NHC Shenanigans

[tc]

Anybody have any additional details regarding the following?


NTRA Suspends Three Players from the NTRA National Horseplayers Championship

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) today announced that three players, who had five entries at the 2023 National Horseplayers Championship (NHC), have been suspended from the NHC and NHC Tour for a period of two years.

The suspension was issued following discussions and input from the NHC Auditing Committee and 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 2023 and 2024 NHC Tour seasons and the 2024 and 2025 NHCs. At the end of the two-year suspension, the players may request to the NTRA to be reinstated to the NHC Tour. At that time, the Players' Committee will reconvene for further deliberation.

“Protecting the integrity of the NHC against wrongdoing is the highest priority for the NTRA. This includes collusion to gain an unfair advantage over the rest of the field,” said NTRA President and CEO Tom Rooney.

The NTRA publishes each player’s selections on its website following the conclusion of the NHC. In this instance, an individual brought an allegation of collusion to the attention of NHC auditors after reviewing the players’ selections on the NTRA’s website. The NTRA investigated and corroborated the claim.

The NTRA will continue to advance protocols and auditing procedures to ensure a fair and level playing field for the thousands of horseplayers who comprise the NHC Tour and compete at the world’s most prestigious handicapping contest.

[cherokeescot]

TC , I’m sure you’ve seen all the chatter on Twitter asking them to name the offenders . But so far NHC are sticking by their original statement

[1hooper]

Names are out.
Neil Downs
Jack Goff
Bo Nehr

[5wide]

Jul 6, 2023 18:59:26 GMT -5 1hooper said:

Names are out.
Neil Downs
Jack Goff
Bo Nehr

Link?

[merasmag]

pretty funny

[merasmag]

not funny (sorry if u have to ask why this belongs on this thread)
harnessracingupdate.com/2022/12/22/horse-racing-in-illinois-dying-while-waiting-for-hawthorne-racino-to-be-built/

[tc]

here is a link with some more discussion:

www.paceadvantage.com/forum/showthread.php?t=177210

[merasmag]

the hawthorne connection was obvious to me within 5 minutes of digging.

www.ntra.com/statement-from-the-ntra-on-the-nhc/

[merasmag]

i wonder what's gonna happen to these guys tonight
probably on their way to texas

[Badactor]

I was never a fan of NHC... bring back HPWS!

[5wide]

www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/ntra-releases-names-of-disqualified-nhc-players/

[tc]

I don't really understand this.

Anybody who has attended this event even once knows that people play in teams all the time.  They collaborate on selections, co-own entries etc.

What exactly is the issue with them having the exact same picks? Would they have been disqualified had they not finished in the money? Would the NTRA have even noticed had they not been alerted by somebody outside the organization who noticed the exact same picks across multiple entries?

I must admit I haven't been following this closely so I may have missed some important details but it does not seem out of the ordinary from what I've seen and heard at past NHCs.

This is why I totally support making all selections public for all tournaments after the tourney has been completed.  Complete transparency is always the best approach.

Somebody clue me in please.

[eye123]

One of the three(Jordan Jayne) is sitting pretty in the WSOP...through day 2 in 425th (record # of entrants with registration still open)


425
United States Jordan Jayne
240,000
+145,900
Lisle
IL
US