Monday, October 11, 2010
Contact: Dan Silver
SPOTS REMAIN IN BIG A HANDICAPPING CONTEST
Entry fee is $400 (limited to two entries per player) with a deadline of October 31 to sign up, and the active tracks will be Aqueduct, Churchill Downs and Calder Race Course. A lunch buffet will be served in the Equestris Saturday and Sunday for all contest participants.
All of the entry fees will be returned as prize money. Based on a field of 200 players, for example, the $80,000 in entry fees would be distributed as follows:
| Finish | Prize Money |
| 1st | $35,000 |
| 2nd | 10,000 |
| 3rd | 7,500 |
| 4th | 5,000 |
| 5th | 4,000 |
| 6th | 3,000 |
| 7th | 2,500 |
| 8th | 2,000 |
| 9th | 1,500 |
| 10th | 1,000 |
| 11th thru 15th | 700 |
| 16th thru 20th | 600 |
There will also be $1,000 awarded to the player with the highest bankroll at the conclusion of day one of the tournament, and another $1,000 given to the player that compiles the highest single day bankroll on day two.
In addition, a trip to the 2010 NTRA/Daily Racing Form National Handicapping Championship (NHC) awaits the top three finishers of the 2010 Aqueduct Fall Handicapping Challenge. The NHC, which will be held January 28-29, 2011 in
The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) will provide flight arrangements to Las Vegas for each of the top three finishers of the Aqueduct qualifying tournament per the official contest rules, while the NTRA will provide for a three-night stay at the official tournament hotel.
For more information, visit NYRA.com or email
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