For Labriola, One Last Chance is All It Takes
By Noel Michaels Four in a row. Can he make it five? The annual NHC Last Chance/First Chance Tournament on the eve of the National Horseplayers Championship main event [...]
Veteran Horseplayer Snyder Celebrates Long-Awaited NHC Tour Championship
LEXINGTON, Ky. (January 27, 2020) – David Snyder has a philosophy when it comes to the realm of handicapping, one he has held tight to while navigating the changing [...]
TIZ THE SEASON . . . OF THE “LAST CHANCE”
By Noel Michaels When looking down the list of tournaments still remaining on the NHC Tour schedule from now until the 2020 National Horseplayers Championship [NHC], two words begin to [...]
NHC Workshop in Tucson to Feature Discussion, Analysis of Contest Impact on Pari-Mutuel Handle
LEXINGTON, Ky. (December 5, 2019)—Racetrack and advance deposit wagering company officials are among the speakers at Monday’s 3nd Annual National Horseplayers Championship (NHC) Contest Workshop in Tucson, the NTRA announced [...]
NHC Champion Coles Eligible for $3 million Bonus at Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge
LEXINGTON, Ky. (October 24, 2019) – Scott Coles, who became the youngest ever winner of the National Horseplayers Championship (NHC) when he took down top honors at the 20th edition of [...]
HALL OF FAMER TREY STILES EXTENDS RECORD NHC STREAK
By Noel Michaels Qualifying for the National Horseplayers Championship was never meant to be easy – and it’s not – yet many players continue to win their way to Las [...]
Scott Coles Receives Horseplayer of the Year Eclipse Award at Arlington
By Noel Michaels This February, at the age of 34 years old, Scott Coles became the youngest winner in the history of the National Horseplayers Championship [NHC] when he prevailed [...]
NHC Rundown: Hall of Famer Stiles Among Slew of Qualifiers Heading to Vegas
LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 18, 2019) – Each week, the NTRA will provide a rundown of those who have qualified for the National Horseplayers Championship (NHC) the previous weekends. The [...]
NTRA, Steve Byk Team Up to Offer NHC 2020 Spot Through ‘Beat Byk Challenge’
LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 17, 2019) – Steve Byk, host of the acclaimed Thoroughbred radio news magazine “At the Races” on Sirius XM, is partnering with the National Thoroughbred Racing Association [...]
Back to the Future: NHC Finals Returning to Spruced-up Bally’s Starting 2020
By Noel Michaels For some veteran tournament players, the upcoming Bally’s Las Vegas NHC Qualifier will be a trip back to the future to the site that is both the [...]