Winstar Name the Filly Contest

[Dahoss]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

C'mon Hossy. There are so many things that WinStar could have given away/offered as a prize. The sky was the limit, but a keychain, really?

I mean this genuinely, what kind of a prize would be good enough for winning a contest where you picked a name?

I guess they could do more, but what does everyone have in mind?

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by Dahoss

I mean this genuinely, what kind of a prize would be good enough for winning a contest where you picked a name?

I guess they could do more, but what does everyone have in mind?

Big prizes could be all inclusive trips to Kentucky with a tour of the farm.

A trip to Kentucky that has something to do with Keenland or Churchill and the farm.

No all inclusive, but a pair of tickets to the Derby.

Arrange some sort of VIP day at the winner's home or choice of tracks.

1% of the actual horse.

At the worst give away a WinStar swag bag with a Jacket, some shirts, a hat and maybe some sort of framed picture of the named horse and of course the key chain.

[Dahoss]

I don't think you're being very realistic about this. I guess a bag with some stuff would have been better but everything else and you're talking like 1000's of dollars.

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by Dahoss

I don't think you're being very realistic about this. I guess a bag with some stuff would have been better but everything else and you're talking like 1000's of dollars.

I don't disagree with you as far as the packages go. They are over the top.

But I would think that an operation like WinStar would have access to events like the Derby (Oaks). What would it really cost them to give away two moderate tickets? They probably have a box at Keeneland, what would it be to give away 2 seats for a day (with no travel accommodations)?

Hell I would rather have a nice framed picture signed by the jock of Super Saver winning the Derby or Drosselmeyer winning the Classic then a keychain. I guess I just don't value a keychain too much, especially when it's the grand prize of a contest.

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

I don't disagree with you as far as the packages go. They are over the top.

But I would think that an operation like WinStar would have access to events like the Derby (Oaks). What would it really cost them to give away two moderate tickets? They probably have a box at Keeneland, what would it be to give away 2 seats for a day (with no travel accommodations)?

Hell I would rather have a nice framed picture signed by the jock of Super Saver winning the Derby or Drosselmeyer winning the Classic then a keychain. I guess I just don't value a keychain too much, especially when it's the grand prize of a contest.

To be fair, they actually offer prizes like that several times a year for various contests. As far as fan interaction goes, they really have been far and away the most creative, so a keychain, in light of what everyone else does, is really giving.

[Merlinsky]

Congrats on the naming. Nice use of the sire and dam.

WinStar does give bigger prizes but you've got to be in another level in their fanclub. I have no idea what you've got to pay to get in that, but those people get to name a foal with fancier breeding and get more out of it like a jacket, etc. It also involves additional webcam access of stallions and foaling barn broodmares on the WinStar site. I can't remember what foal was in that other contest, but I was bummed the contest was restricted.

[South Beach Luv]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

Big prizes could be all inclusive trips to Kentucky with a tour of the farm.

Hopefully that tour would be better than the free ones they give out. I don't know why farms even offer them if they aren't going to take the horses out of their stalls.

[Kasept]

Don't you know what kind of keyring they're giving out???? It's almost certainly the coveted Quillin Halter Nameplate Keychain!!!



Yes, they're only $13.95, but it's still a VERY enviable prize.... Not as desirable as a Quillin Halter Nameplate Belt, but still a must-have accessory in the Bluegrass...

[KirisClown]

Originally Posted by Dahoss

I mean this genuinely, what kind of a prize would be good enough for winning a contest where you picked a name?

I guess they could do more, but what does everyone have in mind?

Probably a framed photo of one of their stallions, even a horse shoe that was once worn by one of their stallions.. No matter what it is.. it would be better than a keychain.. Why bother holding a contest with a prize that could be won in an arcade claw game? It just seems ridiculous..

[pweizer]

Byk gives away better prizes for the race of the day contest. It doesn't take much imagination to come up with something.

Paul