Derby Wars hosted the $30,000 Belmont Day Shootout June 9, which consisted of six races from the Belmont Stakes Day card and six races from Hollywood Park. The entry fee was $175 and there were 188 entrants. As usual, the Derby Wars regulars were out in-force along with a number of hard-core tournament players entering the fray in an attempt to take down the $10,000 first prize.
For the Second time in four Shootouts, a man who works hard in the horse racing business on the handicapping side of things emerged victorious. Back in April, it was Chuck Kuehhas of the DRF garnering a Shootout victory and over the weekend, Ellis ‘Ubercapper’ Starr outgunned the competition for the biggest tournament win of his career. Starr is the National Racing Analyst for Equibase and can be followed on Twitter using the same moniker as he uses on Derby Wars, @ubercapper.
“I really love what Derby Wars does and particularly like the fact that many qualifiers are available for people to get into a big tournament, like the $30K Shootout, with minimal effort,” said Starr, who parlayed wins in both $12 and $25 qualifiers that morning to earn two $175 entries to the shootout.
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