$1.1-Million in total purses will be on the on the line as the best horses in the Bayou State headline the Louisiana Champions Day program this Saturday at Fair Grounds.
The $150,000 Louisiana Champions Day Classic serves as the main event of the New Orleans oval’s annual eight-stakes race series for Thoroughbreds. Other Thoroughbred stakes races on the card are the $100,000 LCD Juvenile, $100,000 LCD Lassie, $100,000 LCD Ladies, $100,000 LCD Ladies Sprint and the $100,000 LCD Sprint.
To add a little holiday cheer to the Saturday’s festivities, we are giving players a chance to earn one of 20 $50 Gift Card just in time for the Holidays when they play the Champions Day card with TwinSpires.com.
Due to the expanded 13-race program for Saturday’s Louisiana Champions Day, a special early post-time of 1:30 p.m. ET will be in effect.
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Louisiana Champions Day – Earn a $50 Holiday Gift Card Contest Races:
| Race# | Race | Contest Wager | Post Time (ET/PT) |
| 4 | Louisiana Champions Day Lassie S. | $5 Win/Place | 2:57pm/11:57am |
| 5 | Louisiana Champions Day Turf S. | $5 Win/Place | 3:25pm/12:25pm |
| 7 | Louisiana Champions Day Ladies Sprint S. | $5 Win/Place | 4:23pm/1:23pm |
| 8 | Louisiana Champions Day Ladies S. | $5 Win/Place | 4:53pm/1:53pm |
| 9 | Louisiana Champions Day Juvenile S. | $5 Win/Place | 5:23pm/2:23pm |
| 10 | Louisiana Champions Day Classic S. | $5 Win/Place | 5:53pm/2:53pm |
| 11 | Louisiana Champions Day Sprint S. | $5 Win/Place | 6:23pm/3:23pm |
| 12 | Louisiana Champions Day Starter H. | $5 Win/Place | 6:53pm/3:53pm |
*Races 1,2,3, 6 and 13 are not included in the contest.
How to Play:
- Place a $5 Win/Place wager on a single horse or entry on 5 or more of the contest races listed above.
- Only your first $5 Win/Place wager on a single horse in a designated contest race will count in the contest.
- The Top 20 qualifying Players based on highest accumulated winnings from the 8 contest races will qualify to win a $50 Gift Card.
Contest Rules
- Only one (1) contest wager per race is permitted; only a Player’s first $5 Win/Place wager on a single horse or entry in a designated contest race will qualify.
- Players must wager on 5 or more contest races to be eligible to win a prize.
- Scratches must be re-bet; wagers placed on scratched horses will not count in the contest. There will be no favorite replacements for scratched horses.
- Wagers must be made through a valid TwinSpires.com account.
- In the event of a tie between two players for the final $50 gift card to be awarded, each tied player will receive a $25 Gift Card.
- In the event of a tie involving more than two players, TwinSpires will credit the amount due each player to his or her TwinSpires.com account.
The Top 20 qualifying players will be announced Monday, December 16. Please allow up to 10 business days from December 16, 2013 to receive your gift card.
Handicapping Louisiana Champions Day and Fair Grounds
Seven stakes restricted to Louisiana-bred runners worth $750,000 headline the Saturday card at Fair Grounds with the $150,000 Classic following six other $100,000 stakes.
The Louisiana Handicapper Sheet is available for this big day and throughout the Fair Grounds meeting, providing full-card analysis with comments for each horse as well as live longshots and wagering strategy.
Get the Handicapper Sheet (http://www.brisnet.com/cgi-bin/trk_report.cgi?kfp)
Bet Louisiana Champions Day and Fair Grounds Race Course online with TwinSpires.com and watch Fair Grounds race replays for free on TwinSpires.com.