Northfield to host this Friday's WHHC qualifying tournament
Tuesday, February 5, 2013 - by Ayers Ratliff, for Northfield Park
Northfield, OH --- On Friday (Feb. 8), Northfield Park will host the seventh leg of the USTA's World Harness Handicapping Championship Free, Online Qualifying Series. The series, featuring 10 different tracks, is free to enter. The winner earns an entry ($1,000 value) into the $100,000 World Harness Handicapping Championship Final at the Meadowlands, to be held Saturday (April 13).
Contestants who would like to register for the qualifying leg can do so at www.horsetourneys.com. Entries for this online contest are limited to the first 1,250 handicappers on a first-come, first-served basis and are available now.
For Friday’s Northfield contest, each handicapper will select one horse and an alternate in case of a late scratch for a $2 win and $2 place wager on each race. All online selections need to be submitted prior to post time of the first race.
Northfield has 15 filly and mare pacing events scheduled for the Friday night program with first race post time of 6:30 p.m. (EST). Contestants will receive Free TrackMaster Platinum Past Performances for the entire Northfield card at www.horsetourneys.com.
Handicappers seeking further insight are encouraged to read the “Ayers Above” handicapping selections by visiting www.northfieldpark.com.
Related Articles :
- Michael Rosenthal and Ira Schwartz earn berths to WHHC final (Monday, February 04, 2013)
Michael Rosenthal of Las Vegas, Nev., and Ira Schwartz of Sunny Isles, Fla., won the weekend’s two USTA World Harness Handicapping Championship Free, Online Qualifiers to earn berths ($1,000 value) to the $100,000 World Harness Handicapping Championship at the Meadowlands on April 13. - WHHC entries increased to 1,250 (Monday, February 04, 2013)
Due to popular demand and the fact that each of the first six contests of the USTA World Harness Handicapping Championship Free, Online Qualifying Series reached the limit of 1,000 contestants, the limit on entries will be increased to 1,250 for the remaining four contests starting with Northfield Park on Friday (Feb. 8) and Pompano Park on Saturday (Feb. 9).
