Monmouth Park held a $300 NHC qualifier on Saturday, April 6 and Pete Rogers of Summit, NJ, finished in the top spot with a total of $2,008.76.

Rogers bested a field that included 119 entries. He turned his starting $150 bankroll into the winning total by betting races from Aqueduct, Gulfstream and Keeneland.  Contest players could only bet win, place and/or show and needed to bet a minimum of $15 per race.

By finishing first, Rogers takes home the first-place cash prize of $5,175 and is headed to Las Vegas for the National Horseplayers Championship along with runner-up Peter Smeding.

In total, the Top 5 finishers from Saturday are: