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01-30-2010, 06:19 PM
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Troop holding on to lead by $25
By Dave Tuley LAS VEGAS - Brian Troop is like the speed horse that opens up by daylight and then tries to hold on in deep stretch. Through seven of the eight mandatory races on the final day of the 11th annual Daily Racing Form/NTRA National Handicapping Championship, Troop of Barrie, Ontario, was holding on to a $25 lead with a score of $248.80, just $16.20 more than he started the day with after setting a record total on Day 1. Stalking in second is Russell Weber, of Amityville, N.Y., at $223.60, with Tim Simmons of Lexington, Ky., moving into third at $220.60 ahead of Robert Gregory of Durango, Colo., at $211.20. Elaine Kowaleski of Farmingdale, N.J., was the only other competitor over $200 at $202.60, but the top 13 on the leaderboard were within a "cap horse" - scores are capped at $42 to win and $22 to place - of catching Troop. Last year, John Conte of Oceanside, N.Y., jumped from 11th to first in the final race of the tournament to win the $500,000 first-place prize.
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