Qualify for the WHHC this Saturday at Meadowlands
The 2018 World Harness Handicapping Championship has a guaranteed $75,000 prize pool, and two more spots are up for grabs this Saturday (Jan. 20) in Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment’s $200 January Qualifier.
The qualifier has a $200 total fee ($100 entry plus a $100 real-money bankroll). The format requires players to bet a minimum of $10 win wagers on 10 Meadowlands races. Players can wager on more than 10 races if they so desire.
Players can register on-site Saturday up until 7:15 p.m.
DerbyWars.com is hosting an online WHHC qualifier with the winner gaining one $1,000 final seat. Details can be found at www.derbywars.com/tournaments/list/whhc.
A total of 22 people have already qualified for the World Harness Handicapping Championship presented by DerbyWars.com. A detailed list is below:
- Meadowlands Racetrack: Summer Survival Challenge –Brady Kosic, Bill Zvara, Bud Olejniczak
- Meadowlands Racetrack: Dec. 2, 2017: $200 Qualifier: Mike Petruccelli and Guy Gerber
- DerbyWars.com Oct. 20: Free WHHC Qualifier with one WHHC seat: Gary Respecki
- DerbyWars.com Oct. 21: WHHC Qualifier with one WHHC seat: Travis Foelsch
- DerbyWars.com Oct. 28: WHHC Qualifier with one WHHC seat: Stephen Levine
- DerbyWars.com Nov. 4: WHHC Qualifier Game with one WHHC seat: Mark Kunen
- DerbyWars.com Nov. 11: WHHC Qualifier Game with one WHHC seat: Mark Kunen
- DerbyWars.com Nov. 18: WHHC Qualifier Game with one WHHC seat: Russell Slader
- DerbyWars.com Nov. 25: WHHC Qualifier Game with one WHHC seat: Shirley Kunen
- DerbyWars.com Dec. 2: $10,000 WHHC Qualifier Game with two WHHC seats: Derick Giwner and Carlos Gutierrez
- DerbyWars.com Dec. 9: WHHC Qualifier with two WHHC seats: Stan Koper and Stephen Pozzuoli
- DerbyWars.com Dec. 16: WHHC Qualifier Game with one WHHC seat: Gregg Sheehan
- DerbyWars.com Dec. 23: WHHC Qualifier Game with one WHHC seat: Rocco Dibello
- DerbyWars.com Dec. 30: WHHC Qualifier with two WHHC seats: Vince Sitoski
- DerbyWars.com Jan. 13: WHHC Qualifier Game with one WHHC seat: Matt Minger
- DerbyWars.com Jan. 13: $5,000 All Harness Contest with two WHHC Seats: Stephen Levine and Stan Koper
The remaining Meadowlands contest schedule is as follows:
- Saturday, Feb. 17 – $400 contest with top four finishers winning WHHC Final seats
- Saturday, March 10 – $200 contest with top two finishers winning WHHC Final seats
- Saturday, April 7 – $100 Last Chance contest with top two finishers winning WHHC Final seats
Buffalo Raceway is hosting a WHHC Qualifier on Saturday (March 24). Tioga Downs has set qualifiers for March 3 and 17 and Vernon Downs has qualifiers on March 10 and 24 with four people in total qualifying for the WHHC presented by DerbyWars.com Final. Additional qualifiers from partner outlets will be announced in the coming weeks.
The World Harness Handicapping Championship presented by DerbyWars.com Final is scheduled for Saturday (April 28) at Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment and has a guaranteed prize pool of $75,000.
For more information on how to become a WHHC partner outlet or sponsor, contact Rachel Ryan, Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment (raryan@playmeadowlands.com) or 201.842.5015.