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Clay Sanders Finishers 1st and 7th in $800 Monmouth/Saratoga Contest

August 28, 2025

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Monmouth Park’s $800 Handicapping Challenge on Saturday, August 23 saw Clay Sanders atop the leaderboard.

Sanders’ $7,773.75 bankroll was best of 244 total entries. As a result of finishing seventh with his second entry, Sanders exited Saturday’s contest with a prize haul made up of a  Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge seat, a National Horseplayers Championship seat and $16,544.

In total, Saturday’s contest awarded four BCBC seats, three seats to the NHC and $40,476 cash.

Contest players could participate on-site at Monmouth or online using TVG/4NJBETS, Xpressbet and HPI. All players needed to wager a minimum of $80 on five Monmouth Park races. All Monmouth and Saratoga races were available for optional plays. Available wagering pools were win, place, show, exacta and daily double.

For information on future Monmouth Park contests, please contact Skirka at bskirka@monmouthpark.com.

$800 Handicapping Challenge Results & Prizes

Name Bankroll Prize(s)
Clay Sanders $7,773.75 $15,792+BCBC
Ryan Petrunyak $6,930 $8,272+BCBC
Bill Shurman $4,970.10 $5,640+BCBC
Marshall Gramm $4,898.20 $2,632+BCBC
Chris Weikel $4,165 $1,504+NHC
Joe Perry $4,052.40 $940+NHC
Clay Sanders $3,801.15 $752+NHC
Robert Gianquitti $3,130 $3,252
Mitch Schuman $2,923.20 $752
Lou Filoso $2,736 $940