Kentucky Derby Players’ Pool Entourage Contest

Host Your Own $10,000 Kentucky Derby Players’ Pool!

Compete this Saturday night for the opportunity to host your own Players’ Pool for you and your friends in our Kentucky Derby Players’ Pool Entourage contest on racing from Churchill Downs. Playing is easy. All you have to do is place a $5 Win/Place (combination) wager on a single horse in five or more races on opening night at Churchill Downs to qualify. The player who records the most winnings from all contest wagers, wins a $1,000 seeded Players’ Pool, which can grow up to $10,000 with contributions from your family, friends or anyone you like who’s a TwinSpires player. 

Results Announced (Click here)

How to Play

  • Place a $5 Win/Place (combination) wager on any one (1) horse/entry in at least five (5) races at Churchill Downs on Saturday, April 25.
  • Only a player’s first $5 Win/Place wager on any one (1) horse/entry per race will count as his or her official contest wager.
  • Individual Win and Place wagers are not eligible for contest play.
  • All races on the Churchill Downs opening night card on Saturday, April 25 are eligible for contest play.
  • Players must place a qualifying contest wager on at least five (5) races on the Churchill Downs program on April 25 to qualify to win a prize.
  

How to Win

  • The player who accumulates the highest gross winnings from all qualifying contest wagers will win the Kentucky Derby Players’ Pool Entourage Prize package.
  • Players’ Pool Prize Package (click for details) includes a $1,000 credit for the winner into a Players’ Pool that will be capped at $10,000. 
  • The next nine players ranked by highest gross winnings will earn the following prizes:
    • 2nd: 200,000 TSC Elite Points
    • 3rd – 5th: 100,000 TSC Elite Points
    • 6th – 10th: 50,000 TSC Elite Points

Alternate prize for CA residents: Per the California Horse Racing Board, California residents are prohibited from participating in Players’ Pools. In the event the contest winner is a resident of California, s/he will earn a credit of 500,000 TSC Elite Points and the Private Pool Grand Prize will be awarded to the next eligible player in line, in lieu of the Points prize listed for the corresponding placement.

Tiebreakers: In the event of a tie for the Grand Prize, highest ROI (Return On Investment) from all qualifying contest wagers will be used to break the tie. In the event a tie still exists, the player who selected the most third place finishers from all qualifying contest wagers will be declared the winner. If a tie still exists, TwinSpires will contact the tied players with an alternative method to break the tie. In the event of a tie for any Points prize, the cumulative value of points earned by the tied players will be split evenly between the tied players.

Winners will be announced on or before Monday, April 27. Points prizes will be credited on or before Tuesday, April 28.