Chris Littlemore, a retired autoworker from Whitby, Ontario, Canada, landed two big prices Saturday to take control of the 19th NTRA National Horseplayers Championship (NHC) Presented by Racetrack Television Network, STATS Race Lens™ and Treasure Island Las Vegas with a $311.70 mythical bankroll after Day 2 of the three-day tournament at Treasure Island.
The top 10 percent of the field – the top 70 – will continue on to the Semifinal round Sunday and the subsequent top 10 will play at the Final Table to determine final placings, from $800,000 for first down to $50,000 for 10th, as well an Eclipse Award as Horseplayer of the Year. Those left outside the final cut will play in a separate $50,000 Consolation Tournament on Sunday with reset mythical bankrolls.
Littlemore, 58, landed an 18-1 winner, Holiday’s Angels, in the seventh at Oaklawn Park, and a 12-1 shot, Dano’s Dream, at Golden Gate Fields.
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