised of finalists from NTRA-sanctioned preliminary tournament sites who represent the creme de la creme of Thoroughbred racing horseplayers -- the world's top professional gamblers, tournament veterans and weekend handicappers. However, there also is a large collection of $2 bettors and lucky novices who bucked long odds to win their local qualifying tournaments.
What are the stakes?
The winner of the Daily Racing Form/NTRA National Handicapping Championship will earn $500,000 and be crowned the "DRF/NTRA Handicapper of the Year." Total prize money is an estimated $1,000,000!
What is the tournament format?
There are a total of 30 wagers placed in the tournament. Each participant must make a mythical $2 win and $2 place wager on 15 different races each day. There are eight mandatory races, selected by tournament officials, on which each entrant must wager. Each player will also wager on seven other races of his or her choice each day from any of the racetracks designated as an eligible tournament track. Tournament wagers are limited to win and place only. There is a cap placed on all payoffs. The win cap is 20-1 ($42.00) and the place cap is 10-1 ($22.00).
Participants may select only one horse per race and there is no specifying of alternates. Each wager must be placed by one minute to post. If there is a scratch in a race that a player has selected, that player may make another wager on that race, time permitting, or they may re-wager on another race subject to all other rules. Should a scratch occur in a mandatory race, it is the player's responsibility to change his or her selection prior to post time. If this is not possible, the player shall receive the post time betting favorite. Should no wager be placed on any horse in a mandatory race, that participant will receive zero points for that race.
How are points tabulated?
Winners will be determined by the total combined mutuel payoffs of all 30 wagers ($2 win/ $2 place) placed during the two days of tournament play. In the event of a tie, the prize money for the higher placing will be awarded to the participant with the greater number of winners for the two days. In the further event of a tie, the player with the greater number of winners in the mandatory races will be awarded the placing.
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