Don Wright
Home: Eastpointe, Mich.
Age: 49
Occupation: Owns an accounting firm and a bar.
Road to the Finals: Won the National Jockey Club at Hawthorne's Buy-In Handicapping Contest on May 2-4.
Bio: Has been handicapping for more than 31 years. Tournament veteran plays in 10 or more contests a year. Qualified for the National Handicapping Championship for the second straight year after winning the Bettor Racing OTB Midwest Challenge in 2002 and finishing 153rd in NHC IV. In 2002, he also won the Fair Grounds Handicapping Tournament on Dec. 7-8. His best racing memory was being at Belmont Park to see Secretariat win the Triple Crown in 1973. His special interests include collecting muscle cars from 60's and 70's.
Photo: Bettor Racing OTB