Santa Anita Handicap Day Contest

10 Races in a one day contest on Santa Anita Handicap Day, Saturday Mar. 5.

Points will be based on hypothetical $20 Win, $20 Place wagers on each selected horse in each contest race.

Welcome to www.GradeOneRacing.com's FREE $5,000+ Handicapping Contest
on 10 races on Big Cap Day at Santa Anita Park, Saturday, Mar. 5, 2011

PRIZES WILL INCLUDE BETTING VOUCHERS WORTH $40 TO $500++
AND
TWO SEPARATE $1500 TICKETS TO THE 2012 $600,000 (estimated)
HORSEPLAYERSí WORLD SERIES IN LAS VEGAS

The contest is open only to Seasonal and Yearly subscribers to GradeOneRacing.com for current subsriptions that end April 30 and/or Dec. 31, 2011.

Please click here for our seasonal and yearly subscription packages which will include FREE ENTRY to this contest, plus our high class handicapping information.

PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED TO THE TOP 20 FINISHERS.
There will be 10 total contest races on Big Cap Day, Mar. 5 at Santa Anita Park.


Please Note: Should racing be canceled with at least 24 hours advance notice, (due to weather or other factors), races from Gulfstream may be substituted.Otherwise, there must be a minimum total of 7 races to constitute a complete contest.

If the minimum number of 7-races is not reached, all scores will be voided and the contest will be rescheduled to the next available Saturday or Sunday when a nationally important race is scheduled. Logically, some prizes also will have to be pushed back.

REGISTRATION WILL OPEN, THURSDAY, Mar. 3.

 Registration to be confirmed via return E-mail, with player's contest logon.
 

One entry per player only.

Multiple Entries will be grounds for disqualification.

 
General Format: Hypothetical $20 Win and $20 place wagers on the Designated Races, one selection per race, with 30-1 cap limit on hypothetical win payoffs and 15-1 cap limit on the hypothetical place payoffs. There will be provisions for Alternate Selections to be made on the offiical entry form and there will be a Bonus Race on each day worth extra points.

FIRST PRIZE: $2400++, which could turn out to be worth many thousands more as provided below:

• $500 Betting Voucher for a $250 Win-$250 Place bet to be made by www.GradeOneRacing.com on behalf of the contest winner on the horse of the player's choice in the Santa Anita Derby, at Santa Anita on Saturday, Apr. 9 with net winnings to be paid to the winning player within seven days of the race outcome.
AND
• $1500 Package Entry Ticket to the 2012 Horseplayer's World Series at the Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, in Feb, 2012. . .Prize to include Hotel accommodations at the Orleans for three nights and a $400 travel allowance.

 SECOND PRIZE:  $1750++ and this too could turn out to be worth much more as provided below:

• $250 Betting Voucher for a $125 Win-$125 Place bet to be made by www.GradeOneRacing.com on behalf of the contest winner on the horse of the player's choice in the Santa Anita Derby, at Santa Anita Park, April 9, 2011, with net winnings to be paid to the winning player within seven days of the race outcome.
AND
• $1500 Package Entry Ticket to the 2012--$600,000 (estimated) Horseplayer's World Series at the Orleans in Vegas in Feb. 2012. This prize also to include Hotel accommodations at the Orleans for three nights.

 THIRD-FIFTH PRIZES: $100 Betting Vouchers for each prize winner for $50 Win-$50 Place bets to be made by www.GradeOneRacing.com on behalf of the contest winner on the horse of the player's choice in the Santa Anita Derby, Apr. 9, with net winnings to be paid to the winning player within seven days of the race outcome.

SIXTH-FIFTEENTH PRIZES:  $60 Betting Vouchers for each prize winner for $30 Win-$30 Place bets to be made by www.GradeOneRacing.com on the Santa Anita Derby Apr. 9, with net winnings to be paid to the winning player within seven days of the race outcome.

SIXTEENTH -TWENTIETH PRIZES:  $40 Betting Vouchers for each prize winner for $20 Win-$20 Place bets to be made by www.GradeOneRacing.com on behalf of the contest winner on the horse of the playerís choice in the Santa Anita Derby, Apr. 9, with net winnings to be paid to the winning player within seven days of the race outcome.

PLEASE NOTE: This is FREE, on-line handicapping contest sponsored by: www.GradeOneRacing.com  for subscribers to its comprehensive handicapping information, columns, articles, workout reports, pedigree analysis, blogs and guest commentaries.

IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR WINNING PLAYERS IN THIS CONTEST:
Winning players in this contest must spell out their preferred Santa Anita Derby play on Apr. 9, (along with an alternate selection in case of scratches) by 5:00 PM, PST , FRIDAY, Apr. 8, 2011.via E-mail to Steve@GradeOneRacing.com.

A confirmation will be sent back to you by E-mail by 8:00PM, PST Friday.

Should both the preferred play and the alternate selection be scratched, the wager will be made on the morning line favorite in the official Santa Anita track program.

Playing our contests is easy; but please read the details carefully.

RULES:
• Players will select one horse--and an alternate selection, for each of the 10 designated contest races.

• Selections will be accepted up to 12:15 PM, PST, (3:15 PM, EST), Saturday March 5.
Once selections are made and confirmed by return E-mail, no changes will be accepted.

• All entries must be made via the appropriate "Entry Page" in a timely manner.
• Repeating, it is the responsibility of the player to make his or her selections in the appropriate On-Line Entry Form in a timely manner.
• No entries will be accepted by direct E-mail.

• This web site and the officers of GradeOneRacing.com are not responsible for entries that are incomplete or posted after the stated deadlines, including late entries caused by Internet issues.
• Officers and contributors to GradeOneRacing.com may participate in this contest, but will be ineligible for the 20 Prize Awards. Should any G1-R.com officer or contributor finish in the top 20, the next contest player(s) will move up in the rankings to receive the appropriate prize award(s). . .Please note: To receive an defrerred prize award, such as a voucher play and/or a paid contest entry, prize winners must remain members of this site through the date of said voucher plays and/or specified contests.

• Media Subscribers may participate in this contest, without earning prize awards, other than $100 donations to the charity of their choice for a finish in the top 20.

• All disputes regarding any aspect of this contest, including possible cancellation of races, or electronic malfunctions, or other unforeseen delays or anomalies shall be decided strictly by the presiding officers of GradeOneRacing.com. Their judgments will be final in all cases.
• Likewise, GradeOneRacing.com reserves the right to cancel this contest for any reason at any time before or during the contest and as such all scores will be voided; no prize awards will be tendered, and every effort will be made to reschedule a similar contest as soon as reasonably possible.
• Final scores will be posted by 2 PM, PST, on Tuesday, Mar. 8 and should a score seem to be incorrect, the player must request Steve@GradeOneRacing.com to conduct a recount of his or her score no later than 2 PM, PST, Wednesday, Mar. 9.
• Final Prize confirmations will be official by 2 PM. PST, Thursday, Mar. 10.  

IMPORTANT REMINDER:
Winning players in this contest must spell out their preferred winning voucher plays on the Santa Anita Derby (plus an alternate selection in case of scratches) to SteveD., via email (Steve@GradeOneRacing.com)  by 5:00 PM, PST , FRIDAY, Apr. 8.

Reminder: The Santa Anita Derby is scheduled for Saturday,Apr. 9.

If a preferred winning voucher play and the alternate selection are both scratched, the winning voucher play will be made on the morning line favorite in the official Santa Anita track program.

• For problems incurred on the site, please notify the webmaster at: Webmaster@GradeOneRacing.com and copy in our CEO, Steve Davidowitz at: Steve@GradeOneRacing.com .

SCORING
• Contest Points will be awarded based on official payoff prices in the contest races
• Points will be based on hypothetical $20 Win, $20 Place wagers on each selected horse in each contest race
• The contest winner and all official results will be determined by the highest pari- mutual totals earned, according to the specified scoring formulas outlined below.
• Official payoffs for point scoring will be the official payoffs as posted at the designated contest track.
• A cap limit of 620 points (30-1) will be set as the maximum to be awarded for any single $20 contest win wager
• A cap of 320 points (15-1) will be awarded for any single $20 contest place wager

• A BONUS AWARD OF 100 points will be added on top of the winning payoff (or on top of a capped win payoff) for a correct selection in the Santa Anita Handicap.

Example 1:

If a player's selection in a Mar 5 contest race finishes first and the official pari-mutuel payoffs for $2 wagers are: $6.00 to win and $4.00 to place; the player will receive a total of 100 points for that race.

$6.00 = 60 points for the hypothetical $20 contest wager
$4.00 = 40 points for the hypothetical $20 contest wager

$10.00 = 100 Total Contest Points for this one race

Example 2:

Should a player's selection finish second in a contest race and return $35.00 to place, no points would be awarded for the hypothetical WIN bet. But points for finishing SECOND would be awarded, yet reduced from 350 to 320, due to the 320 cap limit for place.

$35.00 = 320 net contest points for place, (cap limit of 320 for place imposed)
$32.00 cap to place = 320 Total Contest Points for this one race.

Example 3:

If a player's selection wins the designated 'Bonus Race' (the Santa Anita Handicap) and the pari-mutuel, payoff is $75 to win and $35 to place; payoff points will include cap limits and bonus points, as below:

$75, (Cap limit $62) = 620 points
$35, (Cap limit $32) = 320 points
Bonus Race Winner = 100 points
Total = 1040 total points for this longshot winner in the 'Bonus Race.'

Tie Breakers
In the event of ties for any prize(s), the first tie breaker shall be the final time in hundredths selected for the winner of the Bonus Race (Santa Anita Handicap) on Sat. Mar. 5.

If still tied, the second tie breaker will be the number of horses that earned points for the player during the two days of competition.

If still tied, the third tie breaker will go to the player with the highest total points scored on either of the two contest days.

Good Luck to all our Subscribers. Enjoy this innovative free contest
that honors one of the most historic races on the American Racing Calendar.