Five Star Prince raced in mid-pack, advanced at the half-mile pole, continued to stalk leaders before pulling even with at the top of the stretch before running away and winning the fourth race at Tampa Saturday afternoon. The 8 year old has been named theagameofskill.com Claimer of the Week and returned a whopping $55.00 to his backers with his 4 length win. Ridden by Jose Lopez, the tough veteran whipped $5,000 claimers to earn his seventh career victory as he stopped the timer at 1:18.70 for the 6 ½ furlong contest. Trained by Baltazar Galvan, the son of Five Star Day has used the Tampa oval for 6 of his 7 wins. Owned by David Posey, Five Star Prince has finished in the money (top three finishers) in 12 of 31 career races while accumulating $72,000 in lifetime earnings.
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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