One King’s Man came from off the pace to win the seventh at Churchill Downs last Friday and has been named the agameofskill.com Claimer of the Week. The 4 year old stayed near the rear of the field and began to move when the group of $50,000 claimers got to the quarter pole. The gelding made his move and was even with the leader at the furlong marker, and then proceeded to get to the wire first by a length. Shaun Bridgmohan rode the winner to his sixth career victory in a time of 1:36.98 for a mile. It was the first effort for the son of K One King as a member of the Brad Cox barn. The trainer claimed him out of his last race for $40,000. Owned by Lucky 7 Stable, the Louisiana bred has now earned more than $200,000 in lifetime earnings from 24 starts. One King’s Man has finished in the money 16 times.
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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