They're off! Kentucky Derby $5 Million Pay Day Contest Opens for Entries

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They're off! Kentucky Derby $5 Million Pay Day Contest Opens for Entries
Wednesday April 28, 7:46 pm ET
Free, Internet-based Game Challenges Fans to Pick the Exact Order of Finish for Kentucky Derby 130. Make Your Selections Now!


LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Smarty Jones isn't the only one competing for a $5 million bonus. Race fans from across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom can register at Kentucky Derby , pick the order of finish of the 130th Kentucky Derby and compete for $5 million as part of Churchill Downs Incorporated's (Nasdaq: CHDN - News; "CDI" or "Company") second annual Kentucky Derby $5 Million Pay Day free online contest.
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With the completion of today's Kentucky Derby Post Position draw, players can register and make their selections at Kentucky Derby, the official Web site of the Kentucky Derby, up until 5:45 p.m. on Derby Day, Saturday, May 1, at which time the contest will close, and no new entries will be accepted. The grand prize for picking the Derby 130 exact order of finish is $5 million.

New to this year's event is a consolation prize of $25,000, to be paid to the top entry - or split among the top tying entries - if no one picks the exact order of finish.

"Picking the exact order of finish is a tremendous challenge that forces handicappers to use all of the great tools available at Kentucky Derby ," said Karl F. Schmitt, Jr., president of the Churchill Downs Simulcast Network, which develops and administers the contest. "With the addition of the consolation prize, we have raised the stakes - the top selection(s), even if not exact, will earn a substantial amount of money. We are excited about the response to this contest and its effectiveness at introducing the sport to thousands of new fans, enhancing the Kentucky Derby brand, and greatly increasing traffic to our Web site."

Results from the Kentucky Derby Post Position Draw, held at the Kentucky Derby Museum and televised live before a national audience by ESPN, are listed below. Morning-line odds were set by Churchill Downs' oddsmaker Mike Battaglia. (Note: By winning Oaklawn Park's Arkansas Derby and Rebel Stakes, Smarty Jones is eligible for that track's $5 million bonus, if he wins the Kentucky Derby.)

Post Horse Morning-Line Jockey
Position Odds

1 Limehouse 30-1 Jose Santos
2 Song of the Sword 30-1 Norberto Arroyo, Jr.
3 Lion Heart 10-1 Mike Smith
4 Action This Day 30-1 David Flores
5 Wimbledon 15-1 Jerry Bailey
6 Friends Lake 15-1 Richard Migliore
7 Minister Eric 30-1 Pat Day
8 Master David 12-1 Alex Solis
9 St. Averil 30-1 Tyler Baze
10 Imperialism 15-1 Kent Desormeaux
11 The Cliff's Edge 4-1 Shane Sellers
12 Borrego 20-1 Victor Espinoza
13 Birdstone 50-1 Edgar Prado
14 Read the Footnotes 12-1 Robby Albarado
15 Smarty Jones 9-2 Stewart Elliott
16 Castledale 15-1 Jose Valdivia, Jr.
17 Pollard's Vision 20-1 John Velazquez
18 Tapit 8-1 Ramon A. Dominguez
19 Pro Prado 30-1 John McKee
20 Quintons Gold Rush 20-1 Corey Nakatani


The Kentucky Derby $5 Million Pay Day contest is open to residents, 18 years or older, of the United States, Canada (except Quebec) and United Kingdom. Contestants are limited to one entry per person, per e-mail address. A husband and wife, for example, may both enter the contest but only if their entries come through separate e-mail addresses. Contestants will be disqualified if they enter multiple times using one or more e-mail addresses.

The winning payoff will be $5 million if the Derby field consists of 15 or more horses. The winning payoff will drop to $1 million if the field has fewer than 15 starters and to $50,000 if the field has fewer than 12 runners. The prize money will be paid as a 30-year annuity and is subject to all applicable federal, state and local taxes. Multiple winners will split the prize. In the event a horse is removed or "scratched" from Derby 130, the scratched horse will be eliminated from contestants' entries, and the remaining horses will move up in order. Contestants will not be able to change entries once submitted.

Results of the contest will be based on the Equibase chart's Kentucky Derby 130 official order of finish. In the event multiple horses do not finish the race, Equibase, the Thoroughbred industry's official database for racing information and statistics, will determine the official running order.

Owned and operated by CDI, the Kentucky Derby $5 Million Pay Day contest is free to enter and will be conducted entirely online at Kentucky Derby. Employees of CDI, its operating units and affiliated organizations and their immediate family members are not eligible to enter the contest. A complete list of Kentucky Derby $5 Million Pay Day contest rules is available at Kentucky Derby.

Kentuckyderby.com is the official Web site of the Kentucky Derby and is owned and operated by Churchill Downs Incorporated. As one of the world's premier sporting events and the first leg of horse racing's Visa Triple Crown Challenge, the Kentucky Derby traditionally takes place on the first Saturday in May. The 130th running of this celebrated event is schedule for May 1, 2004, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. Approximately 150,000 people attend the Derby in person, with more than 20 million people tuning in via television and radio worldwide.

Churchill Downs Incorporated, headquartered in Louisville, Ky., owns and operates world-renowned horse racing venues throughout the United States. The Company's racetracks in California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky host 114 graded-stakes events and many of North America's most prestigious races, including the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks, Hollywood Gold Cup and Arlington Million. CDI racetracks have hosted nine Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships - more than any other North American racing company. CDI also owns off-track betting facilities and a television production company, and has interests in telecommunications and racing services companies that support CDI's network of simulcasting and racing operations. CDI trades on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol CHDN and can be found on the Internet at Churchill Downs Incorporated .

[Buck Swope]

It's easy this year except for 16th/17th place which is basically a coin flip.

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Originally posted by: BuckSwope
It's easy this year except for 16th/17th place which is basically a coin flip.

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