Steve Davidowitz' Annual Handicapping Contest on the Breeders' Cup Races

Eligibility Rules and Prizes for my Lucrative Handicapping Contest on the Breeders' Cup Races

Points for ALL PRIZE AWARDS for all subscribers are to be based on hypothetical $20 Win, $20 Place wagers on selections made by eligible contest players.

 GRAND PRIZE AWARDS . . .For players who are subscribers to the “Four Month”, “Current Seasonal” and “Yearly" subscribers:

 FIRST PRIZE:  Trip for two to the 2012 Kentucky Derby, including airfare; three nights in a first class hotel in Louisville for two; plus a pair of admissions and seats for the Kentucky Oaks and a pair of admissions and seats for the Kentucky Derby; plus a $500 betting bankroll to be wagered on the Kentucky Oaks and $1000 to be wagered on the Kentucky Derby. . .Total Value of this Grand Prize in this Free Contest: $7,500.

SECOND PRIZE: For subscribers to the “Four Month”, “Current Seasonal” and “Yearly" packages:

An $800 Betting Voucher. . .$400 Win and $400 Place Bet made on your behalf on the horse of your choice in the Grade 1 Malibu Stakes on opening day at Santa Anita Park, Monday Dec. 26, 2011—with net profits of said wager to be retained by the winning player.

THIRD PRIZE: For subscribers to the “Four Month”, “Current Seasonal” and “Yearly" subscribers:

A $400 Betting Voucher. . .$200 Win and $200 Place Bet made on your behalf on the horse of your choice in the Grade 1 Malibu Stakes on opening day at Santa Anita Park, Monday Dec. 26, 2011—with net profits of said wager to be retained by the winning player.

 Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Place Prizes: For subscribers to the “Four Month”, “Current Seasonal” and “Yearly" subscribers:

$200 Betting Vouchers. . .$100 Win, $100 Place Bets made on behalf of each prize winner on the horse of their respective choice in the Grade 1 Malibu Stakes on opening day at Santa Anita Park, Monday Dec. 26, 2011—with net profits of said wager(s) to be retained by the winning players.

 Seventh through Tenth Prizes: For subscribers to the “Four Month”, “Current Seasonal” and “Yearly" subscribers:

$100 Betting Vouchers. . .$50 Win, $50 Place Bets made on behalf of each prize winner on the horse of their respective choice in the Grade 1 Malibu Stakes on opening day at Santa Anita Park, Monday Dec. 26, 2011—with net profits of said wager to be retained by the winning player.

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 10 SEPARATE PRIZES FOR BC AND KEENELAND-CHURCHILL SUBSCRIBERS.

10 Special prizes will be awarded to the top finishers who are current subscribers to the Keeneland-Churchill meet or have purchased the Special BC Package.

Remember, upgrades are available to play for the Grand Prize at generous terms. (click here for details)

FIRST PRIZE: For players who are current subscribers to the Kee-CD package or the Special BC package.

$250 Betting Voucher. . .$125 Win, $125 Place made on behalf of the prize winner who is the highest scoring player amongst the BC Package and Kee-CD package subscribers. The bet will be made on the horse of your choice in the Grade 1 Malibu Stakes on opening day at Santa Anita Park, Monday Dec. 26, 2011—with net profits of said wager to be retained by the winning player.

SECOND PRIZE: For current subscribers to the Kee-CD package or the Special BC package.

$150 Betting Voucher. . .$75 Win, $75 Place made on behalf of the prize winner who is the second highest scoring player amongst the BC package and Kee-CD package subscribers. The bet will be made on the horse of your choice in the Grade 1 Malibu Stakes on opening day at Santa Anita Park, Monday Dec. 26, 2011—with net profits of said wager to be retained by the winning player.

THIRD PRIZE: For current subscribers to the Kee-CD package or the Special BC package.

$80 Betting Voucher. . .$40 Win, $40 Place made on behalf of the prize winner who is the third highest scoring player amongst the BC package and Kee-CD package subscribers. The bet will be made on the horse of your choice in the Grade 1 Malibu Stakes on opening day at Santa Anita Park, Monday Dec. 26, 2011—with net profits of said wager to be retained by the winning player.

FOURTH THROUGH TENTH PRIZES: For current subscribers to the Kee-CD package or the Special BC package.

$40 Betting Vouchers. . A $40 Win wager (no place bet) made on behalf of the prize winners who are the fourth through tenth highest scoring players amongst the BC package and Kee-CD package subscribers. The respective bets will be made on the horse of the winning players' individual choices in the Grade 1 Malibu Stakes on opening day at Santa Anita Park, Monday Dec. 26, 2011—with net profits of said wager to be retained by the winning player.

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• This is a FREE, on-line contest for subscribers to www.GradeOneRacing.com

Races to be run on Nov 4 and 5 at Churchill Downs.

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

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To be eligible to play for the Grand Prize Awards, players must be one of the following:

* A GradeOneRacing.com subscriber to the current Fall-Winter package that expires Dec. 31, 2011.

* Subscriber to a current Four-Month plan.

* Subscriber for the current Full Year that ends on Dec. 31, 2011.

* Subscriber for the 2012 Yearly Package that may have been purchased during the past month and will continue through Dec. 31, 2012.

PLEASE NOTE: There are three additional eligibility options for other subscribers that include a subscription upgrade:

If you are:

A) A current subscriber to the $89.99 Keeneland-Churchill Downs Special Package that was offered at the start of Keeneland;

Or, if you are :

B) A subscriber to the Special Breeders' Cup Week Package that currently is being offered (with our special BC section to be unveiled Oct. 26) at $39.99.

You can become eligible for GRAND PRIZE AWARDS via a special upgrade to a four month ($159.99) package if the upgrade is purchased before Contest Registration closes at 11 :59  PM EDT, (8:59 PM, PDT) Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011.

This special upgrade will generously treat the respective $89.99 or $39.99 package fees already paid as a ‘down payment' for the $159.99 Four Month package.

 Stating this simply, the four month package upgrade would cost $60 for existing $89.99 subscribers; $110 for $39.99 subscribers.

 The generous down payment may also be applied to a $375.99 Yearly Subscription at the discounted rate of $299.99 ($210 additional for $89.99 subscribers, or $260 for BC subscribers.)

C) In addition, present Monthly Subscribers, who paid $59.99 can upgrade to the four month subscription by paying $90 and become eligible for this handicapping contest. Please note that without an upgrade, Monthly subscribers are ineligible for either set of prize awards.

 To summarize, any ‘Monthly', or ‘Keeneland-Churchill', or ‘BC Week' subscriber who upgrades to the Four Month Subscription or a Yearly Subscription, on or before 11:59 PM, EDT, (8:59 PM, PDT), Thursday, Nov. 3, automatically will become eligible to the Grand Prize Awards in this contest on the BC races.

Any new Four Month Subscription will begin on the date it is purchased and expire a full four calendar months later.

Any new Yearly Subscription will begin on signup and expire on Dec. 31, 2012 and will include other handicapping contests in 2012.

Otherwise, only eligible subscribers as described in this section can participate in our Handicapping Contest on the 2011 Breeders' Cup races.

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SELECTION DEADLINES

FRIDAY, NOV 4.

SELECTIONS FOR FRIDAY'S SIX BREEDERS CUP RACES WITH AN ALTERNATE PICK MUST BE MADE BY:

 3:01 PM, EDT, (12:01 PM, PDT), FRIDAY, NOV. 4.

On Friday, November 4, 2011, prior to 3:01 PM, EDT (12:01 PM, PDT), players will select one preferred horse AND an alternate selection in each of six Friday Breeders Cup races on the designated contest page for mythical contest wagers of $20 to Win; $20 to Place.

SATURDAY, NOV 5.

SELECTIONS FOR THE SATURDAY BREEDERS CUP RACES WITH AN ALTERNATE PICK MUST BE MADE BY:

 1:01 PM, EDT, (10:01 AM, PDT, SATURDAY, NOV. 5.

On Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011, prior to 1:01 PM, EDT, (10:01 AM, PDT), players will select one preferred horse AND an alternate selection in each of nine Saturday Breeders Cup races for mythical contest wagers of $20 to Win; $20 to Place.

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IMPORTANT RULES FOR MAKING SELECTIONS.

Repeating, only subscribers as spelled out in ‘Section B' are eligible for this free handicapping contest..

HERE'S THE WINDOW FOR ENROLLMENT IN THIS CONTEST; LATE ENTRIES NOT PERMITTED.

* Eligible players can enroll in this Handicapping Contest on the 15 Breeders' Cup races from:

 Tuesday Nov. 1, at 12:01 PM, EDT, (9:01 AM PDT), through 11:59 PM, EDT (8:59 PM, PDT) on Thurs.,Nov. 3.

* Participants must provide their active username and password in the designated place for this contest on the web site. This information will be verified against our customer database and will bring eligible players to the contest entry selection page.

*  No entries for either day will be accepted by direct E-mail and the following rules are extremely important.

* All entries must be registered via the appropriate Entry Page on the www.GradeOneRacing.com website in a timely manner.

* No late entries will be accepted and if an entry is not properly posted on the web site with a preferred choice AND an alternate selection before the respective deadlines on either day---or is incomplete---said entry will be disqualified. 

* All selections are final after they are submitted and confirmed by return auto E-mail. Likewise, no player's selections will be considered for scoring until actively submitted via the 'submit' button. . .A confirmation E-mail will verify the completion of this process.

* Only one entry per person is permitted in our Handicapping Contest on the Breeders' Cup races, using the same username throughout the contest.

* In the event that any preferred selection is scratched, the alternate selection automatically will be used for scoring purposes. . .Should that horse also be scratched, the  post-time favorite for that race automatically will replace said scratched horse(s).

 * Multiple entries by one person are instant grounds for disqualification from all Prize Awards.

* Officers and contributors to GradeOneRacing.com may participate in this contest, but will be ineligible for the 10 Prize Awards. Should any G1-R.com officer or contributor finish in the top 10 for either Prize Award category, the next eligible contest player(s) will move up in the rankings to receive their appropriate prize award(s).

* All disputes regarding any aspect of this contest, including possible cancellation of races, or electronic malfunctions, or Internet issues and other unforeseen delays or anomalies shall be decided strictly by the presiding officers of GradeOneRacing.com. Their judgments will be final in all cases.

*A FURTHER NOTE OF CAUTION:  Failure to provide selections and alternate selections due to Internet issues are the responsibility of the contest player, so be sure to put your picks in with sufficient time prior to the stated deadlines.

* While GradeOneRacing.com intends to run this contest normally and without interruption, 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 replacement contest on a suitable racing card, or cards with notice give by E-mail to all who entered this competition.

* The contest winner and all subsequent placements will be determined by the highest pari mutual totals earned according to the specified scoring formulas outlined below.

* Each contestant will earn points in each contest race, based on the official win and place payoffs for the horse selected for that race.

* Contest Points will be awarded based on actual payoff prices in the BC races, as posted by the contest track, in this case Churchill Downs.

* Points will be based on hypothetical $20 Win, $20 Place wagers on that horse.

* 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 a specified contest race on each of the two BC Racing cards.

The specified Bonus Races for each day will be designated by 8:00 PM, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2010.

Scoring Example 1:

If a player's selection in a contest race finishes first and the official pari-mutuel payoffs for $2 wagers at Churchill Downs are: $6.00 to win; $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.

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Scoring Example 2:

If a player's selection finishes second and returns $35.00 to place, no points would be awarded for the $20 contest WIN bet, but the points for finishing SECOND would be 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.

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Scoring Example 3:

If a player's selection wins the designated 'Bonus Race' for that contest and the pari-mutuel, payoff is $72 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.'

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 Tie-Breakers

 A: In the event of ties for any of the top three prizes in the Grand Prize Award grpoup, or the other prize group, the first tie breaker shall be the final time in hundredths selected for the winner in the Breeders' Cup Classic on Saturday. Closest time wins.

B: If still tied, the next tie breaker will be the best finish by the player's selection in the designated 'Bonus Race' on Saturday.

C: If still tied, all prizes other than the top prize in the Grand Prize Award Group will be split, but should there still be a tie for the top prize, there will be a coin flip conducted by conference call, supervised by a well known racing writer, not connected to this website.

* Final scores will be posted by 12 Noon PST, on Tuesday, Nov. 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 12 Noon PST, Thursday, Nov. 11.

 * Final Prize distribution will be official by 12 Noon PST, Friday, Nov. 12.

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 Good Luck and Good Handicapping to all contest players.

Steve Davidowitz

CEO-Editor in Chief, www.GradeOneRacing.com

E-Mail: Steve@GradeOneRacing.com

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