The three-day tournament, Thursday to Saturday at Treasure Island, will offer a first-place prize of $800,000. RECORD $2.75 MILLION ESTIMATED PURSE – INCLUDING $800,000 TOP PRIZE -AND ‘HORSEPLAYER OF THE YEAR’ ECLIPSE AWARD ON THE LINE AT 17th DAILY RACING FORM/NTRA NATIONAL HANDICAPPING CHAMPIONSHIPĪ record field of at least 627 entrants will compete for the largest purse in handicapping tournament history – estimated at $2.75 million in cash and awards – and horse racing’s official title of “Horseplayer of the Year” at this weekend’s 17th Daily Racing Form/NTRA National Handicapping Championship (NHC) Presented by Racetrack Television Network and Treasure Island Las Vegas.