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Rene Morety Takes August 26 Super Qualifier
August 27, 2017
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Monmouth Park’s final handicapping contest of the live season was held Saturday, August 26 and the winner was Rene Morety of Jackson Heights, NY.
Morety bested a field that included 217 entries. He turned his starting $200 bankroll into $2,633.40 by betting races from Monmouth Park and Saratoga only.Contest players could only bet win, place and/or show and needed to bet a minimum of $20 per race.
By finishing first, Morety takes home the first place cash prize of $9,050. In addition, he qualifies for the 2017 Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge (as does runner-up Nick Maiuri). Finishers 3-10 qualify for the 2018 NHC in Las Vegas.
In total, the Top 10 finishers are:
Finish | Name | Bankroll | Prize |
1st | Rene Morety | $2,633.40 | $9,050, BCBC seat |
2nd | Nick Maiuri | $2,471.70 | $3,620, BCBC seat |
3rd | Mitchell Schuman | $2,448.60 | $2,715, NHC seat |
4th | Eugene DeMarzo | $1,997 | $1,810, NHC seat |
5th | George Carr | $1,656 | $905, NHC seat |
6th | Peter Smeding | $1,525 | NHC seat |
7th | Jennifer Prince | $1,310 | NHC seat |
8th | Christos Apostolos | $1,209.90 | NHC seat |
9th | Monte Engler | $1,194.75 | NHC seat |
10th | Ken Seeman | $1,176 | NHC seat |