Michael Saletta Leads After Day One of 27th National Horseplayers Championship
NHC Day One Leader Mike Saletta. Photo Credit: Que Images / NTRA Las Vegas (March 13, 2026) - Landing a $19 win-place wager on the final race [...]
NTRA and Caesars Reach Agreement, NHC to Stay at Horseshoe Through 2029
2025 National Horseplayers Championship Lexington, Ky. and Las Vegas (March 13, 2026) - The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) and Caesars Entertainment today announced a new multi-year [...]
27th NHC to Begin Friday With Record Prize Money and Entries Following Record Last Chance/First Chance Contest
Last Chance / First Chance Winner Michelle Mount. Photo Credit: NTRA Las Vegas (March 12, 2026) - This year’s NTRA National Horseplayers Championship (NHC), which kicks off [...]
2026 National Horseplayers Championship News and Notes
Photo Credit: NTRA Lexington, Ky. (March 12, 2026) - The National Thoroughbred Racing Association announced today that the Final Table of the 27th National Horseplayers Championship (NHC) [...]
Chicago’s Dan Piazza Set to Defend NHC Title
Lexington, Ky. (March 10, 2026) - During the first day of last year’s National Horseplayers Championship (NHC), Dan Piazza recalls seeing his name a top the leader board about [...]
2026 National Horseplayers Championship: Who’s Who at the 27th NHC
Learn about the competitors hoping to take home the $825,000 grand prize and Eclipse Award as Horseplayer of the Year, March 13-15 at Horseshoe Las Vegas Lexington, Ky. (March [...]
Registration for National Horseplayers Championship ‘Last Chance/First Chance’ Contest Now Open
Final opportunity to win an entry to the 2026 NHC hosted at Horseshoe Las Vegas Lexington, Ky. (March 2, 2026) - Registration is now open for the annual [...]
Nichols Captures NHC Tour Title, Will Compete for $5 Million
Pirollo Named Rookie of the Year Lexington, Ky. (Feb. 27, 2026) - Topping a field of more than 3,725 of the nation’s best horseplayers over a 12-month period, [...]
Engelhard, Ferrozzo, Littlemore, and Seeman Voted Into NTRA National Horseplayers Championship Hall of Fame
Lexington, Ky., (February 27, 2026): The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) announced today that Kevin Engelhard, Mike Ferrozzo, Chris Littlemore, and Ken Seeman have been voted by their peers [...]
What’s Racing Through Washington – February 2026
Supreme Court Overturns Trump Tariffs The Supreme Court struck down President Trump’s global tariffs last week, in a 6-3 vote. The court said the President exceeded his power to [...]