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| Handicapping winner, James Reino, accepts his trophy from Suffolk OTB Director of Waging, Operations and Services, Paul Edelstein. |
James Reino of Watermill, New York is the winner of Suffolk OTB’s October 2006 Handicapping Challenge. Reino won $7,500 for his first place finish in the contest, and an all-expense paid entry into the Coast Casinos’ $1 Million Horse Player World Series, which will be held at the Orleans Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas in January 2007.
Contestants made $2 Win/Place bets on 12 races – six each at Belmont and Keeneland – on Saturday, October 14, 2006.
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| Suffolk OTB 2006 handicapping winner, James Reino. |
Reino has been a horse racing enthusiast since he was eight-years-old, when his mother took him to Belmont and he won a $2 show bet on a 20-1 horse. His favorite tracks are Belmont Park, Saratoga and Gulfstream, and he is the owner of two horses through Millstone Stables, which race at NYRA tracks. This was the third handicapping contest he has competed in at Suffolk OTB, having finished in the top five twice before. Reino wagers regularly at Suffolk OTB’s Southampton branch, and will display his trophy at the adjacent Blue Collar Bar. |
