Santa Anita’s $20,000 ‘Pick ’Em’: Free Online Contest Offers Sports & Racing Props

Santa Anita's popular $20,000 “Pick 'Em,” a free online contest offering a series of popular sports and horse racing propositions, makes its return to The Great Race Place this Sunday, Opening Day of the track's traditional Winter/Spring Meeting.

Santa Anita Pick 'Em will be offered every Saturday, Sunday, and Holiday Monday through April 17. The fan that makes the most correct selections each weekend will win $500.

Fans can also register and compete for the season-long contest and the fan making the highest number of correct selections from Sunday, Dec. 26 through Sunday, April 17, will receive a $2,000 prize.

Fans are encouraged to sign up free, at santaanita.com/pickem.

For additional information on Santa Anita's $20,000 Pick 'Em online contest, please call the Santa Anita Marketing Department at (626) 574-6384.

First post time for an 11-race card on Sunday is at 11 a.m., admission gates open at 9 a.m.

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Aqueduct: Under 20’s Claiming Challenge Returns For Winter, SPring Meets

The Under 20's Claiming Challenge will return for the upcoming winter and spring meets at Aqueduct Racetrack.

The program, launched in 2018 and open to local trainers with 20 or fewer horses nationwide, will begin on Thursday, December 9, Opening Day of the Aqueduct winter meet which runs through Sunday, March 27. The Claiming Challenge will come to a close at the conclusion of the 15-day Big A spring meet, which spans Thursday, March 31 through Sunday, April 24.

The top-eight trainers in the contest will share a prize pool of $80,000, with the winner receiving $16,000. Stall allotments for the Aqueduct winter meet, along with those at the Saratoga and the Belmont fall meets, will be used to determine eligible trainers.

Trainers earn points based on their horses' performances in all winners' claiming races on the main track at Aqueduct from December 9 through the end of the Big A spring meet. Points will be tallied and records verified on May 23, and awards will be granted thereafter.

To retain eligibility, there can be no more than 20 horses on a trainer's roster at any given time, although a trainer's stable may grow above 20 horses through claiming activity. Trainers who had 21 or more stalls allotted in either of the previous two race meets will be ineligible for this year's contest.

Not all horses will be eligible for the contest, and only roster horses can earn points. A trainer may replace a claimed horse who was on their roster with another claimed horse. After a horse is claimed, it will be added to the trainer's roster only at the trainer's request.

Horses in for a tag in an allowance optional claiming race will qualify for contest points. Points are not earned in maiden, allowance, starter allowance or stakes races.

A horse that ends up on the stewards' list for poor performance will not earn the trainer points for that race. Horses that are running for 50 percent or less of the claiming price from their most recent start will only be eligible to earn 50 percent of the typical points for that race.

In addition, horses can only earn contest points for two races within a given 30-day time period. A horse may enter in additional races during that timeframe but will not earn contest points for those additional races.

Contest Point Structure:
Dirt Races – All claiming races for winners, including horses in for an optional tag:
1st Place – 6 points
2nd Place – 5 points
3rd Place – 4 points
4th Place – 3 points
5th Place – 2 points

Turf Races – All turf claiming races for winners, including horses in for an optional tag:
1st Place – 5 points
2nd Place – 4 points
3rd Place – 3 points
4th Place – 2 points
5th Place – 1 points

Trainer Bonuses:
The top-eight trainers in the contest will share in a prize pool of $80,000:
1st Place – $16,000
2nd Place – $14,000
3rd Place – $12,000
4th Place – $11,000
5th Place – $9,000
6th Place – $7,000
7th Place – $6,000
8th Place – $5,000

Important Dates at a glance:
November 27, 2021 – All contest applications due no later than 3:30 p.m.
December 2, 2021 – List of eligible contest trainers posted
December 9, 2021 – Contest begins; Aqueduct winter meet
February 15, 2022 – No additional horses may be added to earn contest points (unless replacing a claimed or injured horse)
April 24, 2022 – Contest ends; Closing day, Aqueduct spring meet
May 23, 2022 – Awards paid out

Past winners of the Under 20s Claiming Challenge:
2021 Belmont spring/summer – Mertkan Kantarmaci
2020-21 Aqueduct winter – Mertkan Kantarmaci
2019-20 Aqueduct winter – Eddie Barker/Mertkan Kantarmaci (tie)
2019 Belmont spring/summer – Mertkan Kantarmaci
2018-19 Aqueduct winter – Mertkan Kantarmaci
2018 Belmont spring/summer – Eddie Barker

For more information, please visit https://www.nyra.com/aqueduct/horsemen/.

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Del Mar and LRF Cares Contest to Benefit Aftercare

The Del Mar Thoroughbred Club (DMTC), and LRF Cares, a 501(c)(3) sponsored charity and arm of Little Red Feather Racing, will host a live money on-track or online contest at Del Mar Saturday, Sept. 4. Benefitting Thoroughbred aftercare, the contest will allow a maximum of 150 players, each receiving a $250 live bankroll with the “takeout” going to guaranteed prizes and LRF Cares. Guaranteed prizes include 2021 $4,000–plus $1,000 travel–Del Mar Summer Handicapping Challenge entries and two 2022 National Horseplayer Championship (NHC) entries.

Click here for more information and here to sign up.

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Dreaming Of Del Mar Contest Launched by Breeders’ Cup

The Breeders' Cup has launched their latest online promotion, “Dreaming of Del Mar,” to grant one lucky fan and their guest a VIP experience to the Breeders' Cup World Championships Nov. 5-6 at Del Mar.

Out of all entries, one fan will be selected at random to win an all-expenses paid trip for two to this year's World Championships. In addition to premium tickets in the exclusive Trophy Lounge chalet, the grand prize includes roundtrip airfare, hotel accommodations, a private tour of Del Mar racetrack, access to the paddock where the winner will give the Riders Up call for a Championship race, and VIP access to a concert after racing concludes on Saturday.

“As we eagerly welcome our fans back to the Breeders' Cup this year, we are pleased to offer our passionate supporters a chance to win a once-in-a-lifetime Breeders' Cup World Championships experience,” said Breeders' Cup Senior Vice President of Marketing Justin McDonald. “The Dreaming of Del Mar promotion will give one lucky fan and a guest of their choosing the opportunity to travel to sunny Del Mar for the weekend to experience the Breeders' Cup World Championships with a level of first-hand access that has never been offered before.”

To enter, fans must be 21 years of age or older, live in the United States or Canada (excluding Quebec) and register for free online at www.BreedersCup.com/Contest.

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