Closing from mid-pack and getting to the wire in the final strides, Fine won the first race at Presque Isle Downs last Wednesday night and has been named the agameofskill.com Claimer of the Week. The 5 year old gelding notched his seventh career victory over $7,500 claimers and returned a whopping $51.00 to his backers. The son of Flatter covered the one mile and 70 yards in 1:44.02 over the Tapeta surface. Fine was ridden by Nathan Vickers and is trained by Crystal Cain. He has finished in the money 15 times from 32 career outings. Fine is owned by Fred Richison and has earned $125,000 in his career.
A “Fine” performance claims weekly honors
July 13, 2014 by Leave a Comment
About EditorRich Nilsen is an 18-time qualifier to the National Horseplayers Championship (NHC), an event he has cashed in four times. He was the first player to finish in the top 10 of the NHC twice. A former executive with Brisnet.com and a member of the NHC Players’ Committee, Rich is a graduate of the University of Louisville Equine Business Program and is founder of AGameofSkill.com, a site devoted to horse racing education and promotion.
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