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Rogers, Cettina Heading to Vegas for NHC Following 1-2 Contest Finish
October 27, 2020
Monmouth Park’s final, live season $300 NHC Qualifier was held on Saturday, October 24 and Pete Rogers of Summit, NJ finished in the top spot.
Rogers bested a field that included 131 entries. He turned his starting $200 bankroll into $4,018.85 by betting races from Monmouth Park, Belmont and Keeneland. Contest players could only bet win, place and/or show and needed to bet a minimum of $20 per race.
By finishing first, Rogers takes home the first-place cash prize of $3,050. Along with second-place finisher Roger Cettina, Rogers has earned a seat in the 2021 National Horseplayers Championship in Las Vegas.
In total, the Top 10 finishers from Saturday are:
| Finish | Name | Bankroll | Prize |
| 1st | Pete Rogers | $4,018.85 | $3,050+NHC Seat |
| 2nd | Roger Cettina | $3,060 | $1,220+NHC Seat |
| 3rd | Frank Sorensen | $2,560 | $732 |
| 4th | Greg Knepper | $2,083 | $427 |
| 5th | Tony Zhou | $1,663.3 | $213.50 |
| 6th | Roger Cettina | $1,500 | $91.50 |
| 7th | Arthur Sferlazzo | $1,004 | $91.50 |
| 8th | Tony Zhou | $948 | $91.50 |
| 9th | Bill Rendino | $933.40 | $91.50 |
| 10th | Larry Wineberg | $922 | $91.50 |
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