Richard Gaetano
Home: Waterbury, Conn.
Age: 51
Occupation: Marketing sales manager, supervisor of call center for Sequn Insurance
Road to the Finals: Finished third and won $5,000 in the Belmont Handicapping Challenge on July 10-11.
Bio: Has been interested in racing ever since getting a job at Green Mountain Racetrack in Vermont when he was 15 years old. Once hit a $400 win and place wager for a $13,000 payoff. Top tournament finish to date was a victory in a Suffolk OTB contest in Long Island that paid $12,500 for a $100 entry fee. One-time Pro-am bowler once bowled a 300 game and carried a 214 average. Richard doesn't bowl anymore, but he still loves all sports and would like to start a career in horse racing.
Photo: Adam Coglianese