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DRF/NTRA NHC VI CALVIN MANNS
10TH PLACE
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Calvin Manns
Home: Raleigh, N.C. Age: 62 Occupation: Real estate broker Road to the Finals: Won the Claiming Crown Handicapping Contest on July 17. Bio: Remembers becoming a fan of horse racing after watching the 1960 Kentucky Derby. Read the book Ainslie's Complete Guide to Thoroughbred Racing and went on to win the Big Prefactor Contest six days in a row at Detroit Race Course in 1969. Considers a winning $200 exacta that returned $12,800 as his biggest payoff to date. Manns shares his handicapping passion and skills with his two sons. He beat a field of 4,349 entrants in the Claiming Crown contest.
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