These are the Official Rules ("Rules") for the “Play Along With the Pros” Online Handicapping Contest on January 28, 2012 ("Contest"). The following information is important and all players are responsible for knowledge of the content and complete compliance with the Official Rules. Failure to comply with any of the rules may result in disqualification at the sole discretion of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association ("NTRA") or its designee.
The Contest: Place one (1) hypothetical $2 win and place wager on each of eight (8) contest races on Saturday, January 28, 2012. The participants amassing the highest number of points based on the Players' earnings (i.e. the highest final bankroll) from all $2 Win and $2 Place wagers at the end of the Contest will be declared the "Grand Prize Winners."
GRAND PRIZE WINNERS:
The individual finishing with the highest point total (i.e., mythical bankroll) at the conclusion of the Contest will receive $500 and a free NHC Tour membership for 2012. The following will be the prize structure for second through fifth:
2nd: $200, plus 2012 NTRA Tour membership
3rd: $150, plus 2012 NTRA Tour membership
4th: $100, plus 2012 NTRA Tour membership
5th: $50, plus 2012 NTRA Tour membership
The top twenty (20) participants, as ranked by total bankroll accumulated, will receive a free membership in the 2012 NHC Tour. Prize money will be deposited directly into winner’s DRF Bets wagering account. If winner is not a DRF Bets member and lives in a qualified wagering state, winner has option to open a DRF Bets account with prize money placed into account. Winner can also choose to have prize money received via check. Participants must be 21 years of age or older.
ELIGIBILITY:
Each participant must provide his/her name, state of residence, and e-mail address. No sharing of e-mail addresses is permitted.
Officers, board members and employees of NTRA and Daily Racing Form, and their immediate family members, are ineligible to participate in the Contest.
How to Register:
Contest registration opens Tuesday, January 24, 2012, at 12:00 p.m. (ET) and selections must be placed no later than one (1) minute prior to the Contest's listed post times for each race on Saturday, January 28, 2012. There is a limit of one registration/entry per person, per e-mail account, per valid e-mail address. All entries submitted with duplicate e-mail addresses will be voided, as will multiple entries submitted under the same name, but with multiple e-mail addresses. E-mail address must be valid from time of entry through completion of the contest or the entry will be voided. Online entries will be deemed to have been submitted by the authorized holder of the e-mail account from which the entry is submitted, as of the time of entry, and as determined by the Internet Service Provider or other entity responsible for assigning domain names that maintains that account. Winner may be required to provide legally valid photo id.
CONTEST FORMAT
The contest date is Saturday, January 28, 2012.
The Contest consists of one Win and Place wager on eight (8) races.
Each Player must place eight (8) fictional $2 Win wagers and eight (8) fictional $2 Place wagers for a total of twenty (16) wagers over the contest. Failure to make any of the sixteen (16) wagers will result in forfeiture of the fictional bankroll designated for each wager which is not made (i.e. a score of zero (0)).
If a Player fails to wager on a race, the Player will receive zero (0) points.
Players place one (1) $2 Win wager and one (1) $2 Place wager on the same horse. Multiple wagers on different horses in any one race are prohibited.
There is a cap placed on all mutuel payoffs. The Win cap is 20/1 ($42.00). The Place cap is 10/1 ($22.00).
Official track rulings and regulations shall apply to horses wagered in the Contest.
Bankrolls are fictional and may not be cashed at the end of the Contest.
PRIZES
All prizes will be distributed pursuant to the Rules: All dollar amounts expressed in these rules are in United States currency. Contest participants must be 21 years of age or older to participate.
For a list of winners, visit NTRA.com or send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: ATTN: NHC Play With the Pros Online Contest, NTRA, 2525 Harrodsburg Road, Suite 400, Lexington, Kentucky 40504.
WAGERING PROCEDURES
All players are responsible for ensuring that each wager is submitted properly.
Official program numbers shall be used when placing all wagers.
Scratches
Should a scratch occur, it is the Player's responsibility to change the selection prior to the start of the race. If the Player's selection scratches and no replacement wager is placed prior to the official close of the Contest race, the Player shall be assigned the official tote board favorite as determined by the host racetrack.
Point Tabulation
Players accrue fictional earnings/points based on $2 Win wagers and $2 Place wagers. All Contest earnings are fictional and are for scoring purposes only.
If a Player does not place a wager, the Player scores zero (0) points for that race.
Earnings/points will be accrued in gross based on official track payouts, subject to the payoff cap.
The top twenty (20) players amassing the highest number of points based on the Player's earnings (i.e. the highest final bankroll) from all $2 Win and/or $2 Place wagers at the end of the day of the Contest will be declared the "Grand Prize Winners."
TIEBREAKERS
In the event of a tie involving prize money, the tie will be broken on the following basis: (1) The higher placing will be awarded to the Player with the greater number of winners over the Contest; (2) In the further event of a tie, the Player with the highest single mutuel payout (uncapped) will be awarded the placing; (3) In the further event of a tie, the Player with the next highest single place mutuel payout (uncapped) will be awarded the placing; (4) If ties still remain, the final tie-breaker will be decided by coin flip.
Results
The individual standings, including the names of the Players and their total bankroll, may be posted periodically during each day of the Contest and at the end of each day of the Contest.
All results are unofficial, pending verification that all wagers were made in accordance with Official Rules. Upon such verification, the winners will be notified on January 29, 2012 or as soon thereafter as possible. It is anticipated that the winning prizes will be awarded within thirty (30) days in the sole discretion of the NTRA. Prizes not collected within thirty (30) days will be null and void.
ODDS OF WINNING
This is a game of skill, and the odds of winning any prize are dependent upon the number of Players and the skill of the Players.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
The NTRA is not responsible for lost, interrupted, incomplete, inaccurate or incorrect capture of betting information or for computer, telephone, cable, network, electronic or Internet hardware of software malfunctions, failures, connections, availability or jumbled transmissions, service provider accessibility or availability, or unauthorized human intervention.
Players are responsible for the payment of all local, state and/or federal taxes on prizes won in the Contest. Players who are not United States citizens or Permanent Resident Aliens may be subject to federal tax withholding by the casino.
All trademarks used in connection with this Contest and the promotion thereof are the property or their respective trademark owners and are used for identification purposes only.
By participating, Player agrees to be bound by the terms of these Official Rules.
By participating, Player agrees to the use of Player's name, photograph, voice and likeness for the purpose of advertising and promotion in connection with the NTRA and their partners and affiliates without further compensation, except where prohibited.
By participating, Player agrees to release the NTRA and its partners and affiliates, and the directors, employees and agents of each, from any liability, loss or damage incurred by the use, misuse or acceptance of the prize.
The validity, interpretation and performance of this Agreement shall be controlled and construed under the internal laws of the state of Kentucky. No provision of this Agreement shall be construed against or interpreted to the disadvantage of any party by any court or other governmental or judicial authority or mediator or arbitrator by reason of any party having or being deemed to have structured or dictated such provision. Venue shall be a court of competent jurisdiction in Kentucky.
All decisions as to the Official Rules and interpretations thereof are exclusively within the sole discretion of the NTRA and may be changed from time-to-time without notice.
The NTRA reserves the right to cancel or modify the Contest and/or the Official Rules without notice.
In the event of inconsistency between these Official Rules and any other document provided in connection with the Contest, the terms of these Official Rules shall be controlling.
The NTRA is the sponsor of this Contest.
PRIVACY POLICY
Information submitted on the Registration Form and any information provided in connection with the Contest will be retained by the NTRA and may be used for marketing, research or other commercial and non-commercial purposes. In addition, the NTRA and its partners and affiliates may send the Players promotions or announcements unless the Player specifically requests that the NTRA not do so in the manner provided in the Registration Form. Information regarding the Players may be provided to the entity organizing the Contest and their partners and affiliates.
Consent
By registering for this Contest and having read the Official Rules, agree to abide by said Rules and participate in the NHC Play With the Pros Online Contest.
In consideration of participation in this Contest, each participant hereby irrevocably authorize the NTRA or its licensees to print, publish, televise or otherwise distribute and use photographs, name or likeness of the participants.
The Contest will be conducted under the supervision of Red 5 Communications, an independent judging agency whose decisions are final in all matters relating to this contest.
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