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Rendino Headed to Invitational, PYP after SSC#1 Win
March 03, 2020
Monmouth Park’s first $250 Simulcast Series Challenge Qualifier was held Saturday, February 29 and the winner was Bill Rendino of Bronx, NY.
Rendino bested a field that included 137 entries. He turned his starting $150 bankroll into $1,939 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 $4,600. In addition, he takes home a spot in the May 9 Simulcast Series Challenge Invitational as well as a seat in the $2,000 Pick Your Prize Handicapping Challenge on May 30. The rest of Saturday’s Top 10 finishers will be joining Rendino in the Invitational. The Top 2 finishers in the Invitational will earn a 2021 NHC seat.
Monmouth Park’s next two Simulcast Series Qualifiers are coming up on March 21 and April 25.
In total, the Top 10 finishers are:
| Finish | Name | Bankroll | Prize |
| 1st | Bill Rendino | $1,939 | $4,600+PYP Seat+Invitational Seat |
| 2nd | Paul Buttafuoco | $755.25 | $1,840+Invitational Seat |
| 3rd | Brian Fairlie | $601 | $1,104+Invitational Seat |
| 4th | Joe Perry | $590.40 | $644+Invitational Seat |
| 5th | Mark Hagenbuch | $556.50 | $322+Invitational Seat |
| 6th | Stelios Kandias | $493 | $138+Invitational Seat |
| 7th | Frank D’Angelo | $446 | $138+Invitational Seat |
| 8th | Shirley Wolff | $433.15 | $138+Invitational Seat |
| 9th | Michael Sweeney | $378.30 | $138+Invitational Seat |
| 10th | Greg Knepper | $342.90 | $138+Invitational Seat |
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