ATTENTION BALLY'S PLAYERS:
The Final Results Are In!
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Let It Ride.com and Bally's/Paris Las Vegas would like thank each and every player who participated in the 2005 Bally's/Paris Kentucky Derby Future Book Challenge!
Official Order of Finish of the 2005 Kentucky Derby
1st - Giacomo
2nd - Closing Argument
3rd - Afleet Alex
4th - Don't Get Mad
5th - Buzzards Bay
With nearly 9,000 horseplayers taking the Challenge, this years' competition was our biggest ever, however there was a most unusual twist.
Barney Sherman of Canada won the contest with a whopping 670 total points, and to prove the point that has held true in the past - picking the winner is not the key to winning!
Sherman's Championship Final Four Stable included...
- CLOSING ARGUMENT 60-1
- BUZZARDS BAY 125-1
- AFLEET ALEX 25-1
- Bellamy Road 25-1
Unfortunately, while Mr. Sherman won the contest, he was ineligible for winning prizes (as were two other players due to the requirement for provided a valid email address and physical address).
Hence, below is the list of prize winners and points earned, followed by the instructions on claiming prizes for the Beat The Track Experts competition, and finally the details of the competition, along with Points & Prize Distribution. All winners will be emailed notification and will be required to confirm receipt and provide postal address, if applicable to the prize won.
Per the rules, a valid email address is required to participate in the competition, and therefore if a winner has disabled, provided a false or inaccurate email address, or has blocked receipt of emails from Let It Ride.com, it will be incumbent upon them to notify us at ballys@letitride.com.
All prizes must be claimed no later than 11:59 PM Pacific on May 23, 2005.
RESULTS WILL BECOME OFFICIAL MAY 17, 2005
Points were carefully tabulated. However, you may login above to review your selections. If you have any questions or feel there was an error in calculations you may send a detail (including name and specifics of inquiry) to ballys@letitride.com. All dispute claims must be submitted no later than 11:59 PM Pacific on May 16, 2005. Once the result deemed official they are FINAL!
A final note...all players who registered for this contest are now registered for futured Let It Ride.com/Bally's competitions.
Thanks again and remember the 2005 Bally's/Paris Breeders' Cup Challenge kicks-off in August!
OFFICIAL LIST OF WINNERS
WIN (1st Place):
- BALLY'S/PARIS LAS VEGAS BREEDERS' CUP VIP PARTY PACKAGE
Includes accommodations at Paris Las Vegas (October 29-30, 2005) and Invitations for TWO for Bally's/Paris 2005 Breeders' Cup VIP Party!
- Engraved First Place Plaque
- Bally's/Paris Las Vegas Polo Shirt
- Paris Las Vegas Portfolio
- The one and only Let It Ride.com Cap. Del Mar Thoroughbred Club on front, Let It Ride.com on the back. Enough said!
- One-month FREE subscription to Bruno DeJulio's Horses-2-Watch "Running Today".
- One-month FREE subscription to Bob Ike's Ready-To-Win Email Notification Service.
1. Rob Hamill (Hillsbourgh, NJ) - 605 Points
PLACE (2nd Place):
- BALLY'S/PARIS LAS VEGAS BREEDERS' CUP VIP PARTY PACKAGE
Includes accommodations at Paris Las Vegas (October 29-30, 2005) and Invitations for TWO for Bally's/Paris 2005 Breeders' Cup VIP Party!
- Engraved Second Place Plaque
- Bally's/Paris Las Vegas Polo Shirt
- Paris Las Vegas Portfolio
- The one and only Let It Ride.com Cap. Del Mar Thoroughbred Club on front, Let It Ride.com on the back. Enough said!
- One-month FREE subscription to Bruno DeJulio's Horses-2-Watch "Running Today".
- One-month FREE subscription to Bob Ike's Ready-To-Win Email Notification Service.
2. Donna Nota-Barrows (Seekonk,MA) - 545 Points
SHOW (3rd Place):
- BALLY'S/PARIS LAS VEGAS BREEDERS' CUP VIP PARTY PACKAGE
Includes accommodations at Paris Las Vegas (October 29-30, 2005) and Invitations for TWO for Bally's/Paris 2005 Breeders' Cup VIP Party!
- Engraved Third Place Plaque
- Bally's/Paris Las Vegas Polo Shirt
- Paris Las Vegas Portfolio
- The one and only Let It Ride.com Cap. Del Mar Thoroughbred Club on front, Let It Ride.com on the back. Enough said!
- One-month FREE subscription to Bruno DeJulio's Horses-2-Watch "Running Today".
- One-month FREE subscription to Bob Ike's Ready-To-Win Email Notification Service.
3. Greg Stiles (Phoenix. AZ) - 545 Points
4th PLACE:
- BALLY'S/PARIS LAS VEGAS BREEDERS' CUP VIP PARTY PACKAGE
Includes accommodations at Paris Las Vegas (October 29-30, 2005) and Invitations for TWO for Bally's/Paris 2005 Breeders' Cup VIP Party!
- Engraved Fourth Place Plaque
- Paris Las Vegas Day Portfolio
- Bally's/Paris Las Vegas Polo Shirt
- The one and only Let It Ride.com Cap. Del Mar Thoroughbred Club on front, Let It Ride.com on the back. Enough said!
- One-month FREE subscription to Bruno DeJulio's Horses-2-Watch "Running Today".
- One-month FREE subscription to Bob Ike's Ready-To-Win Email Notification Service.
4. Eddie Bevins (Redlands. CA) - 530 Points
5th PLACE:
- BALLY'S/PARIS LAS VEGAS BREEDERS' CUP VIP PARTY PACKAGE
Includes accommodations at Paris Las Vegas (October 29-30, 2005) and Invitations for TWO for Bally's/Paris 2005 Breeders' Cup VIP Party!
- Engraved Fifth Place Plaque
- Bally's/Paris Las Vegas Polo Shirt
- Paris Las Vegas Portfolio
- The one and only Let It Ride.com Cap. Del Mar Thoroughbred Club on front, Let It Ride.com on the back. Enough said!
- One-month FREE subscription to Bruno DeJulio's Horses-2-Watch "Running Today".
- One-month FREE subscription to Bob Ike's Ready-To-Win Email Notification Service.
5. Clifford Turbitt (New York City, NY) - 495 Points
6-10th PLACES:
6. Jerry Ogrady (Denver, CO) - 495 Points
7. Melanie Checksfield (Collinswood, NJ) - 495 Points
8. Craig Koff (Highland Beach, FL) - 495 Points
9. Ronald Bowling (Huntington Woods, MI) - 445 Points
10. Dennis Singer (Palos Verdes Estates, CA) - 420 Points
11-15th PLACES:
11. Travis Lohre (Austin, MN)- 420 Points
12. Wwilliam Brown (Hebron, IN) - 420 Points
13. Chris Ducharme (Rome, NY) - 420 Points
14. Bill Sipmann (Muskegon, MI) - 405 Points
15. Catherine Young (Toronto, Canada) - 405 Points
16-20th PLACES:
16. Peggy McEwan (Toronto, Canada) - 405 Points
17. Mark Hoard (Crestwood, KY) - 405 Points
18. Kenny Fritz (Louisville, KY) - 405 Points
19. Peter Zacchea (New York City, NY) - 395 Points
20. Louis Solko (Englewood, OH) - 375 Points
21-50th PLACES:
One-month FREE subscription to Bruno DeJulio's Horses-2-Watch "Running Today".
One-month FREE subscription to Bob Ike's Ready-To-Win Email Notification Service.
21. Kerry Stanley (Altoona, IA) - 375 Points
22. Dominick Capasso (Las Vegas, NV) - 375 Points
23. Ronald Kenly (Passaic, NJ) - 375 Points
24. Mike Nicassio (Brea, CA) - 375 Points
25. Alan Ingwer (Wall, NJ) - 375 Points
26. Wisnu Soenarjono (Rego Park, NY) - 375 Points
27. Shelly Clower (Gainesville, TX) - 370 Points
28. Steve Mino (Ladera Ranch, CA) - 355 Points
29. Paul Carlisi (Toronto, Canada) - 355 Points
30. Roy Gottlieb (Northbrook, IL) - 355 Points
31. Marcus Hilton (Los Angeles, CA) - 355 Points
32. Edward Borman (Lisle, IL) - 355 Points
33. David Lueders (Strafford, PA) - 355 Points
34. Christopher McKay (Louisville, KY) - 355 Points
35. Danilo Maksimovic (Canton, MI) - 355 Points
36. Joan Osterwalder (Palm Springs, CA) - 350 Points
37. Albert Mendoza (Santa Monica, CA) - 335 Points
38. Ronnie Warlick (Little Rock, AR)- 335 Points
39. Linda Haschak (Hammond, LA) - 335 Points
40. Maureen Babis (Forest Hills, NY) - 335 Points
41. Randall McMillen (New Orleans, LA) - 335 Points
42. Julie Karst (Huntington, IN) - 335 Points
43. Rick DeFresco (Staten Island, NY) - 334 Points
44. Thomas Castellucci (West Lawn, PA) - 330 Points
45. Garfield Pink (Brampton, Ontario, Canada) - 325 Points
46. Pat Drumm (Calgary, Aberta, Canada) - 325 Points
47. Robert Wilcox (Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada) - 320 Points
48. Bernie Bierbaum (Louisville, KY) - 320 Points
49. Kenneth Raymond Bartling (New York City, NY) - 315 Points
50. Steven Rosenthal (Stevens Point, WI) - 310 Points
51-100th PLACES:
51. Jerry Cipperley (Henderson, NV) - 310 Points
52. Michelle Montesano (Belleview, NY) - 305 Points
53. Rick Kojdecki (Omaha, NE) - 300 Points
54. John Kopacz (Sturbridge, MA) - 290 Points
55. Jenny Cheung (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) - 290 Points
56. Todd Dobbs (Louisville, KY) - 285 Points
57. Billy Robinson (Baton Rouge, LA) - 285 Points
58. Mike Gilhooly (Pasadena, CA) - 285 Points
59. Ed DeRosa (Lexington, KY) - 285 Points
60. J.W. Cox (Dallas, TX) - 280 Points
61. Mitzi Tanis (Bothell, WA) - 280 Points
62. Mike Denegri (Cordova, TN) - 280 Points
63. Greg Padala (Farmington Hills, MI) - 280 Points
64. Mike Brunker (Redmond, WA) - 280 Points
65. John Mullally (San Francisco, CA) - 280 Points
66. Alfred Beauchesne (Satellite Beach, FL) - 280 Points
67. Bennie Burns (Frankfort, KY) - 280 Points
68. Bob Regan (Miami, FL) - 280 Points
69. Phillip Daniel (San Ramon, CA) - - 280 Points
70. Jessie Pagan (Tampa, FL) - 280 Points
71. Joshua Cunningham (Smithton, PA) - - 280 Points
72. Rod Gillen (Mundelein, IL) - 280 Points
73. Ned Price (Houston, TX) - 280 Points
74. Dave Caspole (New York City, NY) - 280 Points
75. Ron Schofield (Northboro, MA) - 280 Points
76. Martin Jimenez (San Marcos, CA) - 280 Points
77. Kim Travis (Bakersfield, CA) - 275 Points
78. Wayne Horne (Bakersfield, CA) - 275 Points
79. Jerry Lillard (Warsaw, KY) - 275 Points
80. Kevin Ayers (Fanwood, NJ) - 275 Points
81. Ed Montanile (Tampa, FL) - 275 Points
82. Frank Chatigny (Imperial Beach, CA) - 275 Points
83. Steve Masse (Cedarburg, WI) - 275 Points
84. Dave Eymann (Whitby, Ontario, Canada) - 275 Points
85. James Cook (Fairview Park, OH) - 275 Points
86. Tom Andres (Floyds Knobs, IN) - 260 Points
87. Paul Rosa (New Port Richey, FL) - 250 Points
88. Louise Kojdecki (Omaha, NE) - 250 Points
89. Marc Manson (Hampton, VA) - 250 Points
90. Dean Keppler (Yonkers, NY) - 250 Points
91. Sheryl Horne (Bakersfield, CA) - 250 Points
92. Robert D. Brown (Lakewood, CA) - 250 Points
93. Robert Knowles (Albany, NY) - 250 Points
94. Jeff Short (Victorville, CA) - 250 Points
95. Billy Huntington (Lexington, KY) - 250 Points
96. Lindsay Merritt (Aliso Viejo, CA) - 250 Points
97. Cliff Chiasson (Houston, TX) - 250 Points
98. Thad Stanek (Sterling Heights, MI) - 250 Points
99. Chris Moran (Oakville, Ontario, Canada) - 250 Points
100. Edward Wright (Brooklyn, NY) - 250 Points
NOTE: 21 additional players finished with 250 points but were eliminated via the tiebreaker procedure.
TIE BREAKER: Any ties for any of the positions will be determined in the following order; 1) earliest submission of the Player's Final Four, 2) highest finish by a horse from a Player's Final Four; 3) highest odds on that horse.
BEAT THE TRACK EXPERT HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPETITION PRIZE
PRIZE CLAIM INSTRUCTIONS: To claim the Beat The Track Experts Prize, custom designed "I Beat The Track Expert" tee shirt (see Rules & Prize Distribution for details), you will need to do the following:
1. Calculate your point total for your FINAL FOUR STABLE and match it against the point total of the Track Experts you selected during the contest.
2. If your total was HIGHER (ties lose), send email to ballys@letitride.com and include the following:
Contest Registered Email & Password
Your Point Total
The Handicapper you Selected and their Total Points.
Your Mailing Address
3. Upon verfication of eligiblity, your shirt will be mailed (allow 30 days for processing).
NOTE: All claim requests MUST BE RECEIVED PRIOR to 11:59 PM Pacific on May 23, 2005.
If you have any questions regarding the final results, please send any inquiries to ballys@letitride.com, and please include your name, registered email address, password, and what your concern is.
Prizes will be awarded to the top 100 finishers, with the top five placegetters winning two nights accommodations and invitations for two for Bally's/Paris 2005 Breeders' Cup VIP Party on October 29 at Bally's Hotel & Casino on the fabulous Las Vegas Strip!
The Challenge is fun, easy, and a test of each Player's Future Book handicapping skills, and best of all it's FREE!.
Between January 27 and April 27, Players build a "fantasy" Kentucky Derby stable of up to 17 runners based on "locking in" odds from the Kentucky Derby Book posted weekly by Bally's Las Vegas. Between April 28 and May 3, Players must then reduce his or her stable to four horses from the available pool in his or her Kentucky Derby stable and that becomes that Players "Final Four" stable for the 2005 Bally's/Paris Kentucky Derby Future Book Challenge.
Points are awarded by using a multiplier for each place of finish of each horse at the odds locked-in at the time of submission (ie: 10x for 1st, 7x for 2nd, and so on as outlined in the rules). The Player who amasses the most total points with his or her Final Four finishes in the 2005 Kentucky Derby, wins the Challenge.
In addition to invitations for two and accommodations for the 2005 Breeders' Cup Party at Bally's in Las Vegas, prizes include; trophy plaques, branded merchandise, valuable handicapping subscriptions, signed memorabilia and more!
Still not enough action?
Throughout the Challenge, Let It Ride.com Track Experts such as; Bruno De Julio and Mike Dempsey, along with Guests that include Ed DeRosa of Thoroughbred Times and Las Vegas oddsmaker, Johnny Avello of Bally's/Paris Las Vegas will be making their selections online.
Between May 4 and 6:00 PM (Pacific) on May 6, a Player may select a Track Expert handicapper to play head-to-head and a custom designed "I Beat The Track Expert" tee shirt (prize subject to change and available to first 250 claimants).
The earlier the better, so sign up now!
The sooner you start building your Kentucky Derby stable, the more horses you will be able to choose from and the higher the odds you'll be able to lock-in. In this competition, big odds are the key to winning!
Please check out all the details below, and start building your Kentucky Derby stable today!
COMPETITION RULES AND HOW TO PLAY
1. OVERVIEW: Between January 27 and April 27, Players build a "fantasy" Kentucky Derby stable of up to 17 runners based on selecting one horse in each of the first nine weeks and two horses the final four weeks of the competition and "locking in" odds from the Kentucky Derby Future Book posted weekly by Bally's Las Vegas. Players may enter at anytime until selections close, however as each week passes, Players will lose the opportunity to select two horses.
(Example: If a Player missed the first three weeks, that Player's total pool may only be 14 horses, conversely if he or she entered April 14, their total pool would be four horses.)
All selections close at 6:00 PM (Pacific) April 27, 2005.
2. ALREADY REGISTERED? If you have already completed the Official Registration Form during a prior Let It Ride.com/Bally's competition, you are already registered and may just login and start playing.
3. NEW PLAYERS: New Players to Let It Ride.com/Bally's competitions may enter the Challenge by completing the Official Registration Form in its entirety. The completed form is a one-time process and is required to be eligible to win prizes at the completion of the Challenge.
4. PLAYER LOGIN: After completing the Official Registration Form, Players will be redirected to the Registered Players Login. To login, Players must then enter their registered email address and password.
The PLAYER LOGIN will be activated once the competition begins.
5. SELECTING HORSES: After logging in, Players will be able to either Select horses from the current 2005 Bally's Las Vegas Kentucky Derby Future Book, or View their Current Stable. When selecting horses, Players simply select a HORSE with the current ODDS available in the drop-down menu for HORSE 1 throught the first 10 weeks and for HORSE 1 and HORSE 2 the final four weeks of the Challenge. The HORSE and the ODDS correspond to the applicable 2005 Bally's Las Vegas Kentucky Derby Future Book.
(NOTE: In some instances, when a horse has been injured, dies, or declared not to run in the Kentucky Derby, that horse may appear until the next weeks' Future Book is updated and posted.)
6. WEEKLY SUBMISSIONS: Once a Player has submitted for a specific week, that week will be "time-stamped" and "locked out" to the Player, and the HORSES and ODDS selected by the Player will be FINAL for purposes of the Challenge.
The 2005 Bally's Las Vegas Kentucky Derby Future Book Odds are updated each Wednesday evening and typically available by 12:00 Noon (Pacific) each Thursday. It is recommended that Players make submissions for the current week no later than Tuesday evening (unless otherwise noted) so as not to be shut out. Players may submit for the next week beginning when the Registered Players Login is activated after the updating of odds.
Players will be able to login and View their selections at any time, but they will not be able to edit or change their selections. Therefore, all Players should make their selections wisely.
7. FINAL FOUR REDUCTION: Between April 28 and 6:00 PM (Pacific) on May 3, Players must reduce his or her stable to four horses from the available pool in his or her Kentucky Derby stable and that becomes that Players "Final Four" stable for the 2005 Bally's/Paris Kentucky Derby Future Book Challenge.
8. BEAT THE TRACK EXPERT HEAD-TO-HEAD: Throughout the Challenge, the Let It Ride.com Track Experts will post their "fantasy stables" online so Players can see what the Track Experts are playing before making their selections.
Between May 4 and 6:00 PM (Pacific) on May 6, a Player may select a Track Expert handicapper to play head-to-head and win a win a custom designed "I Beat The Track Expert" tee shirt (prize subject to change and available to first 250 claimants).
If a Player elects to compete in the Beat The Track Expert aspect of the Challenge, their total number of points must exceed that of the Track Expert they selected (ties lose).
The available Track Experts from Let It Ride.com are:
As with the individual horse submissions, once a Track Expert handicapper is selected to play "head-to-head" by a Player, that selection is locked in, so Players should remember to select wisely!
9. MISCELLANEOUS: All Contestants agree to the OTHER RULES AND DISCLAIMERS listed at bottom of this page.
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