Ninety Degrees took command after a half mile and ran on to win like a favorite should in the fourth race at Suffolk Downs last Monday, and has been named the agameofskill.com Claimer of the Week. The chestnut mare returned $3.40 to her backers and stopped the timer in 1:12.62 for 6 furlongs. The 5 year old claimed her 11th career victory in defeating the $6,250 starter allowance field and was ridden by Chelsey Keiser. Sired by Grade One winner Latent Heat, the mare is trained by Elizabeth Lezell and owned by Mark Fallon. In her career Ninety Degrees has been to the post 35 times, has finished in the money 18 times with $135,000 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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