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Samples Finishes 1st and 5th in SSC #4; Earns PYP, Invitational Spot
May 02, 2022
Monmouth Park’s fourth and final $300 Simulcast Series Challenge Qualifier was held Saturday, April 30 and the winner was Michael Samples of Vero Beach, Fl.
Samples bested a field that included 110 entries. He turned his starting $150 bankroll into $1,614 by betting races from Gulfstream, Belmont 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, Samples takes home the first-place cash prize of $4,025. In addition, he takes home a spot in the May 14 Simulcast Series Challenge Invitational as well as a seat in the $2,000 Pick Your Prize Handicapping Challenge on June 4. The rest of Saturday’s Top 10 finishers will be joining Samples in the Invitational. The Top 5 finishers in the 45-entry Invitational will select between two available NHC seats and three cash prizes.
The SSC Invitational – along with a separate $300 NHC Qualifier – will take place on Saturday, May 14.
In total, the Top 10 finishers are:
| Finish | Name | Bankroll | Prize |
| 1st | Michael Samples | $1,614 | $4,025+PYP Seat+Invitational Seat |
| 2nd | Damian Sasso | $1,371.50 | $2,875+Invitational Seat |
| 3rd | Joseph Guarino | $588 | $2,070+Invitational Seat |
| 4th | Joe Perry | $585.50 | $920+Invitational Seat |
| 5th | Michael Samples | $509.25 | $460+Invitational Seat |
| 6th | Darryl Mays | $478 | $230+Invitational Seat |
| 7th | Mark Hagenbuch | $453.75 | $230+Invitational Seat |
| 8th | Ken Jordan | $425.75 | $230+Invitational Seat |
| 9th | Bernard Reilly | $419 | $230+Invitational Seat |
| 10th | Frank D’Angelo | $361.70 | $230+Invitational Seat |
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