Lexington, Ky. (February 27, 2023): The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) today announced the official partners and sponsors for the 25th NTRA National Horseplayers Championship (NHC), presented by Caesars Entertainment, Horseshoe Las Vegas, and Racetrack Television Network (RTN), to be held March 15-17, 2024.
The NHC, the world’s richest and most prestigious handicapping contest, features more than 600 top horseplayers competing for nearly $4 million in cash prizes and more than $1 million in travel awards. The winner will be awarded a $750,000 (est.) grand prize and will be named the 2024 Horseplayer of the Year which will be honored at the 2025 Eclipse Awards. The complete field and total prize breakdown will be finalized following the ‘Last Chance/First Chance’ Contest on the eve of the NHC, Thursday, March 14.
In addition to its three presenting sponsors the NHC is supported by official partners Daily Racing Form, EquinEdge, Crown’s Way Racing, and Race Lens.
Outlets that held qualifiers to the 2024 NHC included At the Races with Steve Byk, Breeders’ Cup, Canterbury Park, Delaware Park, Del Mar, Delaware Park, FanDuel TV, FTHA, Gulfstream Park, Hawthorne, Horseplayers.com, Horsetourneys.com, Horseshoe Indianapolis, Keeneland, Kentucky Downs, Laurel Park, Little Red Feather, Lone Star Park, Los Alamitos, Monmouth Park, NTRA, Race Lens, Remington Park, Sam Houston Race Park, Santa Anita Park, Saratoga Bets, Sport of Kings, Tampa Bay Downs, Thoroughbred Owners of California, Treasure Island, TwinSpires, Woodbine, and Xpressbet.
“The support of our partners is what makes the NHC such a success year after year,” said NTRA President and CEO Tom Rooney. “We also thank horseplayers for their ongoing support.”
The NHC is the most important tournament of the year for horseplayers and is the culmination of a year-long series of NTRA-sanctioned local tournaments. NHC players qualified via contests hosted by 33 racetracks, casino race books, handicapping contest websites, Advance Deposit Wagering (ADW) platforms, simulcast distribution networks, horse owner associations, media outlets, and other Thoroughbred racing organizations.
To sign up for the NHC Tour, go to www.ntra.com/membership.
About the NHC
The NHC is the most important tournament of the year for horseplayers and is the culmination of a year-long series of NTRA-sanctioned local tournaments conducted by racetracks, casino race books, off-track betting facilities, and horse racing and handicapping websites, each of which sends its top qualifiers to the national finals. There are no bye-ins to the NHC. Each year, the NHC winner joins other human and equine champions as an honoree at the Eclipse Awards and is named Horseplayer of the Year. For more information on the NHC, visit NTRA.com/nhc.
About the NTRA
The NTRA, based in Lexington, Ky. and Washington, D.C.,, is a broad-based coalition of more than 100 horse racing interests and thousands of individual stakeholders consisting of horseplayers, racetrack operators, owners, breeders, trainers and affiliated horse racing associations, charged with increasing the popularity, welfare and integrity of Thoroughbred racing through consensus-based leadership, legislative advocacy, safety and integrity initiatives, fan engagement and corporate partner development. For more information visit NTRA.com.
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