2009 NHC qualifying contest schedule

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

If you go to the list that Paul posted there are a couple of events that say "NHC Tour: Fountain of Youth" or "NHC Tour: Maiden Challenge" those are events that you get into for free if you're a NHC Tour member. I believe there are about four or five of them for the whole year.

Basically the $125 gets you a free entry into all of those, which are obviously open to only NHC Tour members plus the ability accumulate points based on tournament play. Does that mean you have to travel around to different tournaments? Yes.

I will join just to get into the free tourneys and in the off chance that I play in a handful and get extremely lucky.

Hope that clears it up.

NT

Nick (or any one else who would know), any thoughts or recommendations about the Horse Player World Series. Is it even close to the NHC?

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

Nick (or any one else who would know), any thoughts or recommendations about the Horse Player World Series. Is it even close to the NHC?

I've never played before. That being said, I qualified for this year's edition and am heading out on the 18th of February. The current standoff between TrackNet and the Nevada Pari-Mutuel Association will seriously hinder the track menu for the contest.

The format is 11 optional wagers per day for three days on designated tracks. Rather than scoring it with $2 WP they score it on a $20 WP basis. You can still buy-in for $1000 and they give you a discount on your rooms with that.

PM me if you have any more questions.

NT

[jwkniska]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

The format is 11 optional wagers per day for three days on designated tracks. Rather than scoring it with $2 WP they score it on a $20 WP basis. You can still buy-in for $1000 and they give you a discount on your rooms with that.

NT

if they do it like the qualifiers in the past under the same format, the $20 they give you for each race, can be spread to multiple horses too, so if you're on the fence between two longshots, you can split the $20 between them.

[pweizer]

The HPWS is nothing like the NHC. The reason is simple. You can buy in. What makes the NHC special is that you have to qualify so just getting in is a big accomplishment. Further, the hotel and contest set up (a ball room as opposed to a race book) are not on par.

As Nick said, this year with the possibility of real limited (or real small) tracks, I doubt many will buy in which will greatly reduce the prize money as well.

Paul