The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) today announced 13 official partners and sponsors will be visible on site for the 23rd NTRA National Horseplayers Championship (NHC), presented by Racetrack Television Network (RTN), Caesars Entertainment and Bally’s Las Vegas, to be held Friday to Sunday, Jan. 28-30.

 

The NHC, the world’s richest and most prestigious handicapping contest, features more than 500 top horseplayers competing for an estimated $2.3 million in cash prizes, including a grand prize estimated to be $725,000 to the winner after three days of wagering competition on horse races across the continent. (The complete field and total prize breakdown will be finalized following the Last Chance/First Chance Contest on the eve of the NHC.)

 

In addition to its three presenting sponsors―RTN, Caesars Entertainment and Bally’s Las Vegas―the NHC is supported by official partners Daily Racing Form, EquinEdge, FanDuel Group, Four Roses Bourbon, NYRA Bets, Race Lens, TVG and 1/ST Bet. The Final Table, where only the top 10 players advance to determine final placings based on seven climactic races, is sponsored by Caesars Sportsbook and Global Tote, A BetMakers Company.

 

Outlets that held qualifiers to the 2022 NHC included Aqueduct, At the Races with Steve Byk, Bally’s Las Vegas, Belmont Park, Breeders’ Cup, Canterbury Park, Colonial Downs, Del Mar, Gulfstream Park, Hawthorne, Hialeah, Horseplayers.com, Horsetourneys.com, Indiana Grand, Keeneland, Kentucky Downs, Little Red Feather, Lone Star Park, Los Alamitos, Meadowlands, Monmouth Park, NTRA, NYRA Bets, South Florida HBPA, Santa Anita, Saratoga, Sport of Kings, Race Lens, Tampa Bay Downs, The Big One, TourneyBets, Treasure Island, TVG, and Xpressbet.

 

“Our partners and sponsors, including many who have been with us from the beginning, understand that the NHC Tour and NHC deliver meaningful, ongoing engagement with thousands of horseplayers who are successful, discerning, and passionate about their pursuits,” said NTRA Chief Operating Officer and NHC Tournament Director, Keith Chamblin. “We thank everyone for their 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 34 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. For more information on the NHC, visit NTRA.com/nhc.

 

About the NTRA

The NTRA 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. The NTRA owns and manages the NTRA Safety and Integrity Alliance; NTRA.com; the Eclipse Awards; the National Horseplayers Championship; NTRA Advantage, a corporate partner sales and sponsorship program; and Horse PAC®, a federal political action committee. NTRA press releases appear on NTRA.com, Twitter (@ntra) and Facebook (facebook.com/1NTRA).

 

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