Saratoga / Del Mar Weekend Contest

WELCOME TO WWW.GRADEONERACING.COM'S FREE HANDICAPPING CONTEST
ON SARATOGA AND DEL MAR RACES, SATURDAY, JULY 30 AND SUNDAY JULY 31, 2011

PRIZES WILL INCLUDE BETTING VOUCHERS WORTH UP TO $2000++

The contest is open to Seasonal and Yearly subscribers to GradeOneRacing.com, as well as those who bought the special July 4 Weekend Package.

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

PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED TO THE TOP 10 FINISHERS

There will be six Saratoga contest races on Saturday July 30 and six more races at Del Mar on Sunday, July 31.

This is a terrific opportunity to use your handicapping skill to turn this prize into many thousands of dollars, just as the winner of our Derby Fantasy Contest who won $18,875 with a $500 Win $500 place bet on Ruler on Ice in the Belmont Stakes! In this contest, first prize includes two such betting vouchers!

REGISTRATION WILL OPEN, THURSDAY, July 28.
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 12 Designated Saratoga and Del Mar 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 official entry form and there will be a Bonus Race on each day worth extra points.
 
FIRST PRIZE: $2000++,
A pair of $1000 Betting Vouchers on the Travers Stakes and Pacific Classic.
• One $1000 Betting Voucher for a $500 Win-$500 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 Travers Stakes at Saratoga, August 27, 2011, with net winnings to be paid to the winning player within seven days of the race outcome.
* One $1000 Betting Voucher for a $500 Win-$500 Place Bet to be made by www.GradeOneRacing.com on behalf of the contest winner on the horse of the player's choice on the Pacific Classic at Del Mar,  August. 28, 2011, with net winnings to be paid to the winning player within seven days of the race outcome.
 
SECOND PRIZE: $600++ and this too could turn out to be worth much more as provided below:
A $600 Betting Voucher on either the Travers or Pacific Classic.
* One Betting Voucher for a $300 Win-$300 Place Bet to be made by www.GradeOneRacing.com  on behalf of the second prize winner on the horse of the player's choice in either the Travers Stakes at Saratoga, Aug. 27, 2011, or the Pacific Classic at Del Mar, Sunday Aug. 28, with net winnings to be paid to the winning player within seven days of the race outcome.

THIRD PRIZE: $400++
A $400 Betting Voucher on either the Travers or Pacific Classic.
 * One Betting Voucher for a $200 Win-$200 Place Bet to be made by www.GradeOneRacing.com  on behalf of the third prize winner on the horse of the player's choice in either the Travers Stakes at Saratoga, Aug. 27, 2011, or the Pacific Classic on Aug. 28, with net winnings to be paid to the winning player within seven days of the race outcome.
 
FOURTH PRIZE: $200++.
A $200 Betting Voucher on either the Travers or Pacific Classic.
* One Betting Voucher for a $100 Win-$100 Place Bet to be made by www.GradeOneRacing.com  on behalf of the fourth prize winner on the horse of the player's choice in either the Travers Stakes at Saratoga, Aug. 27, 2011, or the Pacific Classic on Aug. 28, with net winnings to be paid to the player within seven days of the race outcome.

FIFTH PRIZE THROUGH TENTH PRIZES:
$100 Betting Vouchers on either the Travers or Pacific Classic.
* One Betting Voucher for a $50 Win-$50 Place Bet to be made by www.GradeOneRacing.com  on behalf of the fifth through 10th prize winners on the horse of the player's choice in either the Travers Stakes at Saratoga, Aug. 27, 2011, or the Pacific Classic at Del Mar on Sunday, Aug. 28, with net winnings to be paid to the 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 Travers play by 5:00 PM, EST, Friday, Aug. 26, 2011, via E-mail to Steve@GradeOneRacing.com.
A confirmation will be sent back to you by E-mail by 8:00PM, EDT 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 Saratoga and/or Del Mar track programs, which ever applies.  . .As indicated, all cash prizes are based on cumulative net profits of voucher wagers.

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 6 contest races on the Saturday, July 30 Saratoga racing, card.
• On Saturday, July 30, selections will be accepted up to 1:30 PM , EDT, (10:30 AM, PDT), for the 6 contest races on the Saturday, July 30 races.
• Players will select one horse--and an alternate selection, for each of the 6 contest races on the Sunday, July 31 Del Mar racing card.
• On Sunday, July 31, selections will be accepted up to 12:15 PM, PDT, (3:15 PM, EDT), for the 6 contest races on the Sunday, July 31 races.

Once selections are made and confirmed by return E-mail, no changes will be accepted.
• All entries must be include the alternate selection and 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 Prize Awards.
Should any G1-R.com officer or contributor finish in the top 10, the next contest player(s) will move up in the rankings to receive the appropriate prize award(s).
• Media Subscribers may participate in this contest and will not be eligible for stated prizes, but will earn $100 donations to the charity of their choice for a finish in the top 10.
• 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, Aug. 2. 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, Aug. 3.
• Final Prize confirmations will be official by 2 PM. PST, Thursday, Sept 1.

IMPORTANT REMINDER:
Winning players in this contest must spell out their preferred winning voucher plays (and alternate selections) for both the Travers and Pacific Classic to SteveD, via E-mail (Steve@GradeOneRacing.com).
 
If a preferred voucher play and the alternate selection are both scratched from the Travers and/or the Pacific Classic, the voucher play in that race will be made on the morning line favorite in the Travers and/or Pacific Classic, whichever applies.
 
Please Also Note: Should racing be canceled at either track with at least 24 hours advance notice, (due to weather or other factors), races will be substituted by GradeOneRacing.com.  Otherwise, there must be a minimum of 8-total races to constitute a complete contest. Should this minimum number of 8-races is not reached, all scores will be voided and the contest will be rescheduled to the next available Saturday or Sunday.
 
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.

• 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 a designated race on each of the two contest days.

Example 1:
If a player's selection in a July 30 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 a designated 'Bonus Race' 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 on Sunday at Del Mar. July  31.
If still tied, the second tie breaker will be the number of different 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.
If still tied, prizes will be split.

Good Luck to all our Subscribers.
Enjoy this innovative free contest that honors our First Anniversary
and two of the best racing venues in the world.