[NTamm1215]

It's 6:50 AM PST and we're only two and a half hours away from the first contest race. The skies are cloudy and there's a bit of rain in the area, but who cares, none of us are going outside!

Last night's cocktail reception was fun though the NHC participants and the associated NTRA staff filled up the Pavilion Ballroom at Red Rock rather quickly. Mike Watchmaker filled in for Steve Crist in welcoming the players on behalf of the DRF. Red Rock Race & Sports Book Director Jason McCormick also offered a free trip to the Kentucky Derby to anyone who breaks Rich Goodall's record score from 2008.

Here are the mandatory races for today, for those of you who'd like to follow along:

GP Race 4 PT: 2:42 PM EST
GP Race 5 PT: 3:12 PM EST
Aqu Race 8 PT: 3:49 PM EST
Tam Race 9 PT: 4:08 PM EST
FG Race 8 PT: 4:55 PM EST
GG Race 4 PT: 5:15 PM EST
OP Race 9 PT: 6:11 PM EST
SA Race 7 PT: 7:07 PM EST

Jill Byrne is on-site and will be reporting for twinspires.com and HRTV, so go to the site and check it out.

Thanks for all the well wishes from everyone and I'll be back for an update after the racing ends today!

Good luck all!

NT