Date revised for World Harness Handicapping Championship
The 2019 World Harness Handicapping Championship presented by DerbyWars.com — offering a record $150,000 prize pool — has been pushed back a week to Saturday, April 13. The adjustment will ensure all partner outlets enough time to run their qualifiers and allow players more time to buy-in.
The World Harness Handicapping Championship presented by is a one-day tournament with a welcome reception the evening prior.
Players that did not earn a seat through a qualifying event can directly buy in for $1,300. The $1,300 entry fee includes a $300 bankroll, with the remaining $1,000 going to the prize pool. The $150,000 prize pool is based on an estimated 150 entries. The WHHC contest format requires players to bet 10 races: their choice of seven Meadowlands races, plus three designated mandatory races. Players keep all pari-mutuel winnings. Prize payouts are to the top 10.
This Saturday, the Meadowlands hosts its next WHHC Qualifier. Four spots are up for grabs in the $400 Qualifier ($200 entry plus a $200 real-money bankroll). The format requires players to bet a minimum of $20 Win, Place, Show or any combination of WPS wagers on 10 Meadowlands races. Players can wager on more than 10 races if they so desire. Register on-site Saturday up until 7:15 p.m.
DerbyWars will host regular online ualifiers for the WHHC every Saturday through March. Players can qualify for as little as $22. View a list of online WHHC qualifiers.
Club Hawthorne will be hosting two WHHC Qualifiers on Feb. 15 and 16 with three seats into the Championship. Details can be found at www.HawthorneRaceCourse.com/Contest.
TVG/4NJBets will host three WHHC Qualifiers (one each in January, February and March) with six total spots given away into the World Harness Handicapping Championship presented by DerbyWars.com .
For online qualifying on DerbyWars.com, players may contact support@derbywars.com.