The Meadowlands
Racetrack’s 2013 WHHC qualifiers are set for January 19, February 23 and March
23.
The cost to enter
January’s qualifier is $200 ($100 entry plus a $100 real-money bankroll).
The format requires players to bet a minimum of $10 (Win, Place or WP wagers
only) on 10 Meadowlands races. Complete rules and entry form are
available at MeadowlandsRacetrack.com. The top two finishers will earn
spots in the WHHC with prize money to be paid out to the Top 10
finishers.
The World
Harness Handicapping Championship (WHHC) is the partnership between the
Meadowlands and the United States Trotting Association formed to create the
industry’s ultimate tournament experience. Standardbred Canada supports
the project by facilitating the participation of Canadian racing and wagering
outlets.
Limited to just 100
spots, the WHHC is a one-day tournament, with a welcome reception and warm-up
event the evening prior. Players may earn a seat in the WHHC through a
qualifying event at a partner wagering outlet or through direct buy-in ($1000)
should enough spots remain as of April 1, 2013.
In addition to the
Meadowlands, eleven racetracks and wagering outlets are conducting WHHC qualifiers
including: Balmoral Park, Maywood Park, Cal Expo, The Meadows, Twinspires.com,
Northville Downs, Buffalo Raceway, Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park, Yonkers
Raceway, Woodbine, and Northfield Park. A complete list of participating
outlets and qualifier dates can be found at MeadowlandsRacetrack.com
Also, the USTA, in conjunction with HorseTourneys.com, will conduct a free,
on-line, qualifying series of 10 tournaments on Friday and Saturday nights for
five consecutive weekends during January and February that will feature 10
different USTA member tracks. The winner of each qualifier gains a berth
($1,000 value) into the WHHC final at the Meadowlands.
Contestants can
register now for free at www.HorseTourneys.com for
the first two contests involving the Meadowlands on Friday, Jan. 18 and
Balmoral Park on Saturday, Jan. 19, but will be required to enter each
subsequent weekend’s tournaments starting on Monday at 9 a.m. (Eastern) that
week. Entries will be limited to 1,000 for each contest on a
first-come-first-serve basis.
The contest format is
a $2 Win-Place wager (with an alternate horse in case of a scratch) on each
race at the featured track that night. A complete listing of rules and
regulations is available at www.HorseTourneys.com.
Following is a
schedule with featured racetracks for the USTA Online WHHC Qualifying Series:
Date
Track
Fri. Jan. 18 Meadowlands
Sat. Jan. 19 Balmoral Park
Fri. Jan. 25 Maywood Park
Sat. Jan. 26 Cal Expo
Fri. Feb. 1 The Meadows
Sat. Feb. 2 Yonkers Raceway
Fri. Feb. 8 Northfield Park
Sat. Feb. 9 Pompano Park
Fri. Feb. 15 Northville Downs
Sat. Feb 16 Buffalo Raceway
Fri. Jan. 18 Meadowlands
Sat. Jan. 19 Balmoral Park
Fri. Jan. 25 Maywood Park
Sat. Jan. 26 Cal Expo
Fri. Feb. 1 The Meadows
Sat. Feb. 2 Yonkers Raceway
Fri. Feb. 8 Northfield Park
Sat. Feb. 9 Pompano Park
Fri. Feb. 15 Northville Downs
Sat. Feb 16 Buffalo Raceway
For more information
on how to become a WHHC partner outlet or sponsor, contact Rachel Ryan,
Meadowlands Racetrack (raryan@newmracing.com) or Kathy Wade Vlaar,
Standardbred Canada (kwvlaar@standardbredcanada.ca).
