Debuting an expanded 150-player format in 2011, the second annual Saratoga Handicapping Tournament is set to take place Wednesday, August 10 and Thursday, August 11, at Saratoga Race Course.

With $150,000 in prize money and a trip to the Daily Racing Form/National Thoroughbred Racing Association National Handicapping Championship at stake, the Saratoga Handicapping Tournament will he held in the At the Rail pavilion overlooking the historic racetrack, with the top three finishers to represent the Spa at the January 2012 national tournament in Las Vegas.

In addition to prize money, the top three will receive airfare reimbursement and hotel accommodations for the DRF/NTRA tournament, courtesy of The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA).

First place in the two-day tournament is worth $75,000 and cash prizes will be offered to all of the Top 15 finishers.  Additionally, the leader after Day One, and the contestant with the highest Day Two bankroll, will each receive $1,500.

As an added bonus, NYRA will host a cocktail reception for contestants and their paid guests at The Post, the open-air bar adjacent to the paddock, on the first night of the tournament. A buffet lunch will be provided to players both days in the At the Rail pavilion.

Entry fee for the inaugural Saratoga Handicapping Tournament is $1,000 with all entry fees returned as prize money. One entry per contestant only. Contest tracks on Wednesday, August 10 will be Saratoga, Delaware Park and the first three races at Del Mar. On Thursday, August 11, tracks will be Saratoga, Arlington Park and Calder Race Course. 

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