Inside Post Challenge Contest Rules

Contestants must register for THOROUGHBRED TIMES Inside Post Challenge on Thoroughbred Times website, www.thoroughbredtimes.com.

Contestants must make their race selections online at THOROUGHBRED TIMES website, on its Inside Post subsection page.

Contestants must be 18 years of age to participate.

Only online selections through the THOROUGHBRED TIMES website will be accepted for the purposes of the Inside Post contest(s).

No fax or regular post office mail entries will be accepted.

THOROUGHBRED TIMES is not responsible for any connectivity problems on the part of any users, if the THOROUGHBRED TIMES website is not accessible due to technical failure, any acts of god, or any other reasons.

All picks must be submitted five (5) minutes prior to post time for that week's feature race. You may change your pick up to that time.

Only one entry per person will be accepted (if more than one is submitted, the latest one submitted before the deadline will be used).

By entering the contest, the winner hereby gives permission to THOROUGHBRED TIMES Company to use his or her name in promotional materials in announcing, marketing, or promoting the results of the contest.

Employees of and/or regular contributors to THOROUGHBRED TIMES Company are not eligible to participate. Employees of affiliated company BowTie Inc. are not eligible to participate.

Overall 11-race contest rules

The object is to pick the winner of each weekly featured race.

Scoring is based on the official finish position of contestant's selections in each race: ten (10) points will be awarded for correctly picking the winner; three (3) points will be awarded if the contestant's selection finishes second; one (1) point will be awarded if the contestant’s selection finishes third.

Updated scores usually will be posted on the Monday after each Inside Post Challenge race has been completed.

Final scores for the 11-race contest will be tallied after the completion of the Breeders’ Cup Classic on November 7.

In determining an overall winner for the contest, the contestant whose selections earned the most points for the 11-race series will be the winner. In the event of a tie for most points earned, the contestant having the most winners will be judged the overall winner. If there is still a tie, it will be broken by a scorecard style system (like used in golf scrambles), where each person's most recent picks are compared and the person having the most recent correct winner will be declared the overall winner. If there is still a tie going back from most recent pick to oldest, a blind draw will be made by the judges to determine the winner.

All decisions of the judges are final.

First-place winner in the 11-race contest will receive a new set of MEOSTAR 8x32mm compact binoculars (retail price $799.99) and a $100 prize. The winner is responsible for any and all taxes. The method of shipment is determined by the Thoroughbred Times. If the winner wants the prize to be sent to an address outside the continental United States, the winner will determine the method of shipping and pay the shipping cost. Failure to pay the shipping cost will disqualify that person as the winner. The runner-up in the Inside Post Challenge will receive a new ZEISS Conquest 8X30 T* binoculars (retail price $722). Third-place winner will receive a new set of BV Series roof prism binoculars from MINOX Sport Optics (retail price $199). Fourth- and fifth-place winners will receive a 2009 Thoroughbred Times Racing Almanac.

Inside Post Challenge Race Schedule

Weekly contest rules

The object is to pick the winner of each weekly featured race.

Each week, contestants will be asked to select a winner, plus a second- and third-place finisher.

The person selecting the winner of the featured weekly race will be judged as the winner.

In the event of a tie for first, the person who correctly picks both the winner and the second-place horse will be judged the winner. In the event more than one person correctly picks the winner and second-place horse, the person who correctly picks both the winner, second-place horse, and third-place horse will be judged the winner. In the event there is still a tie, the person who correctly picks the winner, second-place horse, and third-place horse whose entry was received first (by time stamp of entry) will be judged the winner.

All decisions of the judges are final.

Scores usually will be posted on the Monday after each FRA Challenge race has been completed.

Each weekly contest winner will be awarded $25. Winners are responsible for any and all taxes due.

For more information about the Inside Post Challenge Contest, call Tom Law at Thoroughbred Times at (859) 260-9800, ext. 125, or e-mail tlaw@thoroughbredtimes.com.