The 2018 championship will be held Saturday, April 28. 

The  World Harness Handicapping Championship Presented by DerbyWars.com is the only tournament for harness players to feature a guaranteed prize pool.  Players may earn their way into the championship through participation in a qualifying tournament at a WHHC Presented by DerbyWars.com partner outlet. DerbyWars will host regular online Qualifiers for the WHHC - a complete list can be found here 

Mandatory Races: Meadowlands Race 7, Buffalo Race 8 and Vernon Race 6

W HHC FINAL FORMAT   - click here for brochure  

• $1,000 Total Fee ($700 entry fee + $300 bankroll) 

• Player's choice of seven (7) Meadowlands races plus, three (3) designated mandatory races (one each from Meadowlands, Buffalo and Vernon Downs)

• $30 minimum bet per race; $100 maximum bet

• Win, Place, Show and or  any combination of WPS wagers only

 • One (1) horse per race.
• Contestants keep all pari-mutuel winnings.
• Two (2) entries per person.

WHHC Presented by DERBYWARS.COM PRIZE STRUCTURE (based on 108 entries)  

$75,000 Guaranteed with $40,000 Grand Prize
• Payouts to the Top 10, plus players keep their bankroll

• All entry fees will be returned as prize money.
• Order of finish is based on highest accumulated pari-mutuel earnings

Hotel Information  

Holiday Inn in Hasbrouck Heights

283 Route 17 South

Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 

201-288-9600

Horseplayers that would like to see a qualifying tournament in their area are urged to contact the marketing department of their local racetrack or wagering outlet. 

·         Meadowlands Racetrack: Summer Survival Challenge – 3 WHHC seats Winners: Brady Kosic, Bill Zvara, Bud Olejniczak 

  ·         Meadowlands Racetrack: Nov 4, 2017 – March 31, 2018: Free OnlineSurvival Challenge – 3 WHHC seats:

·         Meadowlands Racetrack: Saturday, December 2, 2017: $200 Qualifier with 2 WHHC seat Winners: Mike Petruccelli & Guy Gerber

  ·         Meadowlands Racetrack: Saturday, January 20, 2018: $200 Qualifier with 2 WHHC seats: Ed Herr & Lee Stuckey

·         Meadowlands Racetrack: Saturday, February 17 - $400 contest with top 4 WHHC seats: Dustin Carlson, Dan Fusco, Miroslaw Kiczko, Frank Palmer

  ·         TVG/4NJBets: Saturday, March 3 - 3 WHHC seats Visit https://4njbets.us.betfair.com/ for details - open to all TVG/4NJBETS/PABets customers: Edward Lambert, Thomas DeSimone, James Ng, Joseph Bohnarczyk

·         Meadowlands Racetrack: Saturday, March 10 - $200 contest with 2 WHHC seats: John Steele, Larry Friedlander

            Buffalo Raceway: Saturday, March 24: $10 contest with winner going to the WHHC - for more information contact Jonathan Cramer JCramer@buffaloraceway.com : Frank Szczodrowski

·         Meadowlands Racetrack: Saturday, April 7 - $100 Last Chance contest with 2 WHHC seats: John Murphy & Lee Stuckey

           Tioga Downs - 2 WHHC Seats - March 3 & 17, 2018: Debra Marrotte, Andrew Sindoni

           Vernon Downs - 2 WHHC Seats - March 10 & 24, 2018: Bret Risi, Ryan Tyreman

DerbyWars will host regular online Qualifiers for the WHHC - a complete list can be found here  

·         Friday, October 20: Free WHHC Qualifier with one WHHC seat - winner: Gary Respecki 

·         Saturday, October 21: WHHC Qualifier with one WHHC seat: winner: Travis Foelsch

·          Saturday, October 28: WHHC Qualifier with one WHHC seat: winner: Stephen Levine 

   ·        Saturday, November 4:  WHHC Qualifier Game with one WHHC seat winner: Mark Kunen

·         Saturday, November 11: WHHC Qualifier Game with one WHHC seat winner: Mark Kunen

·         Saturday, November  18:  WHHC Qualifier Game with one WHHC seat winner: Russell Slader

·             Saturday, November 25: WHHC Qualifier Game with one WHHC seat: Shirley Kunen

·        Saturday, December 2: $10,000 WHHC Qualifier Game with two WHHC seats: Derick Giwner & Carlos Gutierrez

            Saturday, December 9: WHHC Qualifier with two WHHC seats: winner: Stan Koper & Stephen Pozzuoli

   ·        Saturday, December 16:  WHHC Qualifier Game with one WHHC seat winner: Gregg Sheehan

·          Saturday, December 23: WHHC Qualifier Game with one WHHC seat winner: Rocco Dibello

·          Saturday, December 23: WHHC Qualifier Game with one WHHC seat winner: Rocco Dibello

          Saturday, December 30: WHHC Qualifier with one WHHC seats: winner: Vince Sitoski

   ·        Saturday, January 13:  WHHC Qualifier Game with one WHHC seat winner: Matt Minger

               Saturday, January 13:  $5,000 All Harness Contest with two WHHC Seats: Stephen Levine & Stan Koper

          Saturday, January 20: WHHC Qualifier with one WHHC seats: winner: Brian Graziano

   ·        Saturday, January 25:  WHHC Qualifier Game with one WHHC seat winner: Michael Rusovick

               Saturday, January 27:  WHHC Qualifier Game with one WHHC seat winner: Kenneth Snyder

·        Saturday, February 2:  WHHC Qualifier Game with one WHHC seat winner: Stan Koper
Saturday, February 3:  WHHC Qualifier Game with one WHHC seat winner: Jeff Billings

       Saturday, February 9:  WHHC Qualifier Game with one WHHC seat winner: Del Kern

        Saturday, February 17:  WHHC Qualifier Game with four WHHC seat winners: Jim Videtic, Michael Fitzgerald, Michael Fitzgerald, Gary Machiz

        Saturday, March 9:  WHHC Qualifier Game with one WHHC seat winner: Jeff Billings

   Saturday, March 23:  WHHC Qualifier Game with one WHHC seat winner: Rick Arbiter

Saturday, March 24:  WHHC Qualifier Game with one WHHC seat winner: Jeff Collins

Complete DerbyWars Qualifierinformation can be found here
 

Harness Handicapping Champions  

2017: Harold "Sonny" Winslow

2016: Stanley Koper

2015: William Meisel

2014: Robert McMasters

2013: Jeff Klahr

2011: Wai Kwong Chen

2010: Joseph Fierro

2009: Michael Rip

2008: David Palmer

2007: Jim Famularo

2006: Scott Alberg

2005: Jim Lang