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Astronaut Helps Vic Stauffer Orbit Field To Win Pacific Classic Betting Challenge

Vic Stauffer, from Hot Springs, Ark., hit a $100 race 11 exacta that paid more than $45,000 to blast into the lead of Saturday's Pacific Classic Betting Challenge at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in Del Mar, Calif. Stauffer bested 115 total entries with a final bankroll of $55,820.

Todd Cady from San Diego and Roger Cettina from Rumson, N.J., finished second and third to round out the top three as both turned the $3,500 starting bankroll into over $33,000.

Stauffer wins $50,000 in cash plus $10,000 Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge entry, this year held at Del Mar on November 5 and 6. His gigantic exacta payoff in the last race featured a 24-1 winner on top of a 22-1 second-place finisher to easily move into the first place finish.

A total of seven entries to the Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge were awarded to the top seven finishers. Also awarded were 2022 National Horseplayers Championship berths plus cash prizes accumulating to $180,000 in total prizes.

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Hall Of Fame Horseplayer Wagner Among Latest NHC Qualifiers

Each week, the NTRA will provide a rundown of those who have qualified for the National Horseplayers Championship (NHC) the previous weekend. A total of four players earned automatic entries into the 2022 NHC from tournaments on Horseplayers.com.
The NHC is the most important tournament of the year for horseplayers and is the culmination of a year-long series of NTRA-sanctioned local tournaments conducted by racetracks, casino race books, off-track betting facilities, and horse racing and handicapping websites, each of which sends its top qualifiers to the national finals. The 2021 NHC is slated to take place in the Bally's Events Center from August 27-29 with the 2022 NHC set for January 28-30 at Bally's.
Last weekend 12 players gained entries into the 2022 NHC through Horseplayers.com, HorseTourneys.com, and Xpressbet contest sites. They are as follows:
Richard Pearson of San Juan Capistrano, CA has qualified for the first time.
“I'm beyond excited. I never dreamed I would actually qualify, but I'd come close (4th) the previous week,” said Pearson, who grew up in Yorkshire, England. “I was playing in a charity golf tournament when I saw I'd won, and let's just say there was a definite breach of golf course etiquette at that moment.” He bagged 17-1 Fleetridge at Tampa Bay Downs last Friday, which was among his biggest qualifying scores. Richard got a “bucket list” thrill as a part-owner of Red King with Little Red Feather Racing at last year's Breeders' Cup at Keeneland. While there, he nailed a place bet on 94-1 Hot Rod Charlie in the TVG Juvenile, which paid $51.60.
Judy Wagner of New Orleans is a member of the NHC Hall of Fame and an active participant in the success of the tournament since its early days. Judy, who won the 2001 NHC, has now qualified for the 13th time. She is a member of the NTRA Board and serves on the NHC Players Committee.
George Turner, Jr. of Middletown, MD, has qualified for his third NHC.
Blaise Guadagno of Levittown, NY, has qualified for his fifth NHC.
Dylan McIntosh of Pembroke Pines, FL, has qualified for his fourth NHC. His best tourney was the 2016 NHC when he cashed for $24,000 and a 12-place finish.
Russell Priola of South Wales, NY, who first qualified for the NHC in 2007, earned his 10th qualification last weekend.
Dale Day of Yukon, OK, is the track announcer at Remington Park. This is the first time that Day has qualified for the NHC. “It is great and I feel very fortunate to qualify in a free contest with more than 1,800 participants,” said Day, who won eight of 15 races last weekend, two of them at 10-1 and one at 15-1.
On how Day became interested in playing the horses: “I was intrigued from childhood. Seeing my grandpa with money after a trip to the races when I was in second grade, let me know there was something possibly lucrative in playing the races once I was old enough.”
Mark Heider of Laguna Hills, CA, has qualified for a second NHC after his tournament debut in 2011.
Mitchell Hiatt of Omaha, NE, has qualified for his first NHC.
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Patrick Gianforte of Cary, IL, has qualified for his 15th NHC. Last year, he cashed for $13,000 and placed 33rd overall.
Joseph Rosen of Hidden Hills, CA, earned his second qualifying spot for the 2022 NHC after qualifying on April 18 on Horseplayers.com. Joe was the 2018 NHC Rookie of the Year.
John Behnke of Golden, CO, has gained his second qualification for the 2022 NHC after getting his first one on March 12 on Horseplayers.com.

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Wood Memorial Challenge Set for Saturday

Saturday's Wood Memorial Challenge is the second-of-six $3,000 NYRA Bets live-money handicapping challenges offered in 2021.The Wood Memorial challenge, featuring a $3,000 buy-in, offers an array of prizes including a cash prize pool, one seeded $10,000 Belmont Stakes Contest Seat, and two 2022 National Handicapping Championship [NHC] seats. NYRA Handicapping Challenge entrants will be able to register and compete online in all contests via NYRA Bets. The leaderboard for all of these contests will be posted throughout the day on America's Day at the Races, produced by NYRA in partnership with FOX Sports. Registration closes for Saturday's Wood Memorial Challenge Friday, Ap. 2 at 5 p.m.

To enter and play online, contestants must be registered NYRA Bets account holders. For more info., visit www.NYRA.com/challenge.

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Del Mar Handicap Exacta Helps Espino Win Pacific Classic Betting Challenge

Sean Espino from Solana Beach, Calif., took a swing Saturday in Del Mar's Pacific Classic Betting Challenge. He hit it out of the park.

In the day's 7th Race, the regular tournament player put 4-1 shot Red King on top of odds-on favorite United in the Del Mar Handicap and played the one-way exacta for $1,000.  When it hit, he collected $12,200.

That was enough to make him the winner of the “live money” Challenge that required players to put up $4,000 with $3,000 of it wagered throughout the afternoon and the other $1,000 placed in the prize pool.

So besides his take home tally of $12,070 at the end of the day, Espino also collected $50,000 for proving best in the 150-player contest that was conducted through TVG.com. It was the first time the Challenge was held on-line.

Second in the event was Joe Regan of Marlborough, Mass., with $11,545 in winnings and an additional $20,000 from the prize pool. Third was Seth Morris of Rockville Center, N.Y., with $10,667 in bets cashed and an extra $5,000 from the pool.

Further, the top five finishers in Saturday's Challenge won free admission into the Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge (a $10,000 value to each), which offers $1-million in cash prizes.

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