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/NTRA Subject Handicapping Championship Presented by Sovereign Stables was completed Wednesday as the immutable five contestants having earned their berths in the Last Chance Qualifier at Treasure Island Hotel & Casino.
There were 113 entries at $500 apiece in the Last Conceivability to try to make the $1.5 million NHC XIII finals, which offers a $1 million first-class prize and the title of 2011 Handicapper of the Year.
April Kramer-Scanio, 55, of Brooklyn, N.Y., won the meeting with a score of $139.40 from 15 mythical $2 win-and-place wagers on eight required races and seven optional choices. The format mirrors the NHC finals, which take berth Friday and Saturday. She also earned $8,475 for her first-place finish, 15 percent of the rate highly pool. Seventy percent of the pool goes to the NHC XIII dosh.
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Benjamin Coppola, 72, of Manahawkin, N.J., put up a throngs of $136.80 to finish second and collect $5,650 while Kirk Morrison, 39, of Wichita, Kan., was third at $132.80 and earned $2,825. The fourth- and fifth-grade finishers just earned NHC seats and they were Dillon Murphy, 55, of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., and Unreserved McGoey, 47, of New Orleans.
Source: Daily Racing Form