Weekend contest for July 17/18?
Mikenyce
Senior Member
Anyone remember the contests that use to run here on HRTalk? Maybe we should put something together with ther Delmar and Saratoga meet around the corner. I dont know what to offer for the contest? Maybe I can offer a $20 win ticket on the Travers or something as a prize? Anyone with any ideas?
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I agree it'd be a great way to get the forum jumping and a little friendly competition.
Perhaps we can get a sticky on this one DC?
Mythical WPS or just Win?
5 races each day sounds good.
Maybe put up a contest selection thread come Thursday?
What about scratches for backups? I'll be at Arlington all day Saturday and a graduation party Sunday. Can we maybe have 2 scratch selections that are only included with the scratch of an original contest play?
My #1 suggestion would be that everyone posts their plays all at once (5 at a time), rather than one here and two there and so on and so forth. That'll make it easier to keep track of everyone's score.
Kind of agree with Ray here. While I'm inclined to trust everyone here, there is a possibility of posts coming in right at post time/after race has begun. Maybe we do all stakes Saturday (Should be easy to get 5 graded stakes saturday) and 5 Sunday (maybe stakes/high lvl allowance). Just make sure everyone posts all plays no later than 10 minutes before the first stakes race, that way there is a simple cutoff point. For scratch purposes (in case of a later Stakes such as Hollywood) everyone can have a substitute play in case of a scratch for each race. I know there are three graded stakes at Arlington alone Saturday.
-10 Overall Selections
-Any Thoroughbred Race Track
-5 Saturday and 5 Sunday
-2 Backup Scratches Posted each Day (In order of replacement)
-Extra Selection Sunday in event that there three of your selections scratch Saturday
-All selections and scratch replacements are to be POSTED before 1PM EST (Noon CST, 10 PST)
-$2 Mythical WPS wager on each selection
-Highest total return wins
Should anything else be added?? Can't seem to think of anything.
One race playoff in the odd event it ends in a tie? (Hey I've seen crazier things)
And for quick prize summary...
-$20 Wager on the Travers (Compliments of Mikenyce)
-Weekend Subscription Package for Opening Weekend at Saratoga/Del Mar (Compliments of DC)
Anyone else like to add anything to prizes?
We'll get a thread up for Saturday's race selections once we get rules/prizes sorted out.
Just a thought....if something like this becomes more consistent...maybe we institute a post count requirement? It'll give players an incentive to come on here, contribute, and maybe become part of the regular posting crowd. I remember when we used to have the bi-weekly contests, a few of the players had zero posts outside contest posts and used the forum simply as a means to win free money.
Are we getting another forum or sub forum for the contest an its content? :cool2:
example:rules, picks,races,tracking
Not saying for this one, just further down the line if these become a weekly/bi-weekly thing. It'll encourage people to keep posting and not only come here for free contests.
Open this one to all. Good luck everyone!
Didn't know how you and DC wanted me to list prizes.
Does winner take both?
Does winner have choice and then other prize is void?
Does winner have choice and second place gets other prize?
We'll add that to rule.
Up to you and DC. Once this is made up I'll post a final rules and saturday/sunday selection thread.
Good luck everyone.
If anyone sees any errors in rules please let me know asap (outside the use of 7pm and midnight in Tuesday totals day. It should read 7pm EST.)
I won't be entering, so no problem there. Very nice job setting up the contest, guys. Should be fun to watch.