Darren
Yarwood of Garden City, NY, captured the March 19 World Harness Handicapping
Championship Qualifier at the Meadowlands Racetrack.
The
$200 Qualifier required contestants to place at least ten $10 minimum win,
place and/or show wagers on Meadowlands races.
Yarwood
cashed 6 times and built his $100 bankroll to $469.10 earning him the $1,344
top cash prize and an $800 seat in the World Harness Handicapping Championship
on April 30 at Meadowlands Racetrack.
Gary
Scogna of Carmel, NY also earned a berth into the World Harness Handicapping
Champion Final. He wagered his $95 bankroll on Southwind Indy in Race 12 at the
Meadowlands and cashed for $408.50, propelling him to second place.
The
top five contest finishers were:
|
Place
|
Prize $
|
Bankroll
|
First
|
Last
|
State
|
|
1
|
$1,344
|
$469.10
|
Darren
|
Yarwood
|
NY
|
|
2
|
$704
|
$408.50
|
Gary
|
Scogna
|
NY
|
|
3
|
$544
|
$364
|
Rich
|
Preziotti
|
NJ
|
|
4
|
$384
|
$152
|
David
|
Conover
|
|
|
5
|
$224
|
$135
|
John
|
Christiansen
|
NJ
|
The WHHC is a partnership between
Meadowlands Racing and Entertainment and the United States Trotting Association
formed to create the industry’s ultimate tournament experience.
Standardbred Canada supports the project by facilitating the participation of
Canadian racing and wagering outlets.
The WHHC is a one-day tournament [April 30,
2016], with a welcome reception the evening prior. Players that did not
earn a seat through a qualifying event can directly buy-in for $800. The
WHHC contest format requires players to bet 10 races: their choice of seven
Meadowlands races, plus three designated mandatory races from partner
tracks. Players keep all pari-mutuel winnings. Prize payouts are to
the Top 10, with an estimated prize pool of $50,000 *
In addition to the Meadowlands, Tioga &
Vernon Downs, Hawthorne, BetAmerica.com, The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, the
USTA via BetAmerica.com and Buffalo Raceway are all WHHC partners.
