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Equibase Handicapping Tournament Official Rules

Notice: This contest is subject to these Official Rules and any other rules set expressly referenced herein. Players agree to abide by the terms of these Official Rules and by the decisions of Equibase, which are final on all matters pertaining to this contest. Equibase reserves the right to change these Official Rules at any time, in its sole discretion.

HOW TO PLAY

There may be two types of contests, some starting and ending on the same day and some that are made up of various “rounds”, with the top finishers in each “round” in the series advancing to a final “championship round”.

The goal of any of the contests is to win the most money by making mythical $2 win and place bets in each designated contest race.

For each correct selection a player will earn the $2 win and/or place payoff as if they were making a real money wager. However, there is no real money involved in making these bets and they will not be placed in the pari-mutuel system.

The maximum return on any single race is $42 for Win and $22 for Place.

In any contest, the player with the highest total of all payoffs will be declared the winner.

For single day contests, prizes will be distributed to the top five finishers. For multi-round contests the top five finishers will receive prizes and also advance to the final “championship round”. Additionally, for multi-round contests the top 10 players with the highest total number of winners selected throughout the contest that have not otherwise qualified will advance to the final round, as well as the top 10 players with the highest cumulative bankrolls throughout the contest that have not otherwise qualified.

SELECTIONS

All players must make their selections in advance of post time for the first race of the contest. The cut-off time for making selections will be prominently posted. NOTE: It is strongly recommended that players submit all their selections as early as possible. Players can go back and edit their selections as needed. Equibase will not be responsible for any player's inability to submit selections due to Internet outages, technical difficulties, etc.

Players will select horses by name. For the contest, coupled entries are not one betting interest and a player may only select one part of a coupled entry. Selections as soon as the contest selection process is opened. Typically, this will be one day prior to the contest.

SCRATCHES

If a horse is scratched prior to the start of the race, that horse will be removed from the list of horses available to be selected, but will not be removed from already-submitted contest entry tickets. If a horse selected is scratched and a participant is unable to change/modify their selection before post time, the participant will be given the post time favorite as a substitute selection.

ENTRY / ELIGIBILITY

There is no cost to enter. Players must be 21 years of age or older in order to play. To participate, players must be registered with Equibase. Registration is free. Screen names chosen by the contestant may be changed by Equibase if the company, in their sole discretion, determine the screen name to be inappropriate.

Patrons residing in jurisdictions where applicable law prohibits participation in this type of contest are not eligible to enter this contest. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Employees of The Jockey Club family of Companies and their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, contractors, directors, employees, advertising agencies, and their respective immediate family members are not eligible to participate.

Entries will only be accepted through equibase.com. A player may not submit more than one entry with different names, addresses, screen names, etc. Equibase as the contest administrator reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any player which Equibase believes has submitted more than one entry in the contest.

Each player will enter the contest and log on using their existing equibase.com id and password

Players will select one horse in each of the contest races by selecting the round button next to the horses’ name. Selections must be made prior to the contest deadlines as outlined above.

Bankrolls will be determined by $2 win and $2 place payoffs. The maximum return on any single race is $42 for Win and $22 for Place.

The official final order of finish according to the host racetrack will determine the payoffs.

In the event that a contest race is cancelled and not run on the scheduled date, regardless of reason, that race will be withdrawn from the contest. Equibase reserves the right to change the contest schedule and rules without notice, or cancel the contest due to unforeseen events.

The Leaderboard will be updated on the equibase.com website as soon as possible at the end of each designated contest race. It is the responsibility of the player to bring any alleged error, issue, or complaint to the attention of Equibase within 48 hours of the end of the contest by sending an email to feedback@equibase.com and describing the alleged error, issue or complaint in detail. If Equibase is not contacted within 48 hours of the end of the contest, Equibase is not responsible for making adjustments to the official order of finish.

In the event there is a tie between two or more players for determining the top five positions in any contest, the following tie breakers will be used (in order): most winners selected, most winners and runners-up selected, most winners, runners-up and third place finishers selected, most top four finishers selected, highest payoff for a winner selected (actual payoff, not capped at $42), highest payoff for a runner-up selected (actual payoff, not capped at $22). At that point, if there is still a tie then the tie will be broken in a random drawing conducted by Equibase, details of which are completely at the discretion of Equibase.

The system logs the time and date each player enters his or her selections.

Each player agrees that Equibase may use his or her name and picture for publicity if they are a prize winner.

ALL MONETARY VALUES STATED ARE IN U.S. DOLLARS.

Equibase is not responsible for reminding players about meeting the contest deadline. It is solely the player's responsibility to meet contest deadlines for entry.

Equibase may post past performance information or other handicapping products relating to contest races at its sold discretion. Equibase shall not be liable for any inaccurate, incomplete, or missing information that is posted. Such information is posted only to help players make their selections. Any opinions or analysis posted by Equibase regarding the races should not be taken as a recommendation of which horses to select.

All copyright, trademark and other proprietary rights associated with the contest become the property of Equibase Co., LLC.

All copyright, trademark and other proprietary rights associated therewith, become property of Equibase Co., LLC.

Equibase will make the final decision on the selection of races used in the contest.

PRIZES

DISCLAIMERS

The Equibase Handicapping Contest is a contest of skill, subject to all federal, state, and local laws and void where prohibited by law. Entrant agrees that Equibase Co., LLC and its parent affiliates, their respective agents, employees and affiliates, and the released parties shall not be liable for injury, loss of damage of any kind resulting from participating in this contest or from the acceptance or use of the prize money awarded. By entering the contest, entrant agrees to be bound by these official rules and consents to the use of his/her name, city and state or province of residence and/or photograph for promotional purposes without additional compensation, unless prohibited by law. Entrant further agrees that he or she will not use the name of Equibase Co., LLC or its affiliates, or any logo, trademark, slogan, or other mark associated with any of them, without the express written permission of said companies.

Equibase reserves the right to verify eligibility qualifications of entrants. If Equibase determines, in its sole discretion, that there is any suspected or actual electronic tampering with the contest or if technical difficulties compromise the integrity of the contest, Equibase reserves the right to void the entries at issue and/or terminate the contest. If the contest is terminated due to tampering or technical difficulties or for any other reason prior to its planned expiration date, notice will be posted on the Equibase web site at equibase.com.

Any attempt to deliberately damage the content or operation of this contest is unlawful and subject to legal action by Equibase. Equibase will not be responsible for any: (a) late, lost, garbled, misdirected, incomplete, or damaged entries; (b) any contest disruptions, injuries, losses or damages caused by events beyond the control of Equibase and/or its affiliates; or (c) any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with the Equibase Handicapping Contest. In no event will Equibase, its parents, affiliates, subsidiaries and related companies or their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents, be responsible or liable for any damages or losses of any kind, including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or punitive dames arising out of your access to and use of the said companies' websites or the downloading from and/or printing material downloaded from those sites.

LINKS TO THIS CONTEST BY OTHER INTERNET SITES ARE PROVIDED AS A SERVICE TO HORSERACING FANS, AND THESE OTHER INTERNET SITES ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENT THAT APPEARS ON THE CONTEST SITE. EQUIBASE AND ITS AFFILIATES ARE NOT LIABLE FOR CLAIMS AND/OR GUARANTEES MADE BY OTHER INTERNET SITES.

INTERNET/TECHNOLOGY PROBLEMS

If for any reason the Internet portion of the program is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of equibase.com, which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this contest, Equibase and its affiliates/agents reserve the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest and select winners in a manner, which in the sole judgment of Equibase, is fair, appropriate and consistent with these Official Rules. Equibase and its affiliates/agents reserve the right to disqualify any individual who violates these Official Rules or the associated rules sets referenced. Herein, if anyone tampers with the entry process or engages in any conduct detrimental to Equibase, the Equibase Handicapping Contest or any other player (in each case as determined at the sole discretion of Equibase), to lock out any individual whose eligibility is in question, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Equibase Handicapping Contest at any time. The Released Parties assume no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of entries. None of the Released Parties are in any way responsible or liable for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer on-line systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any e-mail or entry to be received by Equibase on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any associated Web site, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to participant's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading of any materials in this Contest.

NOTIFICATION

Winners will be notified by e-mail or phone and will be required to sign and return an affidavit of eligibility and acceptance of these Official Rules and a publicity/liability release (unless prohibited by law) within ten (10) days following attempted notification. Any prize returned as undeliverable may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner. In the event of a dispute about the identity of any player, entries made online will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the Equibase account submitted at time of entry. A potential winner will be required to provide proof that the potential winner is the authorized account holder of the Equibase account associated with the winning entry.

A winners' list will be posted on the equibase.com website no later than one week after the contest and may also be obtained by sending a SASE to the address below.

CONTEST SPONSOR

The sponsor of the contest is Equibase Company, LLC. The address for the purposes of this contest is:
Equibase Company, LLC
821 Corporate Drive
Lexington, KY 40503

For questions about this game, send e-mail to feedback@equibase.com


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