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Kevin Harrell Captures Aqueduct Pick 6 To Earn NHC Berth In Indiana Grand Qualifier

Kevin Harrell of Marion, Ind. topped a field of 135 entries in the National Horseplayers Championship (NHC) Qualifier held at Indiana Grand Racing & Casino Saturday, Dec. 4. Harrell completed the contest with a bankroll of $2,851.75 in his win.

“I hit the Pick 6 at Aqueduct and that's what put me in the lead,” said Harrell, who is in software sales for health care. “After that, I only made one bet just in case someone came in later and took me off the top.”

Harrell plays in the NHC annually and received a trip to the NHC Finals set for Bally's in Las Vegas Jan. 28 – 30, 2022. The win at Indiana Grand was his second seat, so he has a double shot at a share of the $2.7 million in prize money for the final. This year will mark the fourth time Harrell has qualified for the NHC Final.

In addition to advancing, Harrell received $4,000 in prize money along with a $500 travel stipend to Vegas. By winning the Indiana Grand tournament, his hotel and entry fees for the finals are covered.

The top four advanced to the NHC Finals from the Indiana Grand Qualifier. Also heading to Vegas will be Rich Pawlowski of Pennsylvania, who won $3,000 for second place with a bankroll of $2,707.50; Greg Gass of Zionsville, Ind. who won $2,000 for third place with a bankroll of $1,766.00; and Steven Simonovic of Wisconsin who won $1,000 for fourth place with a bankroll of $1,483. All players received an additional $500 for travel to Vegas along with hotel and tournament fees paid by Indiana Grand.

“I've qualified in the past, but this is my first seat this year,” said Pawlowski. “I actually started out with two entries and at the last minute, went up and bought a third one before the deadline. That third one is the one that got me into second.”

Gass, who is a regular player in the NHC Qualifiers at Indiana Grand, adds his seat in the final to a previously earned seat for the 2022 event. He only played on one account to advance. This will be his second season advancing to the NHC Final.

Simonovic traveled by car all the way from Wisconsin with hopes of picking up a seat for the final. The event in January will be his sixth time qualifying for the final and he will also have two seats to play when the event kicks off at Las Vegas in January.

Of the 135 entries for the NHC Qualifier at Indiana Grand, players came in from 19 states for the tournament, which was a $500 live money event. The contest included races from 11 different racetracks featuring more than 90 races as options in the contest format.

The 20th season of Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing is set to resume Tuesday, April 19 and run through Wednesday, Nov. 23. Racing will be held Monday through Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. with Thursday racing beginning at 3:30 p.m. A total of 12 Saturday racing programs will be held in 2022. For more information on events and racing, go to www.indianagrand.com.

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Gulfstream Rainbow 6 Jackpot Pool Guaranteed At $250,000 For Wednesday’s Card

The 20-cent Rainbow 6 gross jackpot pool will be guaranteed at $250,000 at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla., when racing action resumes on Wednesday with a 10-race program on which three-time defending Championship Meet titlist Irad Ortiz Jr. will make his seasonal debut.

The Rainbow 6 sequence will span Races 5-10, including the 1 1/16-mile optional claiming allowance feature on turf in Race 9. Ortiz, who is scheduled to ride in five races Wednesday, has been named to ride Roger Attfield-trained Sweet Serenade, a 3-year-old daughter of Tonalist, who has never been off the board in five career starts.

Ortiz rode a record 140 winners during the 2020-2021 Championship Meet.

The Rainbow 6 jackpot is paid out when there is a single unique ticket sold with all six winners. On days when there is no unique ticket, 70 percent of that day's pool goes back to those bettors holding tickets with the most winners, while 30 percent is carried over to the jackpot pool.

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Pick 6 Carryover Of $87,097 For Thursday’s Card At Aqueduct

Thursday's card will be bolstered by a Pick 6 carryover of $87,097 as the multi-race wager went unsolved on Sunday at Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park, N.Y.

The $1 Pick 6 returned $127.25 to bettors who selected 4-of-6 winners correctly.

Sunday's sequence kicked off in Race 5 with Bank Sting [No. 4, $7.90] capturing the $150,000 NYSSS Staten Island under Dylan Davis for trainer John Terranova which was followed by Spettro [No. 15, $14.20] overcoming a wide draw to graduate in Race 6, a 1 1/16-mile inner turf test for state-bred juvenile fillies under Hall of Famer Javier Castellano for Tom Morley.

Agility [No. 9, $5.70] prevailed as the 9-5 mutuel favorite in Race 7, a 6 ½-furlong state-bred maiden special weight, with Manny Franco up for Jorge Abreu. The Christophe Clement-conditioned Panster [No. 2, $5.70] provided Castellano his second win in the sequence in Race 8, guiding the mutuel favorite to victory in the six-furlong state-bred outer turf allowance.

Justintimeforwine [No. 3, $103] staved off Tackle and Brazillionaire to win a 1 1/16-mile inner turf claiming tilt in Race 9 to provide the biggest price of the sequence. Luis Rodriguez Castro engineered the upset for Patrick Reynolds.

With the Pick 6 carryover already guaranteed, Lobsta [No. 11, $58] clawed his way to victory in the $150,000 NYSSS Thunder Rumble to close out the Big A fall meet in Race 10. Castellano guided the winner for Gary Sciacca.

Thursday's Pick 6 kicks off in Race 3 at 1:44 p.m. Eastern. First post on the eight-race card is 12:50 p.m.

NYRA Bets is the official wagering platform of Aqueduct, and the best way to bet every race of the winter meet. Available to horseplayers nationwide, the NYRA Bets app is available for download today on iOS and Android at www.NYRABets.com.

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Hong Kong Racing Study Guide: After Name Change, Naboo Attack On The Upswing In Time For Hong Kong Sprint

The Group 1 Longines Hong Kong Sprint will not be run until Sunday, Dec. 12 but I have already made up my mind. Naboo Attack is my choice regardless of the post position draw and it will be his first stakes win of any kind.

Naboo Attack won five of seven starts in Australia when he was known as Command N'Conquer. He shipped to Hong Kong and did not make his debut until May 30 of this year in a class 2 handicap. Carrying a feathery 117 pounds (he weighs over 1,360 pounds!), he pounced on the leaders and won going away in 1:07.92 seconds with Vincent Ho aboard.

Rested for the summer, David Hayes had him out the first week of this year's racing season and he faced 95+ handicap foes with an even lighter impost of 113 pounds. Despite a slower pace, he dominated by a length in 1:08.11. Since his rating was only increased by 10 points off that win, he was still eligible for class 2 company and he faced them on Sept. 26.

However, he had to carry 133 pounds and with the rail way out at the C+3 position, he was far back early. Turning for home, Zac Purton knew swinging wide would not work so he picked his way through traffic down on the inside to get up for second. Even with his massive size, Naboo Attack showed he is nimble enough to run between horses and considering the weight he carried and trip he endured, it was a stakes-quality effort.

The only real blemish on his record was his stakes debut at Sha Tin in the Premier Bowl Handicap (G2). Carrying 114 pounds and sent off as the second choice in the wagering, Naboo Attack — with his fourth different rider in four races in Hong Kong — had trouble down the backstretch out of the gate which kept him stuck down on the inside. When he looked for room turning for home, the hole closed and for the first time did not show his lethal, late kick.

Undaunted, Hayes brought him back five weeks later for the BOCHK Jockey Club Sprint (G2) and the big guy was back. Carrying 123 pounds and Zac Purton, he languished far back early with a first 400 meters run in 24.73 seconds and then began to catch up. A second 400-meter section in 21.55 seconds got him into contention and through the stretch he passed all but the red-hot Lucky Patch. His final time of 1:08.11 was good enough to win this race most years and he gets Karis Teetan who rode him to victory back in September.

Of the local sprinters, I feel Naboo Attack is the best and still has some upside. He ran sub 22-second last 400-meter sectionals in three of his four starts this season and can shade 1:08 on any day. The Japanese contingent is led by the defending champion Danon Smash and will be tough as always but local sprinters have won six of the last seven runnings and horses like Naboo Attack and Lucky Patch have emerged as a new generation of domestic stars.

A word of caution: fasten your seatbelts since this race will not be decided until the final strides.

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