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Vail Wins Simulcast Series Challenge #2
March 02, 2019
Monmouth Park’s second $250 Simulcast Series Challenge Qualifier was held Saturday, March 2 and the winner was John Vail III of Lyndhurst, NJ.
Vail bested a field that included 142 entries. He turned his starting $150 bankroll into $1,017 by betting races from Aqueduct, Gulfstream and Tampa Bay. Contest players could only bet win, place and/or show and needed to bet a minimum of $15 per race.
By finishing first, Vail takes home the first-place cash prize of $7,100. In addition, he takes home a spot in the May 11 Simulcast Series Challenge Invitational as well as a seat in the $2,000 Pick Your Prize Handicapping Challenge on June 1. The rest of Saturday’s Top 10 finishers will be joining Vail in the Invitational. The Top 2 finishers in the Invitational will earn a 2020 NHC seat.
Saturday’s qualifier was the second of four 0% Takeout Bankroll Builder qualifiers in the SSC. Monmouth Park’s next handicapping contest is coming up on Saturday, March 30.
In total, the Top 10 finishers are:
| Finish | Name | Bankroll | Prize |
| 1st | John Vail III | $1,017 | $7,100+PYP Seat+Invitational Seat |
| 2nd | Lou Filoso | $922.60 | $2,840+Invitational Seat |
| 3rd | Roger Cettina | $640 | $1,704+Invitational Seat |
| 4th | Jennifer Prince | $629.25 | $994+Invitational Seat |
| 5th | Al Squillante | $600.50 | $497+Invitational Seat |
| 6th | Tony Kite | $563.80 | $213+Invitational Seat |
| 7th | Damiano Sasso | $533.75 | $213+Invitational Seat |
| 8th | Eugene Borcan | $410.50 | $213+Invitational Seat |
| 9th | John Faulhabel | $360.50 | $213+Invitational Seat |
| 10th | Stanley Lue | $313.75 | $213+Invitational Seat |
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