TIZ THE SEASON . . . OF THE “LAST CHANCE”
By Noel Michaels The calendar has flipped over to December, and for all of us that means the holiday season is on its way. For tournament players however, the [...]
Tons of Chances Remain to Put Your Name on One of 200 Remaining Berths into the NHC
By Noel Michaels You’ve got to be in it to win it. The National Horseplayers Championship (NHC) Presented by STATS Race Lens and Racetrack Television Network, is less than three [...]
Newly Enacted IRS Regulations Result in Drastically Reduced Reporting and Withholding for Horseplayers at Breeders’ Cup World Championships
Contact: Keith Chamblin, kchamblin@ntra.com or (859) 621-1120 NEWLY ENACTED IRS REGULATIONS RESULT IN DRASTICALLY REDUCED REPORTING AND WITHHOLDING FOR HORSEPLAYERS AT BREEDERS’ CUP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS LEXINGTON, Ky. (Monday, November 6, 2017) [...]
NHC HERO ARSENAULT ELIGIBLE FOR $3 MILLION BONUS AT BREEDERS’ CUP BETTING CHALLENGE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jim Mulvihill, NTRA Communications, (859) 422-2663, jmulvihill@ntra.com LEXINGTON, Ky. (Wednesday, November 1, 2017) – As the winner of January’s 18th National Horseplayers Championship (NHC), Ray Arsenault [...]
STAGE IS SET FOR THE 2017 BREEDERS’ CUP BETTING CHALLENGE
By Noel Michaels Thirteen championship horse races will not be the only events to headline Breeders’ Cup weekend for horseplayers. In addition to the races, a 14th championship, of [...]
Conte Makes it 10 Former Champs Returning to the NHC Finals
By Noel Michaels John Conte is back in the National Horseplayers Championship finals, and with him back in the mix, there are 10 past NHC winners that have already [...]
Keeneland Contests Head Bevy of NHC Action This Weekend
Horseplayers from around the country are descending on Lexington, Ky., this weekend for a pair of major handicapping contests at Keeneland that combined will offer an estimated 13 berths to [...]
BCBC Crunch Time, NHC Tour Heats Up, and Players Will Keep More of What They Win
By Noel Michaels Horseplayers everywhere are rejoicing at the finalization of the modernized IRS withholding regulations for pari-mutuel proceeds. The updated rules, which the NTRA sought on behalf of horseplayers [...]
A Horseplayers Perspective to the New Pari-Mutuel Regulations
by: Chris Larmey On Wednesday, the IRS announced new regulations regarding the withholding and reporting of pari-mutuel proceeds that will significantly help horseplayers and the entire racing industry. Just [...]
Modernized Tax Regulations On Pari-Mutuel Proceeds Go Official
Updated regulations regarding the withholding and reporting of pari-mutuel proceeds adopted by the U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) became official, as expected, with their publication in [...]