Beat Byk Online NHC Challenge

Beat Byk Leaderboard

As of July 13, 2026
Please send any inquiries to hshort@ntra.com.

Name	Beat Byk	Win with Byk	Total
arthur mcnally	100	50	150
Benjamin Beychok	100	50	150
Bill Robelen	100	50	150
Christian Parker	100	50	150
Dennis Ueyama	100	50	150
Dylan Kelley	100	50	150
franklin tacher	100	50	150
Fred Dizonno	100	50	150
Fritz Brado	100	50	150
Gary Wright	100	50	150
Geoffrey Gazzuolo	100	50	150
George Smith	100	50	150
J. Bill Sosh	100	50	150
James Sherman	100	50	150
James Slowikowski	100	50	150
Jason Avila	100	50	150
Jeffrey Amster	100	50	150
Jesse Bails	100	50	150
Joanne Robelen	100	50	150
Joel Glassman	100	50	150
John Lavelle	100	50	150
John Marino	100	50	150
Keith Ryan	100	50	150
Ken Gribek	100	50	150
Kenneth Pope	100	50	150
mark Bogdanoff	100	50	150
Matt McAleer	100	50	150
Matthew Thomas	100	50	150
Michael Vito	100	50	150
Mike Mutnansky	100	50	150
Nick (Rocky) Massi	100	50	150
Rich Bieglmeier	100	50	150
Richard Moreno	100	50	150
Robert Egan	100	50	150
Sean Feld	100	50	150
Shane Kruse	100	50	150
Stephen Kronick	100	50	150
Steve Leeper	100	50	150
sylvain paulhus	100	50	150
Timothy Masek	100	50	150
Tom Brew	100	50	150
William Epp	100	50	150
William Miller	100	50	150
William Wolf	100	50	150
Tom Elliott	100	50	150
Nicholas Sandore	100	50	150
Darrell Belch	100	50	150
Tony Flaig	100	50	150
Kevin Gusinow	100	50	150
David Lindo	100	50	150
wolfgang lucki	100	50	150
Joe Pettit	100	50	150
Michael Schlobohm	100	50	150
chris seruga	100	50	150
Anthony Spinazzola	100	50	150
Mark McGuire-MO	100	50	150
Alba Herzberg	100		100
Amy Brantley	100		100
Andrew Muhlada	100		100
Anne Faulconer	100		100
Bob Jeffery	100		100
Bob Wigmore	100		100
Brett Allaire	100		100
brian tibbels	100		100
Bryan Ingram	100		100
Buck Waller	100		100
Chris Bradway	100		100
Chris Drussell	100		100
Christopher Larmey	100		100
Craig Koff	100		100
Dan Brockman	100		100
Daniel Smith	100		100
Darwin Labordo	100		100
David Battersby	100		100
David Porco	100		100
Douglas Bredar	100		100
Eric Gielata	100		100
Evans Fotos	100		100
Faith Moss	100		100
Franco Pacione	100		100
GEORGE CARR	100		100
Greg Knepper	100		100
Greg Winkler	100		100
Gus Meyers	100		100
Harriet Glassman	100		100
James Mack	100		100
James Smith	100		100
Jeff Sandler	100		100
Jeffrey Breskey	100		100
Jim Brown	100		100
Jim Goodman	100		100
Jim Murphy	100		100
John Esterbrook	100		100
John GENCIUS	100		100
Jonathan Owens	100		100
Justin Waitekus	100		100
Karen Baker	100		100
Karen cender	100		100
Lawrence Goldman	100		100
Lynn Zvara	100		100
Malcolm Esquerre	100		100
Mario Dirocco	100		100
Mark Davis	100		100
MARK RICHARDS	100		100
Michael Cirelli	100		100
Michael Domabyl	100		100
Michael Foster	100		100
Michael Wilson	100		100
Pat Murphy	100		100
Patrick Gianforte	100		100
Paul Calia	100		100
Paul Oshinski	100		100
Paul Weizer	100		100
Randy Bauer	100		100
Robert Kelly	100		100
Robert Tacher	100		100
Scott McGovern	100		100
Stanley Bavlish	100		100
Stephanie Schmidt	100		100
Steven Franckowiak	100		100
Stewart Riley	100		100
Tanya Taylor	100		100
Ted Apple	100		100
Thomas Mastandrea	100		100
Tommy Lenberg	100		100
tony calabrese	100		100
William Clark	100		100
Zachary Agamenoni	100		100
Nathan Woodward	100		100
Anthony Infante	100		100
Bill Roscoe	100		100
Mark Aylward	100		100
Ron Bacchi	100		100
Terry Bollom	100		100
Willard Collins	100		100
Dan Dehaas	100		100
George Ferdinand	100		100
Peter Hadelman	100		100
Cindy Kinsley	100		100
Mike McNamara	100		100
Dennis O'Brien	100		100
Tom O'Connor	100		100
John Rusnak	100		100
Kirk Tesar	100		100
Jeff Tyler	100		100
Alexander Nachtigal		50	50
Alvin Dufauchard		50	50
Andrea Sipple		50	50
Anson Clark		50	50
BARBARA LORDI		50	50
Barbara Small		50	50
Barry Lichtenstaedter		50	50
Bill Hahn		50	50
Bill Holobowski		50	50
Bob bandzwolek		50	50
Brandt Scholz		50	50
Brenda D'Angelo		50	50
Brian Callaghan		50	50
Brian Feldman		50	50
brian johnson		50	50
Brian Troop		50	50
bruce warren		50	50
Chad Passante		50	50
chad rivers		50	50
Cheryl Knepper		50	50
Christopher OLSSON		50	50
Christopher Pall		50	50
christopher skotz		50	50
Dale Ijames		50	50
Dave Whelihan		50	50
daven turner		50	50
David Updike		50	50
Dean Malizia		50	50
Dennis Decauwer		50	50
Dennis Desposito		50	50
Dennis Erwood		50	50
Derek Deutsch		50	50
Diane Brew		50	50
DICK ODEA		50	50
Doug Harmon		50	50
Douglas Wenzl		50	50
Edward Fitzsimons		50	50
Ellen Patrick-Leavell		50	50
Ellis Starr		50	50
Eric Astrom		50	50
eugene cahalan		50	50
Farley Brinsfield		50	50
Fitzhugh Neal		50	50
Francine Bogdanoff		50	50
Frank D'Angelo		50	50
Frank Natale		50	50
Frank Turner		50	50
Fred Bamberger		50	50
Gary Mannion		50	50
Gene Davenport		50	50
Gene Menez		50	50
Geoffrey Schutt		50	50
George Dacayanan		50	50
George Novick		50	50
Glenn Cunningham		50	50
GREG RITZA		50	50
Henry Wessel		50	50
Herb Miller		50	50
James Connor		50	50
James Gaine		50	50
James Tenner		50	50
Jamie Bulnes		50	50
Jean DEMARZO		50	50
Jeffrey Schmitz		50	50
Jennifer Sandore		50	50
Jennifer White		50	50
Jerry Mcclenin		50	50
Jesse Temple		50	50
Jim Dougherty		50	50
Jim Sciuto		50	50
Jim Stirr		50	50
Joe DeVivo		50	50
joe kasperski		50	50
Joe Maneen, Jr.		50	50
Joe Shurman		50	50
John Cleary		50	50
John Forhecz		50	50
John Herzberg		50	50
John Kosciak		50	50
John Kudla		50	50
John Mannarino		50	50
John MILLILI		50	50
Joseph Eckert		50	50
Karen Richards		50	50
Keith Ensign		50	50
Kenneth Magner		50	50
Kyle Allaire		50	50
Levi McIntosh		50	50
Linda Westrich		50	50
Lorne Weiss		50	50
Mark Henderson		50	50
mark mcguire		50	50
Mark Renney		50	50
Mark Rudy		50	50
Mark Wilgard		50	50
Matt Kasowicz		50	50
Matthew Ache		50	50
Matthew Nixon		50	50
Melissa Gielata		50	50
MICHAEL BRUNO		50	50
Michael Chavez		50	50
Michael Lindner		50	50
Michael Pink		50	50
MICHAEL SALETTA		50	50
Michelle Mount		50	50
Mike Kappel		50	50
Mike McAbee		50	50
Muggsy Kreiser		50	50
Noel Pink		50	50
Norman Pearson		50	50
Pam Piscitelli		50	50
Paul Mahre		50	50
Peter Deys		50	50
Phil Hoedebeck		50	50
Ralph Delgado		50	50
ray arsenault		50	50
Reg Young		50	50
Richard Prall		50	50
Rick Tangeman		50	50
Robbie Courtney		50	50
robert Buck		50	50
Robert Clarke		50	50
Robert Grace		50	50
Ryan Tyreman		50	50
Sam Raur		50	50
Samuel Homiack		50	50
Scott Eyraud		50	50
Sean Donovan		50	50
SEAN WILLIAMS		50	50
SHANE IRISH		50	50
Shaun Khwalsingh		50	50
Shawn Heron		50	50
Sheldon Usprech		50	50
Stephan Gravina		50	50
Steve Manner		50	50
steven cooper		50	50
Steven Unowsky		50	50
terrence ostrowski		50	50
Thomas Anderson		50	50
Thomas Bartzsch		50	50
Thomas Labordo		50	50
Thomas McNamara		50	50
Thomas O'Neill		50	50
Thomas Perrot		50	50
THOMAS RICCOBONO		50	50
Thomas Rusnak		50	50
Tim Moline		50	50
Tim Smith		50	50
Timothy Betthauser		50	50
Timothy Bockhorn		50	50
Tina Luke-Byk		50	50
TJ Sonde		50	50
Todd Hartman		50	50
tom mcnamara		50	50
Tony Fox		50	50
Trey Stiles		50	50
Vic Vickers		50	50
Vince Antonacci		50	50
Vincent Achilarre		50	50
Wes Kinman		50	50
Wes Preble		50	50
WILLIAM CASPER		50	50
William Church		50	50
William White		50	50
Yolanda Labordo		50	50
Gregory Harmon		50	50
Gary Kurtz		50	50
Kevin R McIntyre		50	50
Joe Koury		50	50
Paul Dunbar		50	50
Brian Adams		50	50
Albion Benton		50	50
Theodore Bezel		50	50
Howard Blumberg		50	50
Bo Champlin		50	50
Robert Colbert		50	50
Scott Coles		50	50
Kevin Conneran		50	50
Coleen Curley		50	50
Samuel Dearth		50	50
anthony derosa		50	50
Aaron Dobbin		50	50
Justin Fattore		50	50
Kevin Giblin		50	50
Bryan Hull		50	50
Derek Isenberg		50	50
James Kachulis		50	50
Daniel Kaplan		50	50
Brooks Lewis		50	50
Brad Lipman		50	50
Glenn Miller		50	50
Mark Pait		50	50
John Perry		50	50
davinder Sangara		50	50
lance smith		50	50
Richard Smith - New York		50	50
Fred Jr. Speck		50	50
Fabian Sultan		50	50
Ron Takasugi		50	50
Ray Unger		50	50

Beat Byk Feeder Summary

Feeder	Date	Track	Race	Byk's Pick	Winner	Type	Winners	New Qualifiers	Total Qualifiers
1	11-Jul	Horseshoe Indianapolis	12	#8 Leading Change	#8 Leading Change	Win with Byk	256	256	256
2	12-Jul	Woodbine	9	#6 Mo Cookie	#4 Ghost Me	Beat Byk	145	89	345

Official Rules

Steve Byk will pick a horse in one stakes race every Saturday and Sunday, and on Monday, September 7 during the promotional period (every weekend beginning July 11 through September 7). Each Thursday throughout the promotion, Byk will select the weekend stakes races and announce them on At the Races and on his twitter page, @Steve_Byk, for a chance to qualify to the Beat Byk NHC Online Qualifier held on September 19. Byk’s selections will be announced no later than each Friday. There will be 17 chances to qualify to the Beat Byk NHC Online Qualifier during this promotional period.
There will be a Byk alternate selection in the case his horse scratches. The alternate will be designated Byk’s pick if his first selection scratches.
Participants can go to https://www.ntra.com/beatbyk/ where they may use Byk’s selection to win the featured race or try to beat Byk by selecting another horse.
Participants who select the winning horse (either using Byk’s selection or by beating Byk) will advance to the September 19 Beat Byk Challenge Online Qualifier. Participants can win ONE entry into the September 13 NHC online qualifier awarding the NHC prize package.
Points will be calculated for alternate prizes in the Beat Byk Challenge. Participants will receive 100 points if they beat Byk and 50 points if they bet with Byk to win the featured race. The top 5-point leaders will receive HorsePlayers.com credits as prizes (1^stplace – $500 HP credit, 2^nd place -$350 HP credit, 3^rd place – $250 HP credit, 4^th place – $150 HP credit, 5^th place – $100 HP credit).
TIEBREAKER: In the event of a tie of a top 5 finishing position for the HorsePlayers.com credits, the following tie-breaker procedure will be instituted.

1. The individual selecting the most winners that beat Byk will be declared a prize winner.
2. If a tie still exists following the initial tiebreaking procedure, the top finisher with the highest cumulative bankroll of the pari-mutuel payoffs will be declared a prize winner.
3. If a tie still exists following the initial two tiebreaking procedures, there will be a coin toss to determine the prize winner.

You may submit your selection up until the scheduled post time of the selected race. Each form will be time stamped. You may make changes to your selections; however, you will need to submit your name and email again with your updated pick. If your selection scratches and you fail to change your pick, you will automatically receive Steve’s Byk’s selection.
Anyone making or changing a selection after the scheduled post time will be disqualified.
NHC Tour membership is required to compete in the September 19 Beat Byk NHC Online Qualifier. Anyone who “Beats Byk” in any of the weekly contests and is not a 2026 NHC Tour member will be able to join the 2026 NHC Tour for a special offer of only $10 (membership good through February 14, 2027). Those who “Bet with Byk” and win a spot in the NHC online qualifier by picking the winner will be required to join the Tour ($50 annual membership good through February 14, 2027) to be eligible to win the NHC spot. Memberships may not be transferred to the 2026-2027 NHC Tour.
The winner or the highest ranking NHC Tour member of the Beat Byk Online Qualifier on September 19 will represent At the Races at the 2027 NTRA National Horseplayers Championship (NHC). In addition to earning a berth at the NHC, the eligible winner of the Beat Byk Challenge will win an airfare reimbursement of $500 and a four-night complimentary stay at Horseshoe Las Vegas, the official host site of the 2027 NHC.
Participants who qualify for the September 19 Beat Byk NHC Online Qualifier will receive information on how to register for the online qualifier prior to September 19.
The NHC prize package winner will be announced after a 48-hour audit period.
The winner of the 2027 NHC will win an estimated $1,000,000 and an Eclipse Award as the Horseplayer of the Year.
No purchase necessary. A secondary prize of $250 cash will be available to the overall winner if he or she is not an NHC Tour member.

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