DRF/NTRA National Handicapping Championship XII: A Quick Primer
by Matt Gardner on Jan 26, 2011 12:12 PM EST
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This Friday and Saturday the Red Rock Casino in Las Vegas will host the 12th DRF/NTRA National Handicapping Championship where over 300 horseplayers will compete for total purses of over $1 million with the winner taking home $500,000.
The contest involves 30 $2 Win/Place wagers over two days - 15 on Friday and 15 on Saturday. Eight races each day will be mandatory plays with the other seven involving option plays on any of the contest tracks. Traditionally, the mandatory plays involve races at Aqueduct, Gulfstream, Tampa, Santa Anita and Oaklawn, with races at Golden Gate, Laruel and the Fair Grounds sprinkled in.
Unlike the World Series of Poker, which anyone can play as long as they pay the required buy-in, the NHC is contested solely by players that won a sanctioned qualifying contest throughout the 2010 racing season. As a result, it's a fairly exclusive tournament.
Next year's NHC will receive a huge boost in purses next year when first place will be worth $1 million and the total purse is expected to top $2 million.
The Daily Racing Form will provide coverage of NHC XII, including videos from the Red Rock and updates on their Twitter feed - @DRFInsidePost.
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When the next qualifier is? I havn’t been able to find anything after the one back a few weeks ago.
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…won’t be made available until after the NHC. However, there figure to be a lot more events this year as tracks no longer have to be members of the NTRA to host qualifying event (they just have to pay a higher fee for the qualifying seats in Vegas). Also, if you are not a member of the NHC Tour, you have to be in order to qualify so go ahead and register. It is only $45 this year….which I actually don’t like. I preferred the split levels of last year…or a higher buy-in, like $300, which I would think would make it more for real horseplayers and less for the casual player…
Now is the time boys to make a big noise.
No matter what the people say,
For there is naught to fear, the gang's all here,
So hail West Virginia, hail.
Matt...
I don’t think I am going to have the time to play along with the final on Friday…work, and all. Were we still thinking of doing a mythical tourney for it? If not, we could do a Just For Fun involving Saturday’s Sunshine Millions….?
Now is the time boys to make a big noise.
No matter what the people say,
For there is naught to fear, the gang's all here,
So hail West Virginia, hail.
That's cool, JP...just for fun on Saturday sounds good to me.
I’ll have an open thread on Friday to follow along with the action, updates and scoreboard.
"A bad day at the track is better than a good day at the office."
by Matt Gardner on Jan 26, 2011 4:12 PM EST up reply actions
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