Rob
Krausz, of Bronx, NY, captured the February 25 BetAmerica World Harness
Handicapping Championship Super Qualifier at the Meadowlands Racetrack.
The
Super Qualifier required contestants to place exactly ten $20 minimum win,
place, show or any combination WPS wagers on Meadowlands races.
Krausz
built his $200 bankroll into $1,400 earning him the $2,800 top cash prize and
an $800 seat in the BetAmerica World Harness Handicapping Championship on April
29 at Meadowlands Racetrack.
Krausz’s
hit on six of ten wagers with two early night scores the key to his Qualifier
win. Rob hit for $510 on #7 B Fast Eddie in Race 3 and for $1,440 on #7
One More Miracle in Race 4.
Also
earning berths into the BetAmerica World Harness Handicapping Champion Final
were Patrick O’Malley of Westbury, NY, Mark Acerra of Staten Island, NY and the
2016 WHHC champion Stan Koper, of Chicago Ridge, IL.
The official Qualifier Top 10 is below:
|
Prize $
|
Bankroll
|
First
|
Last
|
|
$2,800.00
|
$1,400.00
|
Rob
|
Krausz
|
|
$1,400.00
|
$868.00
|
Patrick
|
O'Malley
|
|
$1,050.00
|
$830.40
|
Mark
|
Acerra
|
|
$700.00
|
$796.00
|
Stan
|
Koper
|
|
$350.00
|
$647.00
|
Joe
|
Barre
|
|
$140.00
|
$567.00
|
James
|
Bohnarczyk
|
|
$140.00
|
$500.00
|
Arthur
|
Suckow
|
|
$140.00
|
$454.00
|
Guy
|
Gerber
|
|
$140.00
|
$392.00
|
Greg
|
Capece
|
|
$140.00
|
$374.00
|
Frank
|
Palmer
|
The
BetAmerica WHHC is a one-day tournament [April 29, 2017], 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 BetAmerica WHHC
contest format requires players to bet 10 races: their choice of six
Meadowlands races, plus four designated mandatory races from partner
tracks. Players keep all pari-mutuel winnings. Prize payouts are to
the Top 10, with an guaranteed prize pool of $50,000.
BetAmerica.com is
currently hosting regular online Qualifiers for the BetAmerica WHHC Entries for
the first online Qualifier are now open, with an entry fee of $35. New accounts
to BetAmerica are eligible for a $300 Sign Up Bonus.
Cal
Expo, Hoosier Park, Monticello Raceway, Northville Downs, Plainridge
Racecourse, Scioto Downs, Tioga Downs, Vernon Downs and Buffalo Raceway have
signed up to host BetAmerica World Harness Handicapping Championship
Qualifiers.
Registration
deadline is 10 p.m., Friday April 28. For the contest entry form
and complete rules visit PlayMeadowlands.com
