***SPECIAL NOTE: NHCQualify.com is currently in the TWO-ROUND format.
Below are the parameters based on the total number of Round 2 entries:
Qualifying players will also receive $500 towards travel reimbursement to offset the expenses associated with the trip to Las Vegas for the NHC. Checks will be mailed within 30 days of the qualifying event.
CONTEST FEES AND REFUND POLICY
The entry fee for February 2012 Round One contests is $150. The entry fee for each ONE-DAY contest may vary. There is a maximum of two entries per player for Round 1 and ONE-DAY contests. Fees are subject to change and players should refer to the Update section on the Home page or the Schedule page.
REFUND and TRANSFER POLICY:
There are NO refunds allowed for any purchased entries (Round 1 or one-day contests entries) at NHCQualify.com. There are no exceptions to this policy. However, players MAY transfer either Round 1 or one-day contests entries to another registrered account at NHCQualify.com. Round 2 entries are NOT transferrable.
To request a transfer, please e-mail support@nhcqualify.com with the transfer request at least three (3) days prior to the desired contest. The recipient of the transfer must already have a valid account established at NHCQualify.com. Please include your account email address as well as the email address registered on the account of the intended transfer recipient when making the transfer request. Any transfer requests made inside of three (3) days prior to the scheduled contest will not be accommodated.
CONTEST FORMAT and SCHEDULE:
Schedule:
Please Refer to the Schedule page for information
Players will compete in a one-day or a two-round format for qualifying spots to the National Handicapping Championship. Generally, Round 1 contests will be held the first three Saturdays of each month (the schedule may be modified), with Round 2 contests occurring on the final Saturday of each month (the schedule may be modified). For example, the schedule may look like this:
Saturday, August 4: Round 1 contest (max 200 entries)
Saturday, August 12: Round 1 contest (max 200 entries)
Saturday, August 18: Round 1 contest (max 200 entries)
Saturday, August 25:
Round 2 contest (qualifying spots awarded)
Contest Play:
Contest play is similar to that of the National Handicapping Championship. For both Round 1 and Round 2 contests, players will make selections for 10 designated races. Mythical $2 Win/Place wagers ($2 to Win and $2 to Place) will be made on the horse a player selects in each race. Only one horse may be selected per race. If a player’s horse wins, the player collects on both the Win and Place wagers. If the horse finishes second, the player collects only on the Place wager. All wagers and payouts from races are mythical and will be used as a score only.
One-day contests generally consist of 10 to 12 contest races with the same $2 win and place format.
There is a cap on both the Win and Place wagers. The maximum payout on a Win bet is $42 (20-1 odds) and the maximum payout on a Place wager is $22 (10-1 odds).
Selections:
The selection format of the contest is real-time to allow players to modify/change their selections up until post time. Players will have until the official post time of each race to make selections, HOWEVER, IT IT STRONGLY RECOMMENDED that players submit all selections prior to the first race and then go back and edit as needed, at least (5) five minutes prior to the official post time of each race. The Participant is 100% responsible for ensuring that a contest wager has been accepted, regardless of the circumstances.
Players will select horses by name and official program number. As with real wagering, coupled entries serve as one betting interest for the purpose of this contest. Selections can be made as early as the day prior to the contest, as soon as the contest selection process is opened. Typically, contest selections will open early on Friday evenings (Eastern Time). An e-mail notification is sent to all registered players when selections open.
LATE SCRATCHES:
In the event of a late scratch (i.e. at the gate), players may change selections provided selections have not yet closed for that given race. If selections have already closed, the scratched horse will be replaced with the post-time favorite for that race. Selections WILL NOT RE-OPEN after closing due to a late scratch.
QUALIFYING PARAMETERS
Two-round format only: Upon completion of each Round 1 contest, the top 10 percent of entries from each contest will advance to Round 2 (refer to the Schedule page for dates of each Round 1 and Round 2 events). Advancing entries will be rounded down to the nearest whole number that is divisible by 10. For example, if 175 entries compete in a Round 1 contest, the top 17 entries will advance to Round 2.
Breakage: Any breakage from entries between the advancement threshold (171-179) shall be reimbursed to non-qualifiers in the form of a credit in the amount of the contest entry fee. For example, if there are 175 entries, the top 17 advance to Round 2 and the next five entries will receive a credit. The player will have a choice of a credit to a future contest in the same amount as the entry fee or as a reimbursement mailed to the contestant.
The parameters for the number of qualifiers in each Round 2 event will vary based upon the contest entry fee and the total number of participants. The top of the HOW TO PLAY page will detail this information for each contest.
Players who advance to a Round 2 contest will be automatically entered into that Round 2 contest and no additional entry fees will be incurred. It is the player’s responsibility to be available and make selections for the Round 2 contest. Round 2 entries are not refundable or transferable. If a player does not make selections for a Round 2 entry, that entry is lost. A player may have a maximum of two entries per Round 2 contest.
One-day format: players will directly earn an NHC qualifying position based on the qualifying parameters for that specific event. The parameters are posted at the top of the HOW TO PLAY page.
PRIZES:
Qualifying spots to the Daily Racing Form/National Thoroughbred Racing Association National Handicapping Championship are awarded via our contest. There are no cash prizes awarded. Depending on the parameters of each contest, qualifying players to the NHC may be eligible for a travel expense reimbursement. The winner of the 2012 NHC event in Las Vegas, Michael Beychok, collected the $1 million first prize.
NHC TOUR POINTS:
NHC Tour Points will be awarded for Round 2 and one-day contest finishes only at NHCQualify.com, in accordance with the points system of the NHC Tour. The NHC Tour rules call for 10 percent of finishing players to earn points, with a cap of 30. This means that if a typical Round 2 has a full field of 90 players, 900 total contestants competed in the Round 1 contests for that month. 10 percent of 900 is 90, but the cap of 30 applies. Therefore, if all Round 1 contests sell out for a given month, the top 30 finishers from Round 2 will earn NHC Tour points. For a one-day contest with 200 entries, 20 players would receive NHC Tour points.
A player may earn NHC Tour points for only one placing per NHCQualify Round 2 or one-day contest.
Players will not earn NHC Tour points for Round 1 finishes. NHC Tour
points earned will be tracked by the NHC Tour website. Players do not need to contact NHCQualify.com with their NHC Tour registration information or PIN number.
For more information on the NHC Tour, please visit the
NHC Tour website. Please contact the NTRA with questions regarding NHC Tour points.
