NHC Contest play is completely different than many other contests that you may be familar with. The trick is to pick winners. If you are new to contest play, you have the ability to learn from some of the most talented and successful horseplayers in the game.
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He spent well over an hour sharing his knowledge and expertise on the tournament scene. He was able to give ideas how to build my knowledge and ways to improve my expertise. Along with a nice gentleman and very giving of his time.
Our discussion has given me more confidence e and game plan to more comfortable in the tournament format and will increase my time and financial commitment.
Meet the Mentors
Matthew Ache
Matthew (TX) is President of an Electronics company and has qualified for the NHC every year since he started playing contest in 2015. Matthew has finished in the money twice and dual qualified every year but one.
Ray Arsenault
Ray Arsenault (Canada) – 2017 NHC Champion, fan favorite from Canada, specializes ontrack
David Barnier
David (CA) finished 32nd the NHC in 2020, his second year on the NTRA Tour. He has participated in online tournaments every weekend for the past two years and continues to learn and appreciate the nuances of tournament play. He had Country House in the 2019 Derby and remains committed to never complaining about an adverse DQ again.
Stanley Bavlish
Stanley Bavlish (MD) – 2007 NHC Champion, 2022 NHC Hall of Fame Inductee
Albion J. Benton
Albion Benton (NH) – attended first NHC in 2020 where he was the Day 1 leader. He ended his inaugural NHC in 16th place with $19,000. Benton placed 3rd at NHC2022 and cashed $150,000
Dan Brockman
Dan Brockman (CA) – 10x NHC Qualifier
Robin Buser
Robin Buser (NJ) – lawyer from NJ, online and ontrack expert, qualified 9 times
Scott Carson
Scott Carson (NY) – finished 5th at NHC2018, operator of PublicHandicapper.com, 11 year qualifier, east coast expert
Tyler Chaney
Tyler (TX) qualified for the first time in 2020. A realtor, from Texas has played Horseplayers.com and Horsetourneys.com exclusively so far. He usually plays Friday $75 contests.
Scott Coles
Scott (IL) is the 2019 Horseplayer of the Year and NHC2020 Champion.
Joseph Costello
2021 Tour Champion Joseph (Kevin) Costello has qualified all 6 years he has been on the Tour. He has finished in the top 40 four times, including a 4th place finish in 2016. Kevin is a former Aerospace Engineer with a Masters in uncertainty analysis and has played the horses for 30 years since Unbridled won the 1990 KY Derby. Kevin considers Hawthorne and Del Mar as his home tracks with him and his wife, Kathleen, splitting time between Chicago and San Diego. After making some measurable improvements to live cash tournament play in 2021, Kevin is happy to share his experiences from the journey of being a primarily $2 win/place competitor to what he hopes is now an equally adept competitor across all formats of play.
Dennis Decauwer
Dennis Decauwer (CA) – Vice Chairman of NHC Players Committee; 2023 Hall of Fame inductee; 2009 NHC 2nd place finisher earning $150,000
Ed Deicke
Ed (NY/FL) first qualified in 2018 by way of a 9th place finish at the 2017 BCBC. Ed tries to participate in as many tournaments as he can and now keeps a journal so he can analyze successful strategies.
Kevin Engelhard
Kevin Engelhard (NJ) – 16 time NHC Qualifier.
Monte Engler
Monte Engler (NY) – has won his way to the NHC multiple times by finishing in the top 150 of the NHC Tour Leaderboard without qualifying ontrack or online
Nicholas Fazzolari
John Fisher (NJ) – long time Tour Member. Has qualified 7 times and cashed twice. Plays both online and on track contests at all price points.
John Fisher
John Fisher (FL) – fan favorite from Leesburg, FL, retired Boeing engineer, 11 year qualifier
Ross Gallo
Ross Gallo (FL) – NHC Players’ Committee, dad and brother play – family affair, 12 time qualifier