Richard Hoffman
Home: Des Plaines, Ill.
Age: 57
Occupation: Deans office ­ Glenbrook North High
Road to the Finals: Finished first in a field of 185 players and won $5,000 in the Hawthorne Buy-In Handicapping Contest on April 23-25.
Bio: Started going to the track with his dad who used to take him to Sportsmanıs park. He proudly proclaims that he still enjoys going to the track with his dad to this day. His $5,000 winnersı check in the Hawthorne contest fell just short of being his biggest racetrack score ­ a title that still belongs to a trifecta he once hit for just over $5,000.
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