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Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Three Win Seats to 2017 NHC

Lucas VanZandt, of Berlin, CT, captured the February 20th National Handicapping Championship Qualifier at the Meadowlands Racetrack.  The $400 no-takeout contest attracted a field of 128 players representing seven different states.  All entry fees were added to the prize pool of $25,600.

 The Meadowlands NHC Qualifier required each contestant to make at least ten $20 minimum W/P/S or WPS bets on their choice of races from Gulfstream, Aqueduct, Fair Grounds and Oaklawn. 

VanZandt built his $200 bankroll into $4,416 earning him the $10,240 top cash prize and seat in the 2017 NHC Final in Las Vegas.  He captured the top spot in the last and final contest race from Fair Grounds, placing his entire bankroll of $920 to win on #11 Mr. Justright, who won at odds of nearly 4-1.

Also earning berths into the National Handicapping Championship Final were Paul Vinges of Basking Ridge, NJ and Bart Fooden of Point Lookout, NY. 

The top ten finishers along with contest prize payouts are below.

Finish
Prize Winnings
Bankroll
First
Last
City
State
1st
$10,240.00
$4,416.00
Lucas
VanZandt
Berlin
CT
2nd
$5,120.00
$2,388.80
Paul
Vinges
Basking Ridge
NJ
3rd
$2,560.00
$2,309.80
Bart
Fooden
Point Lookout
NY
4th
$1,920.00
$2,112.00
Rob
Ramirez
Ronkonkoma
NY
5th
$1,280.00
$1,424.00
Terry
Flanagan
S. Orange
NJ
6th
$896.00
$1,302.50
Lucas
VanZandt
Berlin
CT
7th
$889.00
$967.60
Joe
Korvy
Douglassville
PA
8th
$889.00
$800.00
Roger
Cettina
Rumson
NJ
9th
$889.00
$571.00
Mike
McIntyre
Massillon
OH
10th
$889.00
$450.10
Paul
Caltagirone
Manchester
NJ