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'NHC Online Challenge' offering five berths to NHC

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) announced Friday that registration is now open for the year's first free "NHC Online Challenge," which will be held June 1.

The top five finishers in the June 1 online tournament will receive berths in the $1.5 million-guaranteed Daily Racing Form/NTRA National Handicapping Championship (NHC) in January 2014. The five qualifiers will also receive roundtrip air travel and hotel accommodations for their trip to the 2014 NHC in Las Vegas.

The June 1 "NHC Online Challenge" is the first of four free NHC online tournaments to be held this year. In all, a total of 20 seats to the NHC will be awarded to NHC Tour members qualifying in these free tournaments. Membership ($50) in the 2013 NHC Tour is mandatory to participate in the online tournaments. To sign up for the NHC Tour, please visit ntra.com/nhctour.

The "NHC Online Challenge" requires contestants to place mythical $2 win and place wagers on 10 designated contest races on June 1. The 10 contest races will be posted online by tournament officials on May 30. Selections may be made beginning May 31, after official program numbers have been assigned. All selections must be made no later than one minute prior to the scheduled post time of each mandatory race.

The five players amassing the highest number of points based on the players' earnings (i.e. the highest final bankroll) from all mythical $2 win and place wagers at the end of the competition will receive berths in the January 2014 NHC in Las Vegas, provided that they have a paid membership for the 2013 NHC Tour prior to the start of the tournament.

The NHC Tour is a yearlong bonus series offering additional prize money and qualifying berths to the NHC Final in Las Vegas. NHC Tour benefits include:

  • $175,000 in prize money to Tour point leaders
  • Special offers from Daily Racing Form
  • Eligibility to participate in free online tourneys offering 20 seats to the 2014 NHC
  • Individuals finishing among the top 150 points leaders on the year-end NHC Tour Leader Board who have not already qualified to the 2014 NHC at an onsite or online NTRA-sanctioned tournament, will automatically qualify for the 2014 NHC
  • Season-ending points leader will be eligible for $2 million bonus should he or she win the January 2014 NHC
  • During the 2013 calendar year, a $3,000 bonus will be paid to anyone who finishes first in two NHC qualifying tournaments (live or online). An additional $4,000 bonus will be paid to any individual who finishes first in a third NHC qualifying tournament. An additional $5,000 bonus will be paid to any individual who finishes first in a fourth NHC qualifying tournament
  • Weekly e-newsletter featuring player profiles, recaps of previously held tourneys, schedules and links to upcoming tournaments, etc.
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    For more information about the NHC, please visit ntra.com. For further information or questions about the June 1 tournament, contact Michele Ravencraft of the NTRA at 859-422-2657 or via e-mail at mravencraft@ntra.com.

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