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MANALAPAN
MAN WINS FREEHOLD HARNESS HANDICAPPING CONTEST FREEHOLD, NJ – Reid Wissner, of Manalapan, New Jersey defeated 43 fellow handicappers and won the Freehold Raceway Harness Racing Handicapping Contest, which was held on Monday, January 15. Norton amassed a bankroll of $ 393 to take the top prize of $ 2,200. Finishing second was John Golden of Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania with a bankroll of $ 355. That was good enough for second place prize money of $ 1,100. Finishing third was Nicholas Fazzolari of Colts Neck, New Jersey. He took the third place prize of $ 528. with a bankroll of $ 308. Sal Bottone of Westport, Connecticut, finished fourth ($ 288 bankroll, $ 352 prize) while there was a tie for fifth between Robert LaConte of West Patterson, NJ and Raymond Burnett of Monmouth Junction, NJ ($ 263 bankroll, $ 110 prize each). In addition their winnings, Wissner and Golden gained entry into the 2007 National Harness Handicapping Championship at the Meadowlands in April. |