How He Did It: Paul Matties’ NHC 17 Plays
To view a PDF of the actual report from the scoring software that shows every play NHC 17 winner Paul Matties made over the three-day tournament, click here. Matties amassed a winning score of $399.50 from [...]
Paul Matties Wins NHC 17
LAS VEGAS (Saturday, January 30, 2016) – Paul Matties of Ballston Spa, N.Y., topped a field of 629 entries to win the $800,000 first-place prize and an Eclipse Award as Horseplayer of the Year at [...]
Rees Blog: How Past NHC Winners Have Fared This Year
LAS VEGAS — Past victory in the DRF/NTRA National Handicapping Championship does not necessarily portend success in subsequent years. In fact, this proved a pretty rocky tournament for most. Of the seven former champions, only [...]
Rees Blog: Kinchen: ‘As a horseplayer, you have crappy days’
By Jennie Rees for NTRA.com LAS VEGAS — Jonathon Kinchen was the face of the 17th DRF/NTRA National Handicapping Championship. And in the end, he also reflected the reality of gambling on horses: sometimes things [...]
NHC Day 2 Recap: Gutfreund Leads as Field Cut to 63
LAS VEGAS (Friday, January 29, 2016) – Handicapping contest veteran Dave Gutfreund – still known to many by his old nickname “The Maven” – leads the 17th Daily Racing Form/NTRA National Handicapping Championship Presented by [...]
NHC By the Numbers
By Joe Longo for NTRA.com There are 507 total contestants vying for the 1st place prize of $800,000. For the first time, the top 63 finishers will be paid out with the final placing being [...]