1.       Entry fee $100 plus $100 to use to wager in the contest. Total $200. (Limit of two entries per person).   

2.       People may play at the Bradley Teletheater, any CT-OTB branch, or through an On the Wire Phone Wagering account. 

3.       The contest is a one-day event that will be held Saturday, July 12.

4.       The top three finishers in the Bradley contest will qualify to compete in the Coast Casinos World Series of Handicapping tournament at the Orleans Hotel in 2009. 

5.       One hundred percent of the $20,000 will be returned as prize money.  Prize money will be based on the percentage breakdown in the prize list below.

6.       All prizes are aggregate and if ties exist, prize money will be divided equally by entrants finishing in all positions involved in the tie.

7.       The prize breakdown is as follows:  

Prize money - Contest awards (based on 200 entrants)    

The Contest

1.    The tournament will be a live money contest. In order to participate, contestants must purchase a $100 account card for the contest.  Contestants will use the card to place wagers.

2.     Entrants keep all pari-mutuel winnings.

3.     Entrants must make wagers that total at least $10 on a minimum of 10 races. In other words, people must wager at least $100.  The wagers may be win, place or show only.

4.    Contestants may only wager on one horse in each race.  

5.     A contestant may play as many races as he would like for any amount as long as it’s for at least $10 a race. The wagers may only be win, place or show. The only requirement is that a contestant plays TEN races for at least $10 a race.  If a player does not wager on at least ten races, then $10 would be subtracted from his total for the number of un-played races.

6.     There is no cap on win, place or show prices. 

7.     Contestants who make any type of wager other than win, place or show will be disqualified from the contest. Adding additional cash to a bankroll will also result in a disqualification.

8.     Contestants may wager on the following tracks:  Belmont, Monmouth, Philadelphia, Delaware and Suffolk Downs.  A player who wagers on a non-contest track will be disqualified.   

9.     The winner of the contest is the person who has the highest total in his account after all contest races are completed.

10.  Patrons must place all wagers in person or through their On the Wire phone wagering account. No intermediaries or agents may place wagers. There will be no refunds. There will also be no refunds in the event that a contestant is disqualified. 

11.    All tournament wagers must be made on self-service terminals using a tournament plastic account card and pin number. People may also wager through their On the Wire phone wagering account.

12.    No cancellations on any wagers for any reason after post time. In the event of a late scratch, the rules of the host track will prevail.

13.    Since this is a “live money/ live results” contest, anyone withdrawing money from their account before the contest is official, will no longer be considered an entrant in the contest.

14.    All official track rulings will apply to horses and wagering pools.

15.    Autotote is not responsible for shut outs or incomplete transactions. No exceptions under any circumstances.

16.    Autotote is not responsible for lost or mutilated account cards.

17.    The decision of the judges in all matters related to the contest is final.

18.    All contestants must be at least 21 years of age.

19.    Winners are subject to all state and federal tax requirements.

20.    The receipt of a registration form signifies the entrant’s acceptance of all rules and conditions stated herein. An entry constitutes acceptance of and responsibility for adherence to all rules and conditions of the contest as stated in the complete rules.

21.    By accepting a prize, each winner releases and agrees to hold harmless Sponsor, Autotote Enterprises, and their parent and their affiliated and subsidiary companies, advertising and promotion agencies and their respective trustees, directors, officers, employees, representatives and agents of each of them from any and all liability for any injuries, loss or damage of any kind to person, including death and property, arising in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, use or misuse of a prize, participation in any contest related activity or participation in this contest.

22.    Where permitted, the winner agrees to permit Autotote and their parent and affiliated and subsidiary companies and those acting pursuant to the direction  or control of either of them, the right to print, publish, broadcast and use, worldwide in any media now known or hereafter developed, including to but not limited to the World Wide Web, at any time or times, the winner’s name, portrait, picture, voice, likeness and biographical information as news or information and for advertising, trade and promotional purposes without additional consideration, compensation, authorization and remuneration; and further without such additional compensation, appear for, or provide biographical information for use in, any presentation or other activity which may include filming/ audio/ video/electronic or other recordings and / or interviews, as may be determined from time to time by Autotote.

23.    Officers and employees of Autotote and their immediate families, and employees of the Department of Special Revenue, State of Connecticut, and their immediate families, are not eligible to enter the contest.

24.    The right is reserved to terminate, withdraw or modify this contest at any time without prior notice. In this event, all contest fees will be refunded.

25.    People who have already qualified for the World Series Contest may not qualify again. In the event that a person who has already qualified finishes first, second, or third, the fourth place finisher will qualify for the World Series Contest. Anyone who has already qualified will not be given any other compensation besides their prize money.    

26.    Autotote reserves the right to fund the entry fees of invited members of the media.

World Series Tie-Breaker

The first three finishers in the Bradley Teletheater Handicapping Challenge will qualify for the Horseplayer World Series in 2009. 

In the event that there is a tie for third place there will be a one- race playoff. The person who wins the playoff will qualify for the World Series Tournament. The playoff will not affect the prize money distribution.

A play-off race will be determined. Each person will make a $10 win, place or show bet on a designated race. The person who earns the most money in the race qualifies for the World Series. In the event that there is a tie after the race, then another race will be selected and each player will make a $10 wager. This will continue until there is a winner.

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Contestants can play at the Bradley Teletheater or through an "On The Wire" phone wagering account***

**Only residents living in the following states may open an On the Wire phone wagering account: CT, FL, KY, LA, MA, MT, NH, OH, VT, WA, WY residents may apply.