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TOC Announces Round Two of Horseplayers Tour

Round 2 of the free Thoroughbred Owners of California (TOC) Horseplayers Tour has been set for the Santa Anita card on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29.
To enter, visit the Horseplayers website and click on the sign up link.

Selections will open between 5:00 and 10:00 p.m. ET approximately 24 hours prior to the contest. The top-10 finishers will be announced after a 48-hour audit period. The top-10 finishers in each feeder round must join the NHC Tour to be able to compete in the Final Round on Dec. 26.

Additional Rounds:
Round–May 29, Santa Anita Park
Round 3–Jul. 21, Del Mar Thoroughbred Club
Round 4–Aug. 12, Del Mar Thoroughbred Club
Round 5–Sep. 2, Del Mar Thoroughbred Club
Round 6–Oct. 21, Golden Gate Fields
Final Round–Dec. 26, Santa Anita Park

For more information, including registration information and full contest rules, visit the TOC website.

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Johns Wins 2022 NHC Tour

Jay Johns of Meridian, Idaho, amassed 22,370 over the course of 34 contests in 2022 to take home the $75,000 first prize for winning the National Horseplayers Championship (NHC) Tour. The president of IHOP Restaurants (formerly International House of Pancakes) is now in the running for a $5-million bonus should he be able to add the NHC at the newly rebranded Horseshoe Las Vegas Mar. 10-12.

“It's such an honor coming out on top in this year-long tour against arguably the absolute best handicappers out there. It's quite a mind challenge on both picking horses and tournament strategy,” Johns said after learning of his victory. “I finished third last year and was determined to improve on that. I'm just happy I won and a big congrats to all those folks competing with me. They made it difficult and exciting to the very last weekend.”

Trey Stiles finished in second place with 22,019 points, while Dylan Donnelly finished in third with 21,998 points. Tim Kindlon was the top rookie finisher of the year, coming in with 17,460 points. Kindlon will be honored at the NHC Champions Dinner on Sunday, March 12 with the Jim Nace Award, named in honor of the longtime contest player who passed away in 2019. The top 20 finishers of the 2022 Tour win cash prizes. The complete 2022 Tour results can be found here.

More than 5500 NHC Tour members participated in 2022 handicapping qualifiers leading to the 2023 NHC. The 2023 NHC Tour season begins Mar. 4. To sign up for the 2023 NHC Tour, click here and for more information on the NHC Tour benefits and to view the official rules go to www.nhctour.com.

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Following NHC Disqualification, NTRA Issues Player Two-Year Suspension

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) announced Tuesday that the player disqualified from the 2022 National Horseplayers Championship (NHC) will be suspended from the NHC and NHC Tour for a period of two years. At the end of the two-year suspension, the player may request to the NTRA to be reinstated to the NHC Tour.

The suspension was issued by the NTRA following discussions and a recommendation by the NHC Players' Committee, a group of NHC players who act as a sounding board on NHC policy and rule matters. The suspension covers the 2022 and 2023 NHC Tour seasons and the 2023 and 2024 NHCs.

“Maintaining the integrity of the NHC is of the utmost importance,” said NTRA President and CEO Tom Rooney. “We look forward to making the 2022 NHC Tour and the 2023 NHC the best ever.”

According to a report in HorseRacingNation.com, the disqualified player was Jonathon Kinchen, the Fox Sports racing analyst and a tournament regular who won the NHC Tour title in 2015. Kinchen reportedly left Las Vegas to attend Saturday's Pegasus World Cup day races at Gulfstream Park in Florida and had his tournament bets made in Las Vegas by an associate.

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Kinchen Suspended From NHC Tour For Two Years

Jonathon Kinchen, winner of the 2015 NHC Tour (National Horseplayers Championship) and widely recognized from duties at NYRA and FOX television, has been suspended from the NHC and NHC Tour for a period of two years, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) announced Tuesday.

Kinchen was disqualified from the NHC after it was learned that he was not in Las Vegas in person for the competition, as required by rule.

“Maintaining the integrity of the NHC is of the utmost importance,” said NTRA President and CEO Tom Rooney. “We look forward to making the 2022 NHC Tour and the 2023 NHC the best ever.”

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