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Ed Wright Captures 5th and Final SSC Qualifier of 2018
April 30, 2018
Monmouth Park’s fifth and final Simulcast Series Challenge qualifier of 2018 was held Saturday, April 28 and the winner was Ed Wright of Brooklyn, NY.
Wright bested a field that included 134 entries. He turned his starting $150 bankroll into $1,030.60 by betting races from Gulfstream, Belmont and Laurel.Contest players could only bet win, place and/or show and needed to bet a minimum of $15 per race.
By finishing first, Wright takes home the first place cash prize of $4,200. In addition, in something new for the 2018 SSC, Wright earned a seat in Monmouth Park’s $2,000 Pick Your Prize Handicapping Challenge on June 2.
In addition, Wright along with the rest of Sunday’s Top 10 advance to the SSC Invitational on Saturday, May 12. The Top 5 finishers of that contest will select in order from a prize pool that includes 2 NHC seats and 3 Pick Your Prize seats.
In total, the Top 10 finishers are:
| Finish | Name | Bankroll | Prize |
| 1st | Ed Wright | $1,030.60 | $4,200+PYP seat+Invitational Seat |
| 2nd | Bill Rendino | $1,017.50 | $1,680+Invitational Seat |
| 3rd | Greg Knepper | $901.80 | $1,008+Invitational Seat |
| 4th | Brian Fairlie | $880.40 | $588+Invitational Seat |
| 5th | Lou Filoso | $800.50 | $294+Invitational Seat |
| 6th | Lou Filoso | $714.25 | $126+Invitational Seat |
| 7th | Art Veglia | $606.75 | $126+Invitational Seat |
| 8th | M. Devanathan | $584.50 | $126+Invitational Seat |
| 9th | Ralph Magnetti | $523.50 | $126+Invitational Seat |
| 10th | Joe Scanio | $488.70 | $126+Invitational Seat |
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