'Horseplayers' docuseries to focus on handicappers seeking NHC glory

'Horseplayers' docuseries to focus on handicappers seeking

NHC glory

"Horseplayers," a new docuseries for the Esquire Network,

will feature successful handicappers on their quest to reach the Daily Racing

Form/NTRA National Handicapping Championship (NHC) in January 2014 in Las Vegas.

The series is being produced for Esquire Network by Go Go Luckey, who also

produced the popular reality series "Jockeys," and begins filming this weekend at

the Belmont Park Handicapping Challenge at Belmont Park in New York.

"Horseplayers" travels the country as the handicappers crisscross North America

betting on Thoroughbreds at some the world's most iconic racetracks, while

competing to earn a spot at the NHC in Las Vegas. Following shooting at the

three Triple Crown events and this weekend's tournament at Belmont Park,

"Horseplayers" is scheduled to be on location at handicapping tournaments at

Monmouth Park, Del Mar, Saratoga, Woodbine, Arlington Park, Keeneland, Santa

Anita and Gulfstream Park, before concluding at the NHC in Las Vegas.

"The horseplayer is a vital part of our industry, and we are delighted that this

new series will feature racing fans in action at some of our sport's most

beautiful racetracks," said Alex Waldrop, president and CEO of the NTRA.

"Handicapping is one of the most exciting, challenging and rewarding aspects of

Thoroughbred racing, and tournament play leading to the National Championship in

Las Vegas adds another dimension that we believe can grow the appeal of

Thoroughbred racing."

The NHC is the richest, most

important and most prestigious tournament for horseplayers in the world and is

the culmination of a yearlong series of 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 in Las Vegas. Each year, the NHC winner joins other human and

equine champions as an honoree at the Eclipse Awards.

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