New Haven Register/ Sports Haven Saratoga Challenge Rules

1.       New Haven Register Sports writers Dan Nowak, Bob Ehalt, and Bill Cloutier are each given a mythical bankroll of $1,000 to make wagers on the featured race at Saratoga each day.  The person who has the highest bankroll at the end of the meet wins $1,000 to be donated to a charity of their choice.

5.       No purchase necessary to enter.

6.       The following races will be used for the promotion:

• July 23 – Schuylerville;

• July 24 – Sanford;

• July 25 – Lake George;

• July 26 – Whitney;

• July 27 – Jim Dandy;

• July 28 – Amsterdam;

• July 30 – De La Rose;

• July 31 – John Morrissey;

• Aug. 1 – Honorable Miss;

• Aug. 2 – Darley Test;

• Aug. 3 – Fourstardave;

• Aug. 4 – N’tl Museum of Racing HOF;

• Aug. 6 – Cab Calloway;

• Aug. 7 – Statue of Libery;

• Aug. 8 – Waya;

• Aug. 9 – Yaddo;

• Aug. 10 – West Point;

• Aug. 11 – Troy;

• Aug. 13 – Adirondack;

• Aug. 14 – Saratoga Special;

• Aug. 15 – Lake Placid;

• Aug. 16 – Alabama;

• Aug. 17 – John’s Call;

• Aug. 18 – Union Avenue;

• Aug. 20 – Albany;

• Aug. 21 – Ballston Spa;

• Aug. 22 – Personal Ensign;

• Aug. 23 – Travers;

• Aug. 24 – Ballerina;

• Aug. 25 – Saratoga Dew;

• Aug. 27 – P.G. Johnson;

• Aug. 28 – New York Turf Writers Cup;

• Aug. 29 – With Anticipation;

• Aug. 30 – Woodward;

• Aug. 31 – Spinaway;

• Sept. 1 – Hopeful.

7.       Entries for each contest race will open a day in advance, providing the information is available from the host track, and will close at post time of the designated race.  

8.       For each designated race, patrons who have selected the winning horse will be entered into a random drawing for a $25 gift certificate to Silks Restaurant at Sports Haven.

9.       Gift certificates are promotion and can be used one time, as no change will be given for unused amounts.

10.   In the event that a designated race is canceled or postponed, then there will be no contest that day. The contest will resume the following day with the scheduled designated race.

11.   Patrons do not have to be present to win the gift certificate, but must claim the prize in person with proper picture identification.

Saturday Seminar Promotion

1.       Each Saturday during the Saratoga meet (July 26, August 2, August 9, August 16, August 23, and August 30) one of the three sports writers will give a racing seminar at Sports Haven.  The seminar will start at Noon for approximately one hour.

2.        On each Saturday, everyone at Sports Haven is eligible to enter a free Saratoga Challenge contest.

3.       People may select any five races on the Saratoga card and make their selections in such races.

4.       The winner of the contest is the person with the highest total winning pay-offs from the horses they selected.

5.       Contestants can enter the Saturday Contest at any point during the card as long as there are at least five races left from which to play.

6.       Prize money is $250 on each Saturday.

7.       Contestants will be paid with a voucher.

8.       In addition, the top ten finishers each week will each qualify for a free entry into a contest on Labor Day, Monday, September 1.

9.       In the event of a tie for first place, the money will be equally divided.

10.   In the event of a tie for 10^th place, all people involved in the tie will qualify for the contest on Labor Day. 

11.   People need not be present to win at the conclusion of the Saturday contest in order to win.

12.   Winners must pick up their winnings in person and present valid identification.

13.   One entry per person per contest day.

14.   If a selection is scratched, the entrant will get the post time favorite. If a person selects an entry and one-half of the entry is scratched, he will get the other half of the entry. 

15.   Entries and fields go as a single betting interest.

16.   In the event that any portion of the Saratoga card is cancelled, the contest will also be cancelled for that day and no prizes awarded.

17.    In the event that a person selects a horse that is scratched, the person will be given the post time favorite.

18.   People who select a coupled entry will get both horses in the entry. In the event of field entries, people may only select one horse.

Labor Day Contest Finals – Live Money

1.       All patrons who have qualified for the finals through the Saturday promotions will receive a free entry into a live money contest on Monday, September 1.

2.       Each person will be given a contest card with a $20 balance.

3.       Patrons who have not qualified for a free entry can also enter by purchasing a $20 wagering card.  

4.       Players will make their selections from the Saratoga card.

5.       Contestants must wager at least $20 throughout the contest, no maximum.

6.       Win, Place, Show wagers only.

7.       One horse per race.

8.       Players keep all pari-mutuel winnings.

9.       Minimum wager is $2 per race, no maximum.

10.   Contestants can play as many races on the Saratoga card that they want, as long as, at the end of the contest, they have wagered at least $20.

11.   Patrons can only qualify for the finals once and can only have one entry on the Labor Day Contest.

12.   Contestants can play the finals at any Autotote branch, or through On The Wire Phone wagering.

13.   Contestants who make any type of wager other than win, place, show will be disqualified from the contest. Adding additional cash to a bankroll will also result in a disqualification.

14.   The winner of the contest is the person who has the highest total in his account. If there is a tie, the money will be equally divided among all those tied.

15.   Winner of the contest wins $2,000.

16.    Patrons must place all wagers in person.  No intermediaries or agents may place wagers. There will be no refunds. There will also be no refunds in the event that a contestant is disqualified.  

17.   All tournament wagers must be made on self-service terminals using a tournament plastic account card and pin number or through the On The Wire phone wagering service.

18.    No cancellations on any wagers for any reason after post time. In the event of a late scratch, the rules of the host track will prevail.

19.   Since this is a live money/ live results contest, anyone withdrawing money from their account before the contest is official, will no longer be considered an entrant in the contest.

20.    All official track rulings will apply to horses and wagering pools.

21.   Autotote is not responsible for shut outs or incomplete transactions. No exceptions under any circumstances.

22.    Autotote is not responsible for lost or mutilated account cards.

23.   The decision of the judges in all matters related to the contest is final.

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