Keeneland 3-berth contest to DRF/NTRA Vegas 2010 - 30 people only

[Riot]

What do you guys think of this limitation to 30 people in the contest?

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Keeneland Schedules "Live Money"Handicapping Contest

On Sunday, April 19, Keeneland will host the "Grade One Gamble," a live money handicapping contest that will send three people to the 2010 DRF/NTRA National Handicapping Championship in Las Vegas.

$3,000 entry fee and live bankroll must be paid in advance, with one entry per person - no partner entries. (Contest entry: $1,200 - Live bankroll: $1,800) The Grade One Gamble is limited to 30 players. (An "also-eligible" list of six players will be posted in the event of no-shows.)


Registration will be held on a "first come, first served," basis, by phone, through Karen King (859) 288-4260, beginning March 2, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. (ET) and ending on March 27, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. (ET) unless "sold out" by that date.


Payment must be made in full, within seven days of entry, by Visa, Master Card, American Express or check.


The first three finishers will receive a berth in the 2010 DRF/NTRA National Handicapping Championship (including airfare, hotel and expenses) with an additional $15,000 for first, $8,000 to second, $4000 to third, $2,000 to fourth, $1,500 to fifth and $1,000 to sixth. Players keep the balance of their live bankroll.


If a top three finisher is already qualified for the National Handicapping Championship, the berth will go to the next-highest finisher, with no further compensation to those already qualified.


Contestants must be at least 21 years old by December 31, 2009.

[herkhorse]

one things for sure, they don't need a 3 1/2 week registration period.

[eajinabi]

prize money is very very low.

$3,000 entry fee to win 15k???

[justindew]

Originally Posted by eajinabi

prize money is very very low.

$3,000 entry fee to win 15k???

The entry fee is only $1,200.

[stonegossard]

Originally Posted by justindew

The entry fee is only $1,200.

Hey Justin,

I can get stock quotes on here. Can you tell me where the Dow Jones Industrial Average is trading?

Someone told me that things were "fine" and the economy was in good shape a ways back.

Call me crazy, but isn't the stock market below 1997 levels ?

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by stonegossard

Hey Justin,

I can get stock quotes on here. Can you tell me where the Dow Jones Industrial Average is trading?

Someone told me that things were "fine" and the economy was in good shape a ways back.

Call me crazy, but isn't the stock market below 1997 levels ?

that gets funnier every time it gets put up here.

[pweizer]

Originally Posted by herkhorse

one things for sure, they don't need a 3 1/2 week registration period.

I intend to try to enter. My guess is that the contest will fill up in 10 minutes.

Paul

[eajinabi]

well with the $1200 entry fee, you have essentialy overpaid for your trip to vegas.

[eajinabi]

Lone Star Park had a good qualifier tournament last year.

The qualifiers for the April tournament were paid 12k for 1st place and 4k for second place. it was a $100 entry fee and even that was refunded to all participants.

Thier format included tris, wps, exactas and super and not your boring $2 W/P wager format

[stonegossard]

Originally Posted by Danzig

that gets funnier every time it gets put up here.

The guy is a coward. At least have the decency to say "I was wrong". Instead ...like the party he follows, when wrong he runs away with his tail between his llegs. Gutless...............

[justindew]

Originally Posted by stonegossard

The guy is a coward. At least have the decency to say "I was wrong". Instead ...like the party he follows, when wrong he runs away with his tail between his llegs. Gutless...............

Stonegossard,

I have no idea why you have such a hard-on for me.

Here is me saying I was wrong over a month ago.

http://www.derbytrail.com/forums/sho...274#post481274

[stonegossard]

Originally Posted by justindew

Stonegossard,

I have no idea why you have such a hard-on for me.

Here is me saying I was wrong over a month ago.

http://www.derbytrail.com/forums/sho...274#post481274

Congrats on finally opening up your eyes.

I was just sick and tired last year of hearing people like yourself saying that things were fine, when indeed they weren't. You were pretty adamant about saying that the stock mkt was in good shape. But at least you now see what the hell is going on. Dow going into the 6000 handle this morning as we speak.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

JustinDew has been relentlessly shorting the bank and insurance companies for the past year.

When he said the economy was in fantastic shape ... he obviously only meant it was in fantastic shape compared to how it would look ten months later.

[stonegossard]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

JustinDew has been relentlessly shorting the bank and insurance companies for the past year.

When he said the economy was in fantastic shape ... he obviously only meant it was in fantastic shape compared to how it would look ten months later.

That must have been it.....would have been a brilliant move.