For just a moment Monday morning, the old anxiety rose inside Todd Pletcher as he watched Kentucky Derby champion Always Dreaming bounce onto the track at Pimlico Race Course. As he had been in his first days at Churchill Downs in preparing for the Derby, the willful colt was so excited that he seemed ready to…
About EditorRich Nilsen is a 20-time qualifier to the National Horseplayers Championship (NHC), an event he has cashed in 5 times. He was the first player to finish in the top 10 of the NHC twice. A former executive with Brisnet.com and member of the NHC Players’ Committee, Rich is a graduate of the UofL Equine Business Program and is founder of AGameofSkill.com, a site devoted to horse racing education and promotion. He was elected into the NHC Hall of Fame in 2025.
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