HorseTourneys will be well represented at this weekend’s NHC. McKay Smith and Harry Furlong will be there. So will Bob Nastanovich who, we are delighted to report, will be providing updates and interviews starting Friday via the HorseTourneys Twitter feed (@HorseTourneys).
The above-mentioned three, however, are but a small percentage of what we consider our true HorseTourneys team at the NHC. We feel the true stars of this show are the players who put their pride and yes, dollars, on the line all year long. Here are all 124 of the 2018 NHC contestants who qualified through HorseTourneys. With one notable exception at the top, we are presenting them in alphabetical order:
Ed Peters (This Pelham, N.H. resident receives top billing because, as the winner of the 2017 The BIG One at Laurel, he will win a lump sum bonus from us of $500,000 if his designated, bonus-eligible entry of the two he possesses finishes Sunday on top. That would mean a total windfall of $1.3 million should Ed win.
Here are the other HorseTourneys qualifiers playing for a “mere” $800,000:
Steve Abelman
Vincent Achillare
John Agnello
Jason Alonzo
Mark Aylward
Randy Bauer
James Beaumire
Peter Behr (The BIG One)
Michael Beychok (2012 NHC Champion)
Scott Blair
Jobby Blevins
Greg Bone
Amy Brantley
Tony Brice
Rick Broth
Terrance Bushart
John Caraher
George Chute (The BIG One)
Ben Clayton
Mark Commander
David Conover
Tom Cooper
Tim Darnell (The BIG One)
Christopher Dewey
Kenneth Dobiecki
Steven Doodnauth
Peter Dresens
Matt Dugger
Jeff Einardt
Robert Engelhard
Monte Engler
Chris Fallica
John Farrar
Mark Feld
Keith Fenton
Mark Fienberg
Scott Fitzgerald
Frank Foss
Tony Fox
Dennis Gates
Brad Gerson
Bob Gianquitti
Nathaniel Gines
Michael Goodrich (2 entries–both earned at HorseTourneys)
Blaise Guadagno
Robert Henie
James Henry
Dino Herrera
Ira Hirsch
Phil Hoedebeck
William Holmes (2 entries–both earned at HorseTourneys)
Janice Houston
Timothy Hughes
Jonathan Hurd (The BIG One)
John Iannone
Eric Israel (2 entries–both earned at HorseTourneys)
Karl Jacob
Brent Johnson
Lawrence Kahlden
Gloria Kahlden
Jeannie King
Dennis Klein
Greg Knepper
Nick Kochanski (2 entries–both earned at HorseTourneys)
John Kosciak
Anthony Laurino
Ed Lawless
Gilbert Maldonado
Michael Marlaire
Robert Masterton
David McCarty
Lynn McGuire
Mike McIntyre (The BIG One)
Jonathan McKinnon
Steve McNatton
Norma Mendoza
James Michelson
Robert Montgomery
Eric Moomey (The BIG One)
Christy Moore
Charles Myers
Scott Nelson (2 entries–both earned at HorseTourneys)
John Nichols
David Nichols
G.T. Nixon
Sean Nolan
George Novick
Frank Perri
Joe Pettit
Chris Podratz (The BIG One)
Daryl Pourciau
Ernest Powers (2 entries–both earned at HorseTourneys)
Christian Pridy
Jose Raphael (2 entries–both earned at HorseTourneys)
Robert Reidy
Ed Reidy
Bernard Reilly
Michael Romano
William Roth
Geoffrey Schutt
Ken Seeman
Richard Seidl (The BIG One)
Paul Shurman
William Shurman
Dennis Spero
Pat Stich
David Sullivan
Ron Tackett
Cheryl Tayala
Tanya Taylor
Tom Timlick
Anthony Trezza
Brian Troop (2010 NHC Champion)
Rick Vasquez
Robert Wada
Michael Webb
Howard Welsh
Sarah Wiener (2 entries–both earned at HorseTourneys)
Kevin Willett (2 entries–both earned at HorseTourneys)
Joel Wincowski
Albert Wong
Gary Wright
Mike Yurczyk
Good luck to all!