NHC XII: Winner decided on tourney's last race

[Alan07]

Friday’s mandatory races for the National Handicapping Championship on Jan. 28-29 in Las Vegas:

Aqueduct, Race 7, 3:17 PM
Tampa Bay, Race 8, 3:40 PM
Fair Grounds, Race 6, 4:10 PM
Gulfstream, Race 8, 4:25 PM
Gulfstream, Race 9, 4:55 PM
Oaklawn, Race 8, 5:44 PM
Golden Gate, Race 6, 6:15 PM
Santa Anita, Race 6, 6:36 PM

[pweizer]

Fortunately no Turf Paradise although the SA and GG races are awful.

Paul

[Kasept]

DRFInsidePost Tony Garafalo of Cincinnati was the leader with a score of $82 through the first mandatory( (AQU #7)...but there's a long way to go in #NHC

[Kasept]

DRFInsidePost #NHC leader after 3rd mandatory race (FG #6): Thomas Anderson, 54, of Burnsville, Minn. with a score of $134.60 (since increased to $163.80

[MinnSkinny]

A Big WooooooooooHooooooooooooo from Canterbury Park! Go Tom Go! (And DW get going!)

[Kasept]

Saturday’s mandatory races for the Daily Racing Form/NTRA National Handicapping Championship on Jan. 28-29 in Las Vegas:

All times Pacific
Oaklawn, Race 1, 11:05 a.m.
Aqueduct, Race 5, 11:24 a.m.
Aqueduct, Race 6, 11:52 a.m.
Gulfstream, Race 8, 1:16 p.m.
Gulfstream, Race 9 1:51 p.m.
Golden Gate, race 6, 2:45 p.m.
Oaklawn, Race 9, 3:02 p.m.
Santa Anita, Race 8, 3:36 p.m.

Contestants must play each of the above 8 races, plus 7 elective races from any of the below tracks:

Aqueduct
Tampa Bay
Gulfstream
Oaklawn
Fair Grounds
Santa Anita
Golden Gate
Turf Paradise

[MinnSkinny]

Thomas Anderson is a great guy, and a fixture at CBY. Not the most conversational, or even the most grgarious type, but a good horizontal 'capper every day. Takes his wins and losses in stride, and has been doing this for a long time. A man of few words, so don't expect a thrilling interview..........................

[Kasept]

Updated Thru Mandatory Race 8, Day 1

(Final Day 1 Standings still to come)

1 Thomas Anderson $182.00 $0.00 $182.00
2 Ron Geary $171.60 $0.00 $171.60
3 Yu Death $108.40 $0.00 $108.40
4 Russell Priola $108.00 $0.00 $108.00
5 James Templin Iii $107.00 $0.00 $107.00
6 Alan Hasher $106.60 $0.00 $106.60
7 Christopher Larmey $106.40 $0.00 $106.40
8 Mike Mayo $105.40 $0.00 $105.40
9 Jerry Barash $104.40 $0.00 $104.40
10 Steve Stupka $102.20 $0.00 $102.20
11 Alan Hoffman $99.60 $0.00 $99.60
12 Darrell Lerner $97.80 $0.00 $97.80
13 Charlie Davis $97.20 $0.00 $97.20
14 John Allunario $96.60 $0.00 $96.60
15 David Gutfreund $93.90 $0.00 $93.90
16 George Munz $92.00 $0.00 $92.00
17 Tony Garafalo $91.40 $0.00 $91.40
18 Howard Dennis $91.20 $0.00 $91.20
19 John Doyle $91.00 $0.00 $91.00
20 Fred Siu $87.60 $0.00 $87.60
21 Ricky Zimmer $86.20 $0.00 $86.20
22 Rich Nilsen $85.40 $0.00 $85.40
23 Robert Gregory $84.20 $0.00 $84.20
24 Dave Sellner $83.00 $0.00 $83.00
25 Thomas Clark $81.40 $0.00 $81.40

[Scav]

Oaklawn, Race 1, 11:05 a.m. : #2 Stamp
Aqueduct, Race 5, 11:24 a.m. : #2 Fortitude
Aqueduct, Race 6, 11:52 a.m. : #5 Mr. Hadif
Gulfstream, Race 8, 1:16 p.m. : #1 Wildcat Heiress
Gulfstream, Race 9 1:51 p.m. : #6 Wild Mia
Golden Gate, race 6, 2:45 p.m. : #8 Mississippi Gold
Oaklawn, Race 9, 3:02 p.m. : #11 Mike's Honey Bunny
Santa Anita, Race 8, 3:36 p.m. #4 Aces of Aces

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by MinnSkinny

Thomas Anderson is a great guy, and a fixture at CBY. Not the most conversational, or even the most grgarious type, but a good horizontal 'capper every day. Takes his wins and losses in stride, and has been doing this for a long time. A man of few words, so don't expect a thrilling interview..........................

NHC Day 1: Minnesota handicapper on top after 'a lot of things went my way'
By Dave Tuley

LAS VEGAS – Thomas Anderson made a lot of great picks to lead the 12th annual Daily Racing Form/NTRA National Handicapping Championship after the first day of the two-day $1.05 million tournament at the Red Rock Resort. But one thing he didn't predict was that he would have a great day. “I play the races every day and you learn to never get too confident,” said the 54-year-old salesman from Burnsville, Minn., who was playing in his first NHC after qualifying at Canterbury Park. “I just handicap and hope my work pays off. Today was just one of those days where a lot of things went my way.”

The 301 NHC finalists make 15 mythical $2 win-and-place bets each day, with eight races being mandatory and seven being player's choice, with prices capped at $42 to win and $22 to place. Anderson racked up a score of $182 as he hit seven winners and one big place price to jump into the lead early in the afternoon. “I played the races here [Red Rock's race book] last night with some friends and handicapped the mandatory races,” Anderson said, “then I came to my seat at 7 a.m. and went over the rest of the races looking for optional plays.”

Anderson excelled with those picks, starting with Dug In winning the third race at Gulfstream and paying $42 to win and $13.80 to place early in the day when not many longshots were coming in across the country. “The trainer, Carlos Martin, doesn't claim too many horses, and I liked this one moving to turf,” Anderson said. Other optional winners for Anderson were Harborplace in the fifth race at Tampa Bay Downs ($16 to win, $6.60 to place), Gleaming Lady in the ninth at Aqueduct ($21 to win, $8.20 to place), and Newsdad in the seventh at Gulfstream ($12 to win, $5.80 to place). His big place price was on Majestic Raffy in the eighth at Aqueduct ($21.40 to place). He also had three winners in the mandatory races, but none were more than 3-1.

“Almost all my optional plays were on the turf,” said Anderson, as Gleaming Lady was the only dirt winner. “That's what I like to play.”

Anderson earned $2,500 for posting the top score of the day. Ron Geary of Louisville, Ky. -- the owner of Ellis Park -- was the only contestant to make a run at Anderson and finished Day 1 with a score of $171.60. Geary, who qualified at Fairplex, earned $1,500 for his second-place finish. Yu'Min De'Ath of Henderson, Nev., who earned her berth by finishing in the Top 10 of the NHC Tour among non-qualifiers, was a distant third at $108.40 and earned $1,000.

[MinnSkinny]

Tom's down to Geary by $5.80, the 10th at SA is the last optional. Wow some guys did great today.

[Kasept]

Winner in day's final race enables John Doyle to capture NHC
By Dave Tuley

BOB NASTONOVICH INTERVIEW WITH JOHN DOYLE

LAS VEGAS – John Doyle, 49, of Scottsdale, Ariz., rallied in the last race to top a field of 301 to win the $500,000 prize and title of 2010 Handicapper of the Year at the 12th annual Daily Racing Form/NTRA National Handicapping Championship at the Red Rock Resort late Saturday afternoon.

Doyle used Dapper Gene in the 10th race at Santa Anita, the last race of the 12th annual NHC, which had a record purse of $1.05 million purse, to bypass Ron Geary of Louisville, Ky. Dapper Gene paid $13.20 to win and $5.40 to place to give Doyle a final score of $234.80 from 30 contest plays over the two-day tournament.

LEADERBOARD

1 John Doyle NHCQualify.com Scottsdale,AZ $91.00 $143.80 $234.80
2 Ron Geary Fairplex Park $171.60 $54.80 $226.40
3 Thomas Anderson Canterbury Park Burnsville,MN $182.00 $31.40 $213.40
4 Jon Cianci Surfide Race Place Seal Beach,CA $41.40 $170.20 $211.60
5 James Templin III Horsemen's Park West Chester,PA $107.00 $87.00 $194.00
6 Mark Stovall Lone Star Park Dallas,TX $37.60 $155.90 $193.50
7 Rickey Hurd Keeneland $56.80 $132.10 $188.90
8 Rich Nilsen NHCQualify.com Lexington,KY $85.40 $102.00 $187.40
9 David Gutfreund Belmont Park Chicago,IL $93.90 $91.00 $184.90
10 Jerry Barash NHCQualify.com Portland,OR $104.40 $78.60 $183.00
11 Christopher Larmey Fairplex Park Kennewick,WA $106.40 $75.40 $181.80
12 Darrell Lerner NHCQualify.com Great Neck,NY $97.80 $83.40 $181.20
13 John Lovett Surfide Race Place Escondido,CA $64.60 $112.60 $177.20
14 Joseph Perry Cross Country Challenge Hamilton,NJ $57.60 $117.40 $175.00
15 George Munz Surfide Race Place San Clemente,CA $92.00 $82.20 $174.20
16 Dorothy Barbaro NTRA July 24 $0.00 $172.70 $172.70
17 Fred Quattro Xpressbet Cheverly,MD $67.80 $104.00 $171.80
18 Alan Hoffman Xpressbet San Gabriel Blvd,CA $99.60 $71.40 $171.00
19 Ed De'Ath Red Rock (Sante Fe) Henderson,LV $67.40 $103.00 $170.40
20 Eugenia Turner Beulah $63.60 $104.40 $168.00
21 Camielle Lecroy Lone Star Park $80.40 $87.20 $167.60
22 Yu De'Ath NTRA (Top 10 Non) Henderson,NV $108.40 $57.80 $166.20
23 Michael Beychok NHCQualify.com Baton Rouge,LA $36.60 $129.00 $165.60
24 Carmine Adimando NHCQualify.com Trumbull,CT $46.40 $118.60 $165.00
25 David Mullin NHCQualify.com Palm Beach Garde,FL $18.40 $139.10 $157.50

[MISTERGEE]

I was rooting for the death brothers, Yu and Ed

[pweizer]

Originally Posted by MISTERGEE

I was rooting for the death brothers, Yu and Ed

They are not brothers. They are husband and wife.

Paul

[MISTERGEE]

oops, my bad