from Horse Player NOW

Chicago, IL — Harness Night School, the racing industry’s national online fan education program dedicated to the Standardbred set, offers a 12th session Thursday (Oct. 4) at 7 p.m. (EDT), with a focus on “Intra-Race Wagering.”

Harness Night School is FREE to all users. Set a reminder for Thursday’s session, and enter the chat room here.

During the course of Harness Night School, hosts and panelists have discussed handicapping angles in various categories that lead them to live horses, and winners. In Thursday’s fan education chat, they will offer Intra-Race (betting within the race) wagering strategies — win, place, show, exacta, trifecta and superfecta.

Previous guest chat panelists Derick Giwner and Bob Pandolfo return for this session.

Derick Giwner serves as Managing Editor of the Harness Racing division of Daily Racing Form. He currently oversees the DRF Harness Eye and Daily Harness Program print products, the www.drf.com/harness section of the www.DRF.com website, and manages the DRF Harness Twitter and Facebook pages. He has worked for Sports Eye/Harness Eye since 1996 and has served as editor of the paper since 2005. He has worn many hats in the industry, including serving as a writer, handicapper, horse owner, amateur driver, track announcer and chart-caller. In addition to serving as a chat panelist, Giwner will also present topical insights via video.

Bob Pandolfo, aka “Pandy,” has been a racing writer and handicapper for nearly 30 years. His popular “Pandycapping” column has appeared in many publications, including Daily Racing Form, and Sports Eye. He has also been published in Hoof Beats magazine, American Turf Monthly, and other publications.

The interactive chat program will be hosted by T.J. Burkett, executive editor of Hoof Beats, the official magazine of the USTA, and Tom Kelley, director of publicity and handicapper for Balmoral Park and Maywood Park.

Intra-Race Wagering Intro with Joe Kristufek, Tom Kelley and T.J. Burkett Video Link.

Harness Night School Session 11 Study Materials.

Harness Night School is FREE to all fans, and no advanced sign-up is required. The 90-minute classes will be held each Thursday at 7 p.m. (EDT) time and continue through the Oct. 25 Breeders Crown Preview. A different handicapping subject will be featured weekly as well as a look at the weekend’s major harness races on the USTA’s Strategic Wagering schedule, and a fun and informative “TK versus TJ” weekly side bet.

Title sponsor for Harness Night School is the United States Trotting Association, in conjunction with presenting sponsor and content provider Daily Racing Form. Harness Night School’s supporting sponsor is Meadowlands Racetrack. Founded by Horse Player NOW’s Joe Kristufek and Jeremy Plonk, the Night School brand has provided fan education courses throughout the racing industry over the past 20 months and has been viewed live or in archives by more than 400,000 racing enthusiasts from newbies to hardcore handicappers.

Harness Night School runs separately from the regular Tuesday editions of Night School. The Harness Night School classes will be available at three websites for the initial season — www.ustrotting.com, www.drf.com and www.horseplayernow.com. Each week, fans will receive free, downloadable study materials and be eligible to win prizes by simply registering. The courses are free to anyone from any computer.

Following each Thursday night edition of Harness Night School, fans will be directed to www.drf.com for an “After Night School Special” featuring live racing video from top national tracks such as the Meadowlands, Yonkers and Maywood, as well as expert live commentary, interactive fan chats, free giveaways and more. Fans are encouraged to join the e-mail list at www.Horseplayernow.com for updated news.

Upcoming Topics

Oct. 4 (Thursday) 7 p.m. EDT-Intra-Race Wagering
Oct. 11 (Thursday) 7 p.m. EDT-Multi-Race Wagering
Oct. 18 (Thursday) 7 p.m. EDT-Qualifiers and Eliminations
Oct. 25 (Thursday) 7 p.m. EDT-Money Management
Oct. 27 (Saturday) TBA-Breeders Crown Field Trip