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Cettina Defends Home Turf at Last Chance NHC Qualifier
January 02, 2018
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Monmouth Park’s final handicapping contest of 2017 was held Saturday, December 30 and the winner was local contest fixture Roger Cettina of Rumson, NJ.
Cettina bested a field that included 188 entries. He turned his starting $150 bankroll into $3,688.35 by betting races from Gulfstream, Aqueduct 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, Cettina takes home the first place cash prize of $5,000. In addition, because he is already a double NHC Qualifier, earns an additional $2,500 in lieu of an NHC seat.
Second-place finisher Frank Sorensen and third-place finisher Stephen Luca will be joining Cettina in Las Vegas for the 2018 NHC.
In total, the Top 10 finishers are:
Finish | Name | Bankroll | Prize |
1st | Roger Cettina | $3,688.35 | $7,500 |
2nd | Frank Sorensen | $3,404.90 | $2,000, NHC seat |
3rd | Stephen Luca | $2,876.80 | $1,200 |
4th | Jerry McClenin | $1,675 | $700 |
5th | Robin Buser | $1,438.10 | $350 |
6th | Darren Yarwood | $1,168 | $150 |
7th | Frank Sorensen | $885 | $150 |
8th | John Kelsey | $835 | $150 |
9th | Brent Johnson | $820 | $150 |
10th | George Shamy | $725 | $150 |