Rejects triumph in $14,500 Final of ROMP Handicapping League
The Flamboro Rejects were declared the winning team of tonight’s final for the inaugural handicapping league offered by Racetracks Of Ontario Marketing & Promotions (ROMP).
The Flamboro Downs team took the lion’s share of the $14,500 grand prize with a bankroll of $104.00 based on hypothetical $2 win and place wagers over 10 races from Woodbine, Meadowlands and Rideau.
Flamboro Rejects members OJ Poliziani, Bob Smith, and Mike Zess will share $7250. the runners-up are as follows:
• Second: $3625 — Casper’s Connections from Georgian Downs: Robert Reid Jr., Robert Reid Sr., John Stergiou
• Third: $1740 — Chicken Hawks from Western Fair: Scott Wray, Steve Bossence, Jack Wray
• Fourth: $1160 — Condor from Western Fair: Gary, Ann and Chris Revington
• Fifth: $725 — Team Geisel from Hanover: Gene Geisel, Clare Doerr, Frank Girimonte
ROMP extends its appreciation to all players who participated in this league — the first of its kind in Ontario. The group plans to host the second annual ROMP Handicapping league in January of 2011.
Standings from the $14,500 final are available HERE
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ROMP is pleased to announce the launch of the inaugural 2010 ROMP Handicapping League, which will offer a minimum of $10,800 in prize money on Thursday nights for eight weeks beginning January 7, 2010.
The league is offered at the following seven tracks: Clinton, Flamboro, Hanover, Georgian, Grand River, Hiawatha, and Western Fair.
League teams consisting of two to three members will compete against teams at their home track, and the other six facilities. There is a $10 entry fee per team, per week, which entitles the team to three free programs from any of the three Standardbred products used in the 10-race contest.
All $10 entry fees are added to the $10,000 grand prize offering. Each team’s weekly cumulative (hypothetical) bankrolls will determine which team represents their track in the finals slated for March 4.
** ROMP reminds players in the Sarnia area that the ROMP Handicapping League will be offered at Hiawatha Horse Park starting January 21. As per the rules of the contest, teams must compete in at least 4 nights of the 8-week contest to be eligible for the final on March 4. **
Click here for Rules & Regulations of the 2010 ROMP Handicapping League
Click here for the 2010 ROMP Handicapping League flyer
Click here for weekly and overall team standings
Click here for the weekly list of mandatory races