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Tampa Bay Downs: High Rollers Handicapping Contest Set For Jan. 8

The annual High Rollers Handicapping Contest Presented by HorseTourneys is Saturday, Jan. 8, at Tampa Bay Downs in Oldsmar, Fla., with first prize (based on 100 players) of $20,000. Players are required to deposit $1,000 to enter, with $500 serving as the player's bankroll for wagering and the remaining $500 going to the prize pool. At the conclusion of the tournament, any dollar amount remaining in the bankroll remains the property of the player.

Wager types permitted are win, place and show only, with each player making five $100 win, place and/or show bets during the tournament.

The player with the highest bankroll takes top prize (50 percent of the prize pool), plus a seat in either the 2022 or 2023 National Thoroughbred Racing Association National Handicapping Championship in Las Vegas, plus accommodations.

To enter, register at www.tampabaydowns.com and make the required $1,000 payment by noon Eastern on Jan. 8. For details, contact Margo Flynn at mjflynn@tampabaydowns.com or (813) 855-4401, extension 1368.

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Beat Ray At Del Mar: Will New Challenger ‘Peak’ At Right Time?

XBTV's Zoe Cadman joins host Michelle Yu and Ray Paulick as guest handicapper for the final weekend of the Beat Ray Everyday Beach Boss competition at Del Mar, a free-to-play online contest that gives each player a mythical $100 to wager in win, place and show bets on selected races.

The contest, which takes place each racing day of the Bing Crosby Season, awards the player with the highest mythical bankroll at the end of the meet with two VIP tickets, hotel and a travel stipend to visit the Del Mar summer season. (More information here.)

While Paulick is drowning in bad picks, Cadman comes on strong with her selection of Irish-bred Cathkin Peak in the Grade 1 Hollywood Derby, citing trouble at the start of his last race in the G2 Twilight Derby and a jockey switch to Flavien Prat.

Paulick goes with Beyond Brilliant, a horse that was outrun down the stretch by Cathkin Peak last out. Yu, whose insights have been on target for much of the meet, cautions both players not to overlook Camp Hope, the Kenny McPeek-trained Midwest invader coming off two successive wins at Keeneland.

Watch the season finale of Beach Boss below.

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Del Mar Fall Challenge Handicapping Contest On Saturday

The Del Mar Fall Challenge, a one-day handicapping contest involving 85 big bettors from across the country participating in a $3,000 “buy-in” tournament, will be conducted Saturday at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in Del Mar, Calif.

Of the $3,000 entry fee, $1,000 goes to the prize pool and $2,000 is loaded onto an account wagering card for “live money” wagers. Players may participate on-track at Del Mar or online through TVG.com. Wagering from the Challenge participants is expected to be nearly $350,000.

The Challenge is conducted on-track in the Seabiscuit Skyroom. However, players may wager on any SAM betting machine throughout the facility. Challenge players will check-in Saturday between 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the umbrella table in front of the Executive Offices.

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Beach Boss – Free Online Handicapping Contest – Returns For Del Mar’s Bing Crosby Season

Beach Boss, Del Mar's free online handicapping contest, is back for another round this fall for the seaside track's Bing Crosby season. Each racing day, players are given the opportunity to wager a mythical $100 in win, place or show bets on a horse or horses in the specified contest race or races.

The player with the largest bankroll at the end of the Bing Crosby meet on Nov. 28 will win two VIP Tickets to the 2022 Del Mar Racing Season, including hotel and travel stipend. A slew of Del Mar prizes will be paid out to other top finishers.

The contest, which began with the Nov. 3 opening day card, is free to play and it's not too late to join. Register here.

As part of the Beach Boss contest, each week a guest handicapper will join Michelle Yu and me to handicap Saturday's biggest race or races and try to “Beat Ray” with their mythical $100 wagers.

On this opening Saturday of the meet, which happens to be Breeders' Cup championship day, Michelle and I are joined by Larry Collmus, who is calling the Breeders' Cup races for NBC Sports and live on-track for the Bing Crosby meeting at Del Mar.

Watch our analysis of the Breeders' Cup Mile and Classic below.

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