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2008 LAS VEGAS HILTON
KENTUCKY DERBY FUTURE BOOK CHALLENGE
Unofficial Final Standings
Results Become Official May 13 5:00 PM (Pacific)
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Let It Ride.com and the Las Vegas Hilton would like thank each and every player who participated in the 2008 Las Vegas Hilton Kentucky Derby Future Book Challenge!
2008 Kentucky Derby Official Order of Finish
1st: Big Brown
2nd: Eight Belles
3rd: Denis of Cork
4th: Tale of Ekati
5th: Recapturetheglory
More than 6,000 horseplayers participated in the Challenge with Richard Aschom of New Berlin, Wisconsin amassing a whopping 2,040 total points.
The key to this year's challenge was submitting the winner Big Brown at 150-1 early in the competition, if you did not, you had no chance as a prize getter as some 106 players did.
Aschom's winning Final Four Stable included...
- BIG BROWN 150-1
- DENIS OF CORK 60-1
- Monba 60-1
- TALE OF EKATI 80-1
To reward all 106 players who selected and submitted Big Brown at 150-1 we have extended the prize list to include them.
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.
RESULTS WILL BECOME OFFICIAL MAY 13, 2008
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 vegas@letitride.com. All dispute claims must be submitted no later than 12:00 NOON (Pacific) on May 12, 2008. Once the result deemed official they are FINAL!
All winners will be emailed notification after the results have become final and will be required to claim the prize and provide postal address (if applicable).
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 vegas@letitride.com by the below deadline.
All prizes must be claimed no later than 11:59 PM Pacific on May 20, 2008. If a prize is not claimed it will be forfeited.
A final note...all players who registered for this contest are now registered for futured Let It Ride.com/Las Vegas Hilton competitions.
Thanks again and remember the 2008 Las Vegas Hilton Breeders' Cup Challenge kicks-off in September!
OFFICIAL LIST OF WINNERS
1st PLACE:
LAS VEGAS HILTON SUPERBOOK BREEDERS' CUP VIP PACKAGE
Includes TWO NIGHTS ACCOMODATIONS (October 24-25, 2008) and other hotel amenities for 2008 Breeders' Cup at the Las Vegas Hilton!
In addition, the prize winner also receives:
Dinner for TWO at Benihana's at the Las Vegas Hilton
Las Vegas Hilton Merchandise Package (To Be Announced)
One-month FREE subscription to Deuce Bruce's California Gold Card
One-month FREE subscription to William Archer's Triangle Turf (Western Edition)
1. Richard Aschom (New Berlin, WI) - 2040 Points
4th PLACE:
LAS VEGAS HILTON SUPERBOOK BREEDERS' CUP VIP PACKAGE
Includes TWO NIGHTS ACCOMODATIONS (October 24-25, 2008) and other hotel amenities for 2008 Breeders' Cup at the Las Vegas Hilton!
In addition, the prize winner also receives:
Dinner for TWO at Benihana's at the Las Vegas Hilton
Las Vegas Hilton Merchandise Package (To Be Announced)
One-month FREE subscription to Deuce Bruce's California Gold Card
One-month FREE subscription to William Archer's Triangle Turf (Western Edition)
2. R. Aurelio Clement (Charlotte, NC) - 1940 Points
3rd PLACE:
LAS VEGAS HILTON SUPERBOOK BREEDERS' CUP VIP PACKAGE
Includes TWO NIGHTS ACCOMODATIONS (October 24-25, 2008) and other hotel amenities for 2008 Breeders' Cup at the Las Vegas Hilton!
In addition, the prize winner also receives:
Dinner for TWO at Benihana's at the Las Vegas Hilton
Las Vegas Hilton Merchandise Package (To Be Announced)
One-month FREE subscription to Deuce Bruce's California Gold Card
One-month FREE subscription to William Archer's Triangle Turf (Western Edition)
3. Kristin Checksfield (New Brunswick, NJ) - 1940 Points
4th PLACE:
LAS VEGAS HILTON SUPERBOOK BREEDERS' CUP VIP PACKAGE
Includes TWO NIGHTS ACCOMODATIONS (October 24-25, 2008) and other hotel amenities for 2008 Breeders' Cup at the Las Vegas Hilton!
In addition, the prize winner also receives:
Dinner for TWO at Benihana's at the Las Vegas Hilton
Las Vegas Hilton Merchandise Package (To Be Announced)
One-month FREE subscription to Deuce Bruce's California Gold Card
One-month FREE subscription to William Archer's Triangle Turf (Western Edition)
4. Ed Lawless (Schenectady, NY) - 1940 Points
5th PLACE:
LAS VEGAS HILTON SUPERBOOK BREEDERS' CUP VIP PACKAGE
Includes TWO NIGHTS ACCOMODATIONS (October 24-25, 2008) and other hotel amenities for 2008 Breeders' Cup at the Las Vegas Hilton!
In addition, the prize winner also receives:
Dinner for TWO at Benihana's at the Las Vegas Hilton
Las Vegas Hilton Merchandise Package (To Be Announced)
One-month FREE subscription to Deuce Bruce's California Gold Card
One-month FREE subscription to William Archer's Triangle Turf (Western Edition)
5. Justin Metacarpa (Glen Allen, VA) - 1840 Points
6-10th PLACES:
Las Vegas Hilton Merchandise Package (To Be Announced)
One-month FREE subscription to Deuce Bruce's California Gold Card
One-month FREE subscription to William Archer's Triangle Turf (Western Edition)
6. Gene Blick (Tigard, OR) - 1800 Points
7. Gary McMillen (Gretna, LA) - 1800 Points
8. Cliff Chiasson (Houston, TX) - 1800 Points
9. Frank D'Ambrosio (Wallington, NJ) - 1800 Points
10. Robert Greene (Temple City, CA) - 1800 Points
11-20th PLACES:
Las Vegas Hilton Merchandise Package (To Be Announced)
One-month FREE subscription to Deuce Bruce's California Gold Card
One-month FREE subscription to William Archer's Triangle Turf (Western Edition)
11. Eugene Senatore (Woburn, MA) - 1800 Points
12. David DiBiase (Rochester, NY) - 1800 Points
13. Lon Harris (Redding, CA) - 1800 Points
14. Frank Steeve (Barrie, ON) - 1770 Points
15. Craig Lesterson (Blaine, MN) - 1740 Points
16. Greg Knepper (West Lawn, PA) - 1740 Points
17. Mark Davis (La Vista, NE) - 1740 Points
18. Mike Greenstein (Pembroke Pines, FL) - 1740 Points
19. Chad Kuehn (Austin, MN) - 1740 Points
20. Steven Hirsch (Hamersville, OH) - 1740 Points
21-50th PLACES:
One-month FREE subscription to Deuce Bruce's California Gold Card.
One-month FREE subscription to William Archer's Triangle Turf (Western Edition)
21. Scott Corman (Lexington, KY) - 1740 Points
22. Chris Corman (Lexington, KY) - 1740 Points
23. Steven Winsten (Walpole, MA) - 1740 Points
24. Dan Arrighi (Washington, UT) - 1740 Points
25. Michael DiMauro (Wilmington, DE) - 1740 Points
26. Mike Tight (Federal Way, WA) - 1740 Points
27. John Donaruma (Sandwich, MA) - 1740 Points
28. Ralph Undheim (Rodessa, LA) - 1740 Points
29. Joseph Brady (Pomona, CA) - 1740 Points
30. Kera Brady (Egg Harbor City, NJ) - 1740 Points
31. Chris Fallica (Farmington, CT) - 1740 Points
32. Marco Gentile (Barstow, CA) - 1740 Points
33. Mike Naso (Madison Hts, MI) - 1740 Points
34. Alicia Ratliff (Lexington, KY) - 1740 Points
35. James Cesler (Louisville, KY) - 1740 Points
36. Fred Schefsky (Southgate, MI) - 1740 Points
37. Bill Kittle (Highlands Ranch, CO) - 1740 Points
38. Jeff Jolley (Irvine, CA) - 1740 Points
39. Ron Armstrong (Redondo Beach, CA) - 1740 Points
40. Joe DiSalvo (Lombard, IL) - 1740 Points
41. Jason Forsyth (Bradley Beach, NJ) - 1740 Points
42. Bob Kirkham (Cincinnati, OH) - 1740 Points
43. Scott Jones (Big Bend, WI) - 1740 Points
44. David Kittle (San Diego, CA) - 1740 Points
45. Kevin Ayers (Fanwood, NJ) - 1740 Points
46. Todd Jensema (Gilroy, CA) - 1650 Points
47. Paul Evans (Carlsbad, CA) - 1650 Points
48. Brad Wusow (San Gabriel, CA) - 1640 Points
49. Stephen Taylor (Elgin, IL) - 1640 Points
50. Richard Murray (North Hills, CA) - 1640 Points
51-106th PLACES:
One-month FREE subscription to Deuce Bruce's California Gold Card.
51. Fred Steeve (St. Catharines, ON) - 1640 Points
52. Nancy Forsyth (Bradley Beach, NJ) - 1640 Points
53. Frank Marino (Las Vegas, NV) - 1620 Points
54. Chris Ducharme (Rome, NY) - 1620 Points
55. Mark Keenan (Minneapolis, MN) - 1600 Points
56. Steve Bethas (Hanover, PA) - 1560 Points
57. Joe White (Lexington, KY) - 1536 Points
58. James M Sloan (Citrus Heights, CA) - 1530 Points
59. Kenny Steeve (Thorold, ON) - 1530 Points
60. Chuck Young (Fulton, KY) - 1500 Points
61. Frank Chatigny (Imperial Beach, CA) - 1500 Points
62. Tom Wright (Cuyahoga Falls, OH) - 1500 Points
63. Pete Mackin (Columbus OH) - 1500 Points
64. Robert Slote (Clifton Park, NY) - 1500 Points
65. Dave Krautter (Galloway, OH) - 1500 Points
66. Bryna Dambrowski (Long Beach, CA) - 1500 Points
67. Jeffrey Ligerman (Woodland Hills, CA) - 1500 Points
68. Wendy Mortensen (Woodland Hills, CA) - 1500 Points
69. Rick Makins (Hamilton, ON) - 1500 Points
70. Ned Mueller (Carlock, IL) - 1500 Points
71. Linda Shedden (St. Catharines, ON) - 1500 Points
72. Lance Keisler (St. John, USVI) - 1500 Points
73. Jim Needham (Irvine, CA) - 1500 Points
74. Jerry Daker (Franklin, WI) - 1500 Points
75. Azucena DiMauro (Wilmington, DE) - 1500 Points
76. Andrew Davidyock (Ocala, FL) - 1500 Points
77. Christopher Drussell (Baltimore, MD) - 1500 Points
78. Loretta Brown (Cabool, MO) - 1500 Points
79. Melissa Aschom (Streamwood, IL) - 1500 Points
80. Matt Burke (Stockton, CA) - 1500 Points
81. Jon Cesler (Smiths Grove, KY) - 1500 Points
82. Stanley Simmons (Ada, OK) - 1500 Points
83. Jenny Cheung (Toronto, ON) - 1500 Points
84. Satchel Sehon (Winston-Salem, NC) - 1500 Points
85. Mark Harris (San Diego, CA) - 1500 Points
86. Paul Haschak (Hammond, LA) - 1500 Points
87. John Meyer (Chicago, IL) - 1500 Points
88. Michael Park (Fountain Valley, CA) - 1500 Points
89. Terry Armas (San Marcos, CA) - 1500 Points
90. Tracy General (Victoria, BC) - 1500 Points
91. Phillip general (Victoria, BC) - 1500 Points
92. Jason Lohre (Gilbert, AZ- 1500 Points
93. Anthony Moore (San Diego, CA) - 1500 Points
94. Howard Klebanow (Solon, OH) - 1500 Points
95. Larry Hudkins (Cuyahoga Falls, OH) - 1500 Points
96. Travis White (Lexington, KY) - 1500 Points
97. John Sciamonte (St. Catharines, ON) - 1500 Points
98. Jamison Steeve (Toronto, ON) - 1500 Points
99. Peggy Johnson (Temperance, MI) - 1500 Points
100. Cecile Grandowicz (Perrysburg, OH) - 1500 Points
101. Robert Grandowicz (Perrysburg, OH) - 1500 Points
102. Roxann Teller (Perrysburg, OH) - 1500 Points
103. Thomas Harris (San Diego, CA) - 1500 Points
104. Karen Clymer (Louisville, KY) - 1500 Points
105. Jack Bruce (Crest Hill, IL) - 1500 Points
106. Evelynn Lee (San Pedro, CA) - 1500 Points
NOTE: Two others selected BIg Brown at 150-1 but one was did not submit required information making him ineligible, and the other was disqualified for multiple accounts.
TIE BREAKER: Any ties for any of the positions were determined by earliest submission of the Player's Final Four.
BEAT THE TRACK EXPERT HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPETITION PRIZE
PRIZE CLAIM INSTRUCTIONS: To claim the Beat The Track Experts Prize of a FREE ONE MONTH SUBSCRIPTION of handicapping selections and reports from the Track Expert they beat valued at up to $200 (see Rules & Prize Distribution for details), you will need to do the following:
1. Calculate your point total for your FINAL FOUR STABLE in the 2008 Kentucky Derby and match it against the point total of the Track Expert you selected to challenge head-to-head.
The following schedule outlines the prize subscriptions available:
Bruce Andrews, Jr. - Deuce Bruce Gold Card for June 14 - July 13
William Archer - Triangle Turf (Western or Eastern Edition) for June 14 - July 13
Bruno DeJulio - Hollywood Park for June 14 - July 13
Michael Dempsey - Churchill Downs for June 14 - July 13
Frank The Cat - Any prize offered by Andrews, Archer, DeJulio or Smith
Mr. Insider - Any prize offered by Andrews, Archer, DeJulio or Smith
Cliff Smith - Churchill Downs for June 14 - July 13
2. If your total was HIGHER (ties lose), send email to vegas@letitride.com with the phrase BEAT THE EXPERT in the Subject Field and include the following:
- Contest Registered Email Address & Password
- Your Point Total
- The Track Expert you selected and their Total Points.
- INCLUDE your NAME and your TRACK EXPERTS USERNAME and PASSWORD. If you do not have an existing account at Track Experts account at Let It Ride.com, you will need to go to Let It Ride.com and open a free account.
3. Upon verfication of eligiblity your ONE MONTH SUBSCRIPTION WILL BE ACTIVATED per the above schedule.
NOTE: All claim requests MUST BE RECEIVED PRIOR to 11:59 PM Pacific on May 20, 2008.
If you have any questions regarding the final results, please send any inquiries to vegas@letitride.com, and please include your name, registered email address, password, and what your concern is.
| 2008 LAS VEGAS HILTON FUTURE BOOK CHALLENGE |
Now in our 8th year, the Las Vegas Hilton Kentucky Derby Future Book Challenge is fun, easy, a true test of a horseplayers's Future Book handicapping skills - and best of all it's FREE!
Prizes will be awarded to the top 100 finishers, with the top five place getters winning two nights accommodations and other hotel amenities for two as part of the Las Vegas Hilton's 2008 Breeders' Cup VIP Package on October 24-25 at the Las Vegas Hilton Superbook in fabulous Las Vegas!
Between February 13 and April 24, Players build a "fantasy" Kentucky Derby stable of up to 15 runners based on "locking in" odds from the Kentucky Derby Book posted weekly by Let It Ride.com. Between April 22 and April 29, 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 2008 Las Vegas Hilton 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 Stable horses in the 2008 Kentucky Derby wins the Challenge.
In addition to accommodations and hotel amenities for the 2008 Breeders' Cup festivities at the Las Vegas Hilton, prizes include; engraved awards, branded merchandise, dinners, shows, valuable handicapping subscriptions and more!
Still not enough action?
Throughout the Challenge, Let It Ride.com Track Experts (handicappers), such as Bruno DeJulio and Mike Dempsey will post their "fantasy stables" online so Players can see what the Track Experts are playing before making their selections. From April 30 until 12:00 Noon (Pacific) on May 3, a Player will be given the option to select one handicapper to play head-to-head on the Kentucky Derby and WIN ONE FREE MONTH of handicapping selections and reports from the Track Expert they beat (valued at up to $200)!
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 ENTER |
1. OVERVIEW: Between February 13 and April 24, Players build a "fantasy" Kentucky Derby stable of up to 14 runners based on selecting one horse in each of the first six (6) weeks through Future Book dated 19 Mar 2008, and two (2) horses each of the final four (4) weeks of the competition through Future Book dated 16 Apr 2008 and 'Locking-In' Odds from the Kentucky Derby Future Book made available on the Let It Ride.com website (posted odds are for competition purposes only).
Players may enter at anytime until selections close, however as each week passes, Players will lose the opportunity to select horses. (Example: If a Player missed the first six weeks, that Player's total pool may only be 8 horses, conversely if he or she began selecting on February 13, their total pool would be 14 horses.)
All selections close at 12:00 Noon (Pacific) on April 24, 2008, and based on
circumstances they will close at any point after that time.
2. ALREADY REGISTERED? If you have already completed the Official Registration Form during a prior Let It Ride.com competition, you are already registered and may just login and start playing.
3. NEW PLAYERS: New Players to Let It Ride.com/LV Hilton competitions may enter the Challenge by completing the Official Registration Form in its' entirety. The completed form is a one-time process for all Let Ride.com/Las Vegas Hilton Challenges and is required to be eligible to win prizes at the completion of the competition.
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 2008 Let It Ride.com 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 through the first six (6) weeks and for HORSE 1 and HORSE 2 the final four weeks of the Challenge. The HORSE and the ODDS correspond to the applicable 2008 Let It Ride.com 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 2008 Let It Ride.com Kentucky Derby Future Book Odds are typically sometime on Wednesday no later than 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 as odds updates are done live and can change at any time. 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 Current Stable 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: From April 22 to 12:00 Noon (Pacific) on April 29, 2008, 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 2008 Las Vegas Hilton 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.
From April 30 until 12:00 Noon (Pacific) on May 3, a Player may select a Track Expert handicapper to play head-to-head and WIN ONE FREE MONTH of handicapping selections and reports from the Track Expert they beat (valued at up to $200)!
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!
The following schedule outlines the prize subscriptions available:
Bruce Andrews, Jr. - Deuce Bruce Gold Card for June 14 - July 13
William Archer - Triangle Turf (Western or Eastern Edition) for June 14 - July 13
Bruno DeJulio - Hollywood Park for June 14 - July 13
Michael Dempsey - Churchill Downs for June 14 - July 13
Frank The Cat - Any prize offered by Andrews, Archer, DeJulio or Smith
Mr. Insider - Any prize offered by Andrews, Archer, DeJulio or Smith
Cliff Smith - Churchill Downs for June 14 - July 13
9. MISCELLANEOUS: All Contestants agree to the Other Rules and Disclaimers listed below.
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