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Get Hot, Stay Hot: Rendino Takes Third Straight NHC Qualifier
January 08, 2024
The man is on fire!
Monmouth Park held a $300 NHC qualifier on Saturday, January 6, and Bill Rendino of the Bronx, NY, finished in the top spot (again) with a total of $3,874.50. This was the third consecutive Monmouth contest win for Rendino, who also captured the October 6 and December 9 contests.
Rendino bested a field that included 108 entries. He turned his starting $150 bankroll into the winning total 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, Rendino takes home the first-place cash prize of $4,350. As a double NHC qualifier, Rendino earns a seat in the 2024 Pick Your Prize Handicapping Challenge on June 1. Second-place finisher Rocco Lombardi and third-place finisher Nick Fazzolari earned the two National Horseplayers Championship seats.
In total, the Top 5 finishers from Saturday are:
Finish | Name | Bankroll | Prize |
1st | Bill Rendino | $3,874.50 | $4,350+PYP Seat |
2nd | Rocco Lombardi | $2,086.50 | $1,740+NHC Seat |
3rd | Nick Fazzolari | $2,071.50 | $1,305+NHC Seat |
4th | Nick Fazzolari | $1,204.25 | $870 |
5th | Rob Ramirez | $1,141 | $435 |
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