Contest Recaps

Louisiana Downs – July 19
By DAVE TULEY - Posted 08/04/08

There might never have been three clearer winners of National Handicapping Championship berths than at the July 19 NTRA Qualifying Tournament at Louisiana Downs.

Surfside -- July 12-13
By DAVE TULEY - Posted 08/04/08

Jack Sparks of Newport Beach, Calif., came from behind and won a photo finish to take home the $12,000 first-place prize in the Surfside Handicapping Contest on July 12-13.

Ellis Park – June 21-22
By DAVE TULEY - Posted 08/04/2008

James Norris, 53, of Sullivan, Ind.; Thomas F. Owen, 49, of Bear, Del.; and Jason Throckmorton, 28, of Louisville, Ky., earned the three NHC berths in Ellis Park’s Survivor Handicapping Tournament on June 21-22.

Hollywood Park – June 28-29
By DAVE TULEY - Posted 07/21/08

Roger Neubauer of Tucson, Ariz., outdueled David Johnson of Monrovia, Calif., to win the $50,000 first-place prize in the Gold Cup Challenge at Hollywood Park on June 28-29.

NHCqualify.com – June 28
By DAVE TULEY - Posted 07/14/08

Bernardo Wiesner of Chula Vista Calif., finished atop the leaderboard of the NHCQualify.com tournament on Saturday, June 29, but with no prize money on the line the main goal of the 90 contestants was to finish in the top 9 and earn a berth to the Daily Racing Form/NTRA National Handicapping Championship on Jan. 23-24, 2009, at the Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas.

Belmont – June 21-22
By DAVE TULEY - Posted 07/15/08

When Lavita E Fortuna won a $35,000 maiden claiming race at Belmont Park on Sunday, June 22, she probably made her connections very happy. But she actually made Joe Lods, a 33-year-old teacher from Rockville Centre, N.Y., more money as Lods won the $40,000 grand prize in the Belmont Summer Classic Challenge.

Red Rock – June 21
By DAVE TULEY - Posted 07/15/08

Just like last year when the Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas signed on to host the Daily Racing Form/NTRA National Handicapping Championship and then held two qualifying tournaments in which regular customers beat strong fields of invaders, the same thing happened in the first of six big tourneys to be held at the Red Rock and its sister properties.

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