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MEET OUR TEAM: CANDICE HARE Editor’s Note: We begin a seasonlong series spotlighting the members of the Horse Player NOW staff by introducing you to our newest teammate, Candice Hare. The California native joined HPN in March 2015 in her first foray into the horse racing industry and will help us develop new products, promote our initiatives via social media and more. She’s a graduate of the University of California-Riverside with a degree in mathematics and a curator of the blog cappingwithcandice.com.
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ften, a winning bet is behind the making of a horseplayer and that was exactly the case for me. Growing up, my father enjoyed horse racing and would bet the Triple Crown races, as well as the Breeders’ Cup. The Kentucky Derby was always a race which was looked forward to most in my family, however, not just because of the prestige of the event, but
because my father would make a $2 bet for each of us on a horse of our choice. While my childhood bets were mostly losing ones, the first one I remember getting correct was 1997 Kentucky Derby winner Silver Charm. While I didn’t exactly get rich that day at 4/1, making a few dollars and subsequently watching his close call at becoming a Triple Crown winner hooked me as a racing fan at the young age of 7.