RACE TO THE DERBY Welcome to our annual “Race to the Derby” Fantasy Horse Racing contest at the Pleasanton Off-Track Betting facility! The contest is all about building a fantasy stable of 3-year-old horses and following them through the pursuit of making the Kentucky Derby. The first race of our contest is Saturday, January 7 and it concludes with the running of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 6. THE DEADLINE TO ENTER IS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3!!!!! Our scoring system will follow the structure for the Road to the Kentucky Derby prep series again this year, with one exception. The UAE Derby is worth 50-20-10-5 points this year, rather than the inflated value the Derby committee awards for the race. Here’s how you play the contest. To start, pick any 10, 3-year-old horses (as of Jan. 1) for your beginning stable. Points are earned by how the horses finish in the string of races throughout the Derby prep season. The first four finishers in each prep race earn points for their owners. The points are the same used to determine the field for the Kentucky Derby. You can make six drops/additions along the way, but you will only get those six so use them wisely. At the end of the Kentucky Derby the final standings will be determined! You must enter at the Pleasanton OTB facility. Adds/drops can be made via e-mail or in person at the OTB. Send any questions to [email protected]. The cutoff to enter the contest is February 3!!!! Get your entry in earlier and have some fun! One entry per person and must show ID when entering. There will be a scoreboard at the Pleasanton OTB Facility as well as updates on our blog and our Facebook page. If you have an e-mail address we will be sending out news and notes throughout the competition, as well as updated standings! You can find links to the blog and the standings on our website, http://www.pleasantonotb.com. *Employees of the Alameda County Fair, Spectra, Local 280 Mutuel working employees, CMC, CHRIMS, CARF, AMTOTE INTERNATIONAL, NCOTWINC/SCOTWINC employees and employees of the National THorougHbred Racing Association are not eligible to compete. In case of a tie following the Kentucky Derby, the total number of points accumulated in the Derby will be used as the first tie-break. In case of tie after that, the contestants will be draw numbers out of a hat for the right to pick a horse for the Preakness (one horse per entrant), with the winner determined by the order of finish in the Preakness. The prizes for the contest And Are As follows: 1st Place: A $300 voucher! 2nd Place: $200 voucher! 3rd Place: $150 voucher! 4th Place: $100 voucher! 5th Place: $50 voucher! 6th Place: $25 voucher! Given the point values for the races, it is possible to come from well-back and get on the leaderboard with a big finish at the Derby! These are the dates for the prep races as of now, but usually at least one changes every year, so we will keep you up to date! STAGE I (The Starting Gate – points 10-4-2-1) Race TrAck Date **Jerome Aqueduct Jan. 7 **The Sham Santa Anita Jan. 7 **Smarty Jones Oaklawn Jan. 16 **Lecomte Fair Grounds Jan. 21 **Withers Aqueduct Jan. 28 **Holy Bull Gulfstream Feb. 4 **Robert B. Lewis Santa Anita Feb. 4 **Sam Davis Tampa Bay Downs Feb. 11 **El Camino Real Golden Gate Fields Feb. 18 **Southwest Oaklawn Feb. 20 STAGE II (The Backstretch – points 50-20-10-5) **Risen Star Fair Grounds Feb. 25 **Fountain of Youth Gulfstream March 4 **Gotham Aqueduct March 4 **Tampa Bay Derby Tampa Bay Downs March 11 **San Felipe Santa Anita March 11 **Rebel Oaklawn Park March 18 **UAE Derby Meydan March 25 **Spiral Turfway Park March 25 **Sunland Derby Sunland Park March 26 STAGE III (The Lane –points 100-40-20-10) **Louisiana Derby Fairgrounds April 1 **Florida Derby Gulfstream April 1 **Wood Memorial Aqueduct April 8 **Santa Anita Derby Santa Anita April 8 **Blue Grass Stakes Keeneland April 8 **Arkansas Derby Oaklawn April 15 STAGE IV (The Photo Finish – points 10-4-2-1) **Lexington Stakes Keeneland April 15 STAGE V (The Derby – Points 200-100-50-25) **Kentucky Derby Churchill Downs May 6 2017 RACE TO THE DERBY FANTASY CONTEST NAme:________________________________________________________________________ E-mail Address:_________________________________________________________________ Phone number:_________________________________________________________________ STABLE NAME:_________________________________________________________________ STABLE 1._________________________________________________________________ 2._________________________________________________________________ 3._________________________________________________________________ 4._________________________________________________________________ 5.________________________________________________________________ 6._________________________________________________________________ 7._________________________________________________________________ 8._________________________________________________________________ 9._________________________________________________________________ 10.________________________________________________________________ .