Tom Quigley
Home: Beverly Hills, Calif.
Age: 45
Occupation: Publisher, The Horseplayer Magazine
Road to the Finals: Finished first and won $100,000 in Gulfstream Park's Turf-Vivor handicapping contest on Feb. 27-29.
Bio: Qualified for the National Handicapping Championship for the second time with his $100,000 victory in Gulfstreamıs Turf-Vivor handicapping tournament. The punting playboy publisher of The Horseplayer Magazine won the first prize of $20,000 in Autototeıs prestigious Bradley Teletheater Handicapping Challenge on July 13-14, 2002 to earn his previous trip to the NHC in Jan. 2003. Went on to finish in 108th place at NHC IV. Chicago native was introduced to horse racing when his best friendıs father took him to Arlington Park when he was 13. He later learned more about wagering and analyzing form by going to classes at Chicago-area tracks taught by noted handicapper M. Scott McMannis. Now he puts out the popular and informative The Horseplayer Magazine, a glossy magazine geared toward serious horseplayers and handicappers. "Iım the luckiest guy in the world," he says. "I go to work everyday doing something I love.
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