the official NHC 18 racetracks are Aqueduct, Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, Golden Gate Fields, Gulfstream Park Casino & Racing, Laurel Park, Oaklawn Park, Santa Anita Park, and Tampa Bay Downs.
The first round of the three-day NHC requires players to make mythical $2 win and place wagers on eight mandatory races and 10 optional races on each of the first two days (18 races per day, 36 races total), Friday and Saturday.The NHC semifinal round, for the top 10% of players entering Day 3, Sunday, is comprised of 10 optional races from the same menu with approximate post times between 9 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. PT. The Final Table, for the top 10 players, comes Sunday afternoon and is settled based on seven mandatory races with post times after approximately 1:30 p.m. PT
NHC Day 1 Mandatory Races
**** MANDATORY RACES ****
The first round of the three-day NHC requires players to make mythical $2 win and place wagers on eight mandatory races and 10 optional races on each of the first two days (18 races per day, 36 races total), Friday and Saturday.The NHC semifinal round, for the top 10% of players entering Day 3, Sunday, is comprised of 10 optional races from the same menu with approximate post times between 9 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. PT. The Final Table, for the top 10 players, comes Sunday afternoon and is settled based on seven mandatory races with post times after approximately 1:30 p.m. PT
NHC Day 1 Mandatory Races
**** MANDATORY RACES ****
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2018
| OAKLAWN | 2 | 11:57 am |
| TAMPA BAY | 7 | 12:44 pm |
| GULFSTREAM | 9 | 1:06 pm |
| GULFSTREAM | 11 | 2:08 pm |
| OAKLAWN | 9 | 3:10 pm |
| GOLDEN GATE | 7 | 3:53 pm |
| SANTA ANITA | 8 | 4:30 pm |
| SANTA ANITA | 9 | 5:00 pm |