Midland finishes on top in TwinSpires.com Last Call for
Vegas tournament
The TwinSpires.com
“Last Call for Vegas” online tournament concluded Saturday evening, and we would
like to congratulate Mike Midland of Chicago, Illinois, for taking home the
first-place prize of a berth into the 2011 Horse Player World Series at The
Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, $1,150 cash and a four-night hotel stay!
Mike’s $103.80 cumulative bankroll from the Fair Grounds’ 10 contest races was
$1 best over the next competitor, Daniel Pastaleniec. Chris Larmey finished
third with a $99.20 bankroll.
With 973 official entries TwinSpires.com
awarded a record 29 entries into this year’s Horse Player World Series at Coast
Casinos. Total cash and prizes from the tournament were valued at $48,650,
representing a 100 percent payback on the $50 buy-in event.
“As far as the contest goes, I utilized the BRIS Ultimate PPs with quick play
comments,” prize winner Michael Vito said. “I am very much a trip handicapper. I
look closely at (BRIS) class ratings and the competition horses have been
running against. I am also a firm believer that pace makes the race. I have been
handicapping seriously for the last five years, and I regularly attend the
Kentucky Derby (G1) and Breeders’ Cup.”
“I’m 32 years old and was introduced to horse racing around the age of 16,”
fourth-place finisher Tori Miller said. “For this contest I felt like speed was
holding up all day and focused a lot on horses who would break and get to the
lead or sit near the lead.”
Congratulations to all 29 prize winners who are heading to Las Vegas next
month, and thank you very much to all of our members who participated.
You can visit the contest homepage for complete final standings and results
here.