Next Right Thing ran away from the field in the twelfth race at Churchill Downs on Thanksgiving Day and has been named the agameofskill.com Claimer of the Week. The son of Sharp Humor took command before running the initial quarter of the 6 furlong race. The colt demolished the field winning by almost 10 lengths in 1:10.11 and returning $4.60 to his backers. Trained by Gary Simms, the 4 year old’s victory in the $5,000 claiming race was the fourth win of his career. Owned by Travis Morgeson, the colt has finished in the money 10 of 14 career races and has accumulated $138,000 in lifetime earnings.
-Art Parker
The Right Thing happens at Churchill Downs
December 1, 2013 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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