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Brian Troop, 61, of Barrie, Ontario, won the $500,000 first-place prize

NHC winner took it wire to wire
By Dave Tuley - Posted 2/1/10

LAS VEGAS - Canadian invader Brian Troop proved he wasn't cheap speed.
Troop, a 61-year-old accountant from Barrie, Ontario, had a record-setting Day 1 last Friday in the 11th running of the Daily Racing Form/NTRA National Handicapping Championship and then held off a field of 300 on Saturday at the Red Rock Resort in winning the $500,000 first-place prize and title of Handicapper of the Year.

With eye to the weather, Troop holds on in NHC
By Dave Tuley - Posted 1/30/10

LAS VEGAS - Brian Troop is an accountant by trade, but he is also a talented handicapper and weather forecaster, and he used all of his skills to win the 11th annual Daily Racing Form/NTRA National Handicapping Championship Saturday night at the Red Rock Resort.

Troop hangs on to win NHC tournament
By Dave Tuley - Posted 1/30/10

LAS VEGAS - Brian Troop, 61, of Barrie, Ontario, won the $500,000 first-place prize and title of Handicapper of the Year at the 11th annual Daily Racing Form/NTRA National Handicapping Championship Saturday night.

Troop holding on to lead by $25
By Dave Tuley - Posted 1/30/10

LAS VEGAS - Brian Troop is like the speed horse that opens up by daylight and then tries to hold on in deep stretch.

Troop maintaining NHC lead
By Dave Tuley - Posted 1/30/10

LAS VEGAS No news is good news for Brian Troop.
An hour has passed since the last scoring update with none of the contestants within striking distance of the leader of the 11th annual Daily Racing Form/NTRA National Handicapping Championship making any significant moves.

Pursuers close gap on NHC leader
By Dave Tuley - Posted 1/30/10

Brian Troop, 61, of Barrie, Ontario, held a nearly $80 lead over the rest of the field in the 11th annual Daily Racing Form/NTRA National Handicapping Championship after Friday's first day of the two-day compeititon that awards $500,000 to the winner. But the field of 300 started its pursuit in earnest on Saturday with everyone having the chance to make 15 more mythical $2 win-and-place bets.

Day 1 leader sets NHC record
By Dave Tuley - Posted 1/29/10

LAS VEGAS - Brian Troop set the record for most single-day points in Daily Racing Form/NTRA National Handicapping Championship history at the Red Rock Resort Friday, but he wasn't happy.

NHC leader setting a record pace
By Dave Tuley - Posted 1/29/10

LAS VEGAS - Brian Troop, a 61-year-old accountant from Barrie, Ontario, put up a record-setting score Friday to lead the two-day 11th annual Daily Racing Form/NTRA National Handicapping Championship.

Troop of Ontario leads NHC pack
By Dave Tuley - Posted 1/29/10

LAS VEGAS - As the first day of the 11th annual Daily Racing Form/NTRA National Handicapping Championship was dwindling down to the West Coast tracks Friday afternoon, Brian Troop of Barrie, Ontario, moved atop the leaderboard.

NHC contest begins with pair of longshots
By Dave Tuley - Posted 1/29/10

LAS VEGAS - The 11th annual Daily Racing Form/NTRA National Handicapping Championship got off to a roaring start at the Red Rock Resort here Friday morning - at least for those who fired away on the right early longshots.

Five get last-minute spots in NHC
By Dave Tuley - Posted 1/28/10

LAS VEGAS - Of the 301 horseplayers competing this weekend in the 11th annual Daily Racing Form/National Thoroughbred Racing Association National Handicapping Championship, the last five come in with the hottest recent form after qualifying in Wednesday's Last Chance Tournament at the Red Rock here.

301 horseplayers go for the big one
By Dave Tuley - Posted 1/27/10

LAS VEGAS - For the past year, since winning the Daily Racing Form/NTRA National Handicapping Championship, John Conte has been living the dream. It's the dream that will be chased by 301 horseplayers, including Conte, at the 11th National Handicapping Championship at the Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas on Friday and Saturday. The entrants qualified through tournament play over the last year; Conte was given an automatic berth as defending champion.