Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Seasons Greetings!

As I'm not a "happy holidays" kind of guy, I hope that everyone has a safe and Merry Christmas!

My 2013 quest to qualify for a first time to the National Handicapping Championship fell short this season, officially ending this Sunday with a sub-par effort in the NHCQualify.com qualifier.

Realistically, I needed a Top 6 finish to make it to NHC XV next month, considering I slid down to 270th in the NHC Tour points standings and there were not enough tour points outside of, say, a Top 4 finish to qualify through the back door.

I plan on a richer recap to the season after Christmas, but in general come away feeling that as a part-time/weekend player, anything short of direct qualification (i.e. just winning a qualifier) is a reach, and the Tour points route is a bit of a pipe dream.

Well, at least the 2014 season starts bright and early, with the first of 4 Simulcast Series Challenges at Monmouth Park slated for Saturday, January 4!

I hope to see some of you there!

Merry Christmas!
Bill Holobowski
@NJHorseplayer

1 comment:

  1. Qualifying via points is tough but I wouldn't call it a pipe dream.
    Just look at your 2013. I think you had a good year, but not a great year, and you didn't play very many point-earning events. And you still were only a fateful decision away from qualifying via points. So hypothetically move yourself a little off good towards great, and/or play another event or two, and you could well be in.
    Happy New Year brother.

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