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Gwyn Houston Takes Down Record Field in Haskell Handicapping Challenge
July 27, 2023
Monmouth Park held its third-annual $1,000 Haskell Handicapping Challenge on Saturday, July 22 and Gwyn Houston finished in the top spot with a total of $7,100.
Houston bested a field that included a record 265 entries. He turned his starting $500 bankroll into the winning total by betting races from Monmouth Park only. Contest players could only bet win, place, show, exacta and double and needed to bet a minimum of $100 per race.
By finishing first, Houston takes home the first-place cash prize of $17,000. Houston also won a seat into the 2023 Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge. In total, eight BCBC seats and two NHC seats were awarded to the Top 10 finishers – in addition to cash prizes to the Top 5.
In total, the Top 5 finishers from Saturday are:
| Finish | Name | Bankroll | Prize |
| 1st | Gwyn Houston | $7,100 | $17,000+BCBC Seat |
| 2nd | William Epp | $6,004.80 | $10,000+BCBC Seat |
| 3rd | Frank Polk | $5,302.40 | $6,000+NHC Seat |
| 4th | Frank Fosbre | $4,861 | $5,000+BCBC Seat |
| 5th | Michael Somich | $4,860 | $2,500+BCBC Seat |
| 6th | Robert Engelhard | $4,710.50 | BCBC Seat |
| 7th | Tony Zhou | $4,704 | BCBC Seat |
| 8th | Anthony Montedoro | $4,040.50 | BCBC Seat |
| 9th | David Browning | $3,103.40 | NHC Seat |
| 10th | Michael Caposio | $3,052 | BCBC Seat |
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