**Free Contest for July 22**

[Split Rock]

Hey guys,

We are standing up a contest for Canterbury for Sunday July 22nd. The pool will be $1000. The rules and process is currently being developed. Go to www.valentoraces.com for the contest. (It should be ready for entry by noon tomorrow).

Canterbury is having a big day of racing "extreme day". Go to www.canterburypark.com for details.

[Split Rock]

Overview: The contest will combine all 12 Canterbury Park races for Sunday, July 22, 2007 plus the 3rd race from Del Mar (The Grade 1 Eddie Read). This is a free contest. You only need to be a member to join. The winner will be the contestant with the highest "handicapping score".

$1000 pool. Free entry. $500 to the winner. $250 to 2nd, $150 to 3rd, $75 to 4th and $25 to 5th.

To enter and a listing of rules, etc www.valentoraces.com

All picks have to be entered by 12:30 CDT on Sunday.

Ready to go....

[Split Rock]

Hey guys.... So far, 19 contestants for the contest. $500 to the winner!!

[Split Rock]

UPDATE:

With three races to go.... here are the current standings....Peter Lee from San Pedro, CA is leading. He has the 4 in the 10th, the 4 in the 11th and the 4 in the 12th remaining.

Place Player Score
1 lee 137.08
2 Dowden 102.51
3 Northfield, Dia 100.98
4 Redmond 98.66
5 flanigan 90.54
6 Langlois 87.70
7 Kovalesky 87.37
8 etzkorn 84.32
9 Moore 84.11
10 james 82.50
11 gustafson 81.23
12 christianson 80.72
13 Yonker 79.24
14 sterry 76.70
15 Yeck 76.46
16 Beckman 75.73
17 ridgway 74.97
18 servidio 74.25
19 deleo 72.60
20 Meyer 72.56
21 Pladsen 71.71
22 Olivas 71.50
23 Hunter 70.57
24 Arlandson 68.65
25 stamper 67.50
26 Keenan 66.27
27 Seifert, Rob 65.15
28 collins 64.85
29 Mohutsky 60.65
30 Powers 60.00
31 Beery 59.81
32 Seifert, Laurie 59.58
33 Seifert, Roger 59.23
34 Haeg 57.38
35 Fleek 56.46
36 Dodson 55.00
37 walt 51.54
38 Northfield, Dex 50.77
39 Hook 48.58
40 McKernan 48.42
41 Bentley 48.19
42 Tauer 48.15
43 Vaughn 47.81
44 Navedo 45.88
45 hilger 45.69
46 cody 44.62
47 MACK 44.42
48 Pierce 43.08
49 Maxey 42.69
50 Holtz 42.27
51 clawson 41.73
52 Knowles 39.00
53 Williams 38.04
54 Tucci 37.69
55 Hall 37.50
56 Layfield 37.42
57 Newman 36.15
58 FLEMING 36.12
59 Kallman 35.38
60 Reardon 35.38
61 pietschman 34.81
62 Gary 32.62
63 Farmer 32.12
64 OROZCO 31.69
65 Glassman, Ma 31.54
66 Newton 28.27
67 Ehlers 27.88
68 dougherty 26.92
69 Glassman, Harriet 26.92
70 Glassman, Joel 25.88
71 Ellman 25.54
72 Marston 25.38
73 Frid 21.54
74 Scott 19.04
75 Vendetti 11.54

[IrishofNDMan]

thanks for the update!

[IrishofNDMan]

if possible, can you post another update for us with 2 races remaining?

[IrishofNDMan]

should be a close finish!

[IrishofNDMan]

anyone know the final results?

[Split Rock]

Final update:

Not official yet....need to validate.... But assuming everything is correct, the winner is Peter Lee of San Pedro, CA. Congrats....

Place Player Score
1 lee 173.70
2 Northfield, Dia 141.40
3 Langlois 137.80
4 Yeck 135.89
5 Dowden 131.28
6 servidio 119.90
7 sterry 113.22
8 flanigan 111.48
9 ridgway 111.32
10 deleo 109.15
11 Meyer 108.69
12 Moore 106.52
13 Redmond 106.07
14 Olivas 105.73
15 etzkorn 105.64
16 james 104.77
17 Beckman 101.12
18 Keenan 99.97
19 Arlandson 99.63
20 christianson 94.26
21 Pladsen 93.03
22 Fleek 92.57
23 Seifert, Roger 92.23
24 Hunter 91.51
25 Bentley 89.69
26 gustafson 89.02
27 Beery 88.81
28 Kovalesky 87.37
29 Yonker 86.65
30 Seifert, Rob 86.10
31 Mohutsky 82.58
32 stamper 78.27
33 Navedo 77.55
34 Seifert, Laurie 77.42
35 Glassman, Matthew 77.08
36 Dodson 74.38
37 Holtz 73.57
38 Powers 70.77
39 walt 69.38
40 Vaughn 67.19
41 collins 64.85
42 MACK 63.81
43 pietschman 62.50
44 McKernan 60.73
45 Tauer 60.46
46 cody 58.42
47 Haeg 57.38
48 Gary 57.23
49 Pierce 57.23
50 Layfield 56.46
51 hilger 55.31
52 Hook 55.31
53 Glassman, Joel 52.04
54 Knowles 51.31
55 Northfield, Dex 50.77
56 Tucci 50.00
57 clawson 48.81
58 FLEMING 48.42
59 Reardon 47.69
60 Williams 45.12
61 Hall 44.23
62 OROZCO 44.00
63 dougherty 43.62
64 Ellman 43.38
65 Newman 42.88
66 Maxey 42.69
67 Glassman, Harriet 42.31
68 Marston 37.69
69 Kallman 35.38
70 Ehlers 34.96
71 Vendetti 33.46
72 Farmer 32.12
73 Frid 28.62
74 Newton 28.27
75 Scott 25.77

[IrishofNDMan]

I got 3rd place if that is correct.

[Split Rock]

It's not often you can win a free contest, pocket $500.00 and feel disappointed. However, that may be the case for the Extreme Racing Day Contest Winner, Peter Lee of San Pedro, CA. He had a tremendous day, picking 7 winners in 12 races and achieving the highest Handicapping Score of 173.70. But, ironically, Lee had all 6 winners on top in the pick 6 sequence. A $1.00 pick 6 ticket combining his top selection in each of those races would have cost him $1.00. No one hit the pick 6 with a pool of over $5,300. Hopefully, the $500.00 top prize will ease his pains somewhat.

Diane Northfield of Sherwood Park, AB, was able to grab second with a score of 141.40. She was able to pick the most winners of any contestant with 8. However, only one of her winners were over 9-5. The defining race was the most extreme race on the card, Race 7. It was the turf/dirt simultaneous event. Peter Lee had the winner at 7-1. Diane earned $250.00 for 2nd place.

Austin Langlois of Muskegon, MI snuck by Michael Yeck of Philadelphia, PA and Andy Dowden of Manchester, NY in a tight three way photo for 3rd, 4th and 5th. Langlois earned a 137.80 Handicapping Score and had a 7-1, 6-1 and 7-2 on top.

Dan Flanigan of Minneapolis, MN was the only local player to hit the top ten. He managed a Handicapping Score of 111.48.

A final ironic twist: Had race caller Paul Allen submitted an entry, he would have won the contest. The selections he gave out on the paddock show gave him a handicapping score of 176.00.

Thank you to all of the 75 contestants who took part in this contest!!!

The full results can be found on the sub tab within the Contest link.

Place Player City State Score Payout
1 Lee, Peter San Pedro CA 173.70 $ 500.00
2 Northfield, Diane Sherwood Park AB 141.40 $ 250.00
3 Langlois, Austin Muskegon MI 137.80 $ 150.00
4 Yeck, Michael Philadelphia PA 135.89 $ 75.00
5 Dowden, Andy Manchester KY 131.28 $ 25.00
6 Servidio, Jon Meadville PA 119.90 $ -
7 Sterry, George Gaylordsville CT 113.22 $ -
8 Flanigan, Dan Minneapolis MN 111.48 $ -
9 Ridgway, Steve Okalhoma City OK 111.32 $ -
10 Deleo, Michael Lorton VA 109.15 $ -

[IrishofNDMan]

If the 4 would have won the last race it looks like I probably would have slipped into 2nd place. Pretty cool to win $150 for free, and it was a lot of fun to participate in this contest. I was kicking myself a few times for picking the chalk in the race, then throwing him out and picking a horse at longer odds that I liked, only to see the chalk romp.

Thanks for posting this contest Split Rock, it was a lot of fun and I'm glad I participated in it.

[Split Rock]

Great job finishing third.

One question to anyone that played in the contest... Did you bet on any of the Canterbury races?

[IrishofNDMan]

I bet 8 of the 12 races, mainly because I was in the contest and took the time to cap it. I ended up making some money, the 7th race really helped me because I had the 2 to win and place at 7-1, and I'm pretty sure that helped me a lot in the contest having him on top. In the 2 3/8 mile race I picked the 4 in the contest, but when I was placing my bets at the track I changed to the 2 horse across the board and he got 2nd at 19-1. It was a fun day of racing, and I stayed away from betting every track and stuck to Canterbury and Belmont for the day.

[declansharbor]

Edged out for third. COngrats to the top finishers. I ended up betting two races out of the 13, with both bets hitting. (One being tres miniscule). 75 bucks for a free contest, awesome.

[Split Rock]

Checks in the mail tomorrow morning.

Thanks for playing.