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Justin Mustari became the youngest winner of the National Horseplayers Championship. The 26-year-old Des Plaines, Ill. resident outlasted 563 entries to win the most prestigious handicapping contest in the country. (Image: Horsephotos)

Catching 19/1 Lightning in a Bottle Makes Mustari Youngest NHC Winner

Justin Mustari will remember the name Rose’s Crystal every day for the rest of his life. He’ll remember it every time he walks into his new house and looks at the Eclipse Award on the mantle. And he’ll remember the name of the filly who made him the youngest champion […]

The National Horseplayers Championship is a three-day, ballroom blitz of handicapping races from seven tracks. The winner of the prestigious event earns an Eclipse Award and $700,000. (Image: Horsephotos.com/NTRA)

Handicapping’s Best of the Best Ride Into Las Vegas for 2021 NHC

The National Horseplayers Championship begins Friday at Bally’s in Las Vegas with a different vibe, new tracks, and fewer competitors. Changes aside, the biggest handicapping tournament in North America is moving forward 18 months after the 2020 NHC got in just under the COVID wire. Sponsored by the National Thoroughbred […]