Noel Michaels Blog: NHC Bonus Babies
By Noel Michaels Big money will be on the line when the horse handicapping tournament world converges on the Vegas strip for the 19th time for the upcoming National [...]
NHC Eligible Tracks Announced
Tournament officials today announced the eight racetracks eligible for play at the world’s richest and most prestigious handicapping contest – the NTRA National Horseplayers Championship (NHC) Presented by Racetrack [...]
Ferrozzo Wins 2017 NHC Tour
National Horseplayers Championship (NHC) Tour “First Half” leader Mike Ferrozzo, of Eagan, Minn., hit the board in just enough of the right spots down the stretch, tallying 18,825 points overall [...]
BATTLES FOR NHC TOUR TOP PLACINGS ENTER THE HOMESTRECH
By Noel Michaels It’s now or never. With only two weeks remaining on the 2017 NHC Tour, competition for several lucrative prizes is now deep in the homestretch and nearing [...]
BREEDERS’ CUP BETTING CHALLENGE 2017 RESULTS BECOME OFFICIAL
By Noel Michaels Weeks after the completion of the Breeders’ Cup, the final results of the Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge [BCBC] are now official and a purse of $1,087,500 [...]
TAX BILL BENEFITS THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS AND OWNERS, DOUBLES CERTAIN DEPRECIATION BENEFITS, RETAINS MISCELLANEOUS LOSS DEDUCTION FOR HORSEPLAYERS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jim Mulvihill, NTRA Communications, (859) 422-2663, jmulvihill@ntra.com LEXINGTON, Ky. (Wednesday, December 20, 2017) – The Tax Bill cleared by Congress for President Trump’s signature contains [...]
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 [...]