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UPCOMING ON-TRACK AND ONLINE DAILY RACING FORM/NTRA NHC CONTESTS

DRF BETS CONTEST POSTPONED

The DRF Bets NHC Live Bankroll Qualifier for Saturday, October 20th has been postponed and will be rescheduled for a later date in 2012 with a new format.  DRF Bets will still be offering three (3) NHC seats as the top prizes.  If you have already registered and paid your $25 fee, your account will be refunded by the end of Thursday, October 18th.  We apologize for this inconvenience.

REGISTER FOR THISTLEDOWN BY OCTOBER 23

Thistledown is hosting a live event on October 27.  A minimum of 75 players must be registered by October 23.  Get registered today!  Click here for the official rules.

BREEDERS’ CUP BETTING CHALLENGE

There is still time to enter the Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge held at Santa Anita Park Breeders’ Cup weekend, November 2 and 3.  Contact Tim Schram, tschram@breederscup.com for details.

NHCQualify.com is hosting an online contest, Saturday, October 20.  Three NHC berths are guaranteed and a  maximum of six NHC berths will be awarded in this $160 one-day qualifiers.

Horestourneys.com will be hosting an online contests October 27 and November 4. Click here to enter.

TwinSpires.com satellite qualifiers are running every Wednesday-Sunday.  Click here for the online schedule and contest details.

FAIR GROUNDS BACK IN DECEMBER

Start making your travel plans to attend the December 15 Fair Grounds NHC event.  Details coming soon!

DRF PPs Subscription, Breeders’ Cup & Preakness Tickets Being Auctioned on eBay

A one-year subscription to Daily Racing Form online past performances and tickets to this year’s Breeders’ Cup and the 2013 Preakness Stakes are among items currently being auctioned on eBay to benefit Johnny Morris, the 23-year-old son of long time horse racing industry executive and former NTRA employee Joe Morris. Johnny was paralyzed in July after an accidental fall from a third-floor apartment balcony in Berkeley, Calif.

Bidding on the eBay items concludes next Wednesday, October 24. All proceeds benefit the John Joseph Morris 2012 Trust. Below are links to the auction items:

Two (2) Turf Club Box Seats for next month’s Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Santa Anita

Courtesy Breeders’ Cup

2013 Preakness Package – Two (2) Turfside Terrace Tickets and Two-Nights Hotel Accommodation

Courtesy Maryland Jockey Club

1-Year Subscription to Daily Racing Form Online Past Performances

Courtesy Daily Racing Form

FarmPaint.com Black Barn and Fence Paint – Two (2) 55-gallon drums of FP300

Courtesy FarmPaint.com

DAILY RACING FORM NHC TOUR LEADER BOARDS

Curtis Meyer (Parker, CO) increased his lead on the second-half Leader Board with a fourth place finish at Surfside this past weekend. Mark Streiff (Mission Viejo, CA) improved his lead with two third place finishes at Surfside over the weekend. He is leading the full Leader Board with 15,648 points.

Click here to view the overall full Leader Board standings.

Click here to view the second-half full Leader Board standings.

 

Name 

2H LB Points

Name 

Full LB Points

Curtis Meyer

10,248

Mark Streiff

15,648

Mark Streiff

8,675

Mark McGuire

13,804

Judy Wagner

6,477

Christopher Larmey

11,722

Richard Grose

6,181

Curtis Meyer

10,248

Jacque Hong

6,121

Rhonda Sylvester

10,186

NHC Player Profile Craig Kaufman

Craig Kaufman

Craig is from Hacienda Heights, CA.  This will  be his ninth NHC appearance.  Craig has been married to his wife, Cheryl for over thirty years.  Cheryl will be making her fifth consecutive appearance at the NHC this January.

Click here to read Craig’s complete NHC player biography.

Feel free to contact me anytime throughout the year with questions or feedback on the NHC and NHC Tour.  I can be reached at 859.422.2657 or email me at mravencraft@ntra.com.

Michele Ravencraft