Edward Herr of Ocean, New Jersey, captured the January 20th World Harness Handicapping Championship Qualifier presented by DerbyWars.com at the Meadowlands Racetrack.
Herr used his final had $154 to win on 6-1 Continual Hanover in Race 14. He cashed for $1,016.40, earning him the $1,638 top cash prize and a $1,000 seat in the WHHC Final April 28, 2018 at the Meadowlands Racetrack.
Lee Stuckey of Newark, New Jersey, also qualified for the April 28th Final with his second place finish in Saturday's contest. Stuckey had a $256 lead going into the final Meadowlands race. He managed to hang for second on with a final bankroll of $967.
The $200 Qualifier required contestants to place at least ten $10 minimum win wagers on Meadowlands races.
The top five contest finishers were:
Place |
Prize $ |
Bankroll |
First |
Last |
1 |
$1,638 + $1,000 WHHC Seat |
$1,016.40 |
Ed |
Herr |
2 |
$858 + $1,000 WHHC Seat |
$967 |
Lee |
Stuckey |
3 |
$663 |
$679.80 |
Del |
Kern |
4 |
$468 |
$651.60 |
Rick |
Arbiter |
5 |
$273 |
$448 |
Stan |
Lubowicki |
The WHHC presented by DerbyWars.com is a one-day tournament [April 28, 2018], with a welcome reception the evening prior. Players that did not earn a seat through a qualifying event can directly buy-in for $1,000. The 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 a guaranteed prize pool of $75,000.
DerbyWars.com is currently hosting regular online Qualifiers for the Final. For more information visit https://www.derbywars.com/
For more information on the World Harness Handicapping Championship presented by DerbyWars.com can be found at PlayMeadowlands.com
BIG M PICK 10 PLAYERS SURVIVING QUITE WELL
The Meadowlands' 20-Cent Survivor Pick 10 wager may no longer be new, but based on the bet’s pool totals and payoffs, it continues to shine.
On Saturday, Jan. 20, the wager’s total pool moved past the $20,000 mark for the third time since the bet’s inception on Nov. 4. A total of $21,653 was poured into the pot and one superb handicapper who ‘survived’ seven races – which included winners who scored at odds of 33-1 and 23-1 – was rewarded with a payout of $18,404.80.
Even when the total pool isn’t sky high, the payout can still be huge. The Friday, Jan. 12 pool saw $15,204 in wagers, and when the bet concluded when they hit the wire in Race 6, one shrewd player walked away with $12,920.56. It should be noted that some of the money earmarked for the Pick 10 may have instead been bet into the Pick 5 pool, which exploded to over $250,000 with the enticement of a $28,000 carryover that night.
The Big M’s signature wager, the Pick 4, averaged a little over $80,000 per night in action over last weekend, with Saturday’s winners – despite having a 2-1 shot and a 5-2 shot win the middle two legs of the sequence – walking away with $2,022.60 for a 50-cent bet.
DON’T LEAVE EARLY: The carryover for the Late 20-Cent Jackpot Super High Five – which requires a single-ticket winner to rake the pot – stands at $75,102.54. … Racing continues Friday night at the Big M at 6:35 p.m.
Dave Little