March 21 – 22
The NCAA men’s basketball tournament rolls into its third round this weekend while some of the nation’s finest thoroughbreds are taking to the track to prove they have what it takes to win at the highest levels in racing. Whether it’s hardwood, polytrack, turf or dirt, you can play right along with the best of them at TwinSpires.
Just place a Show bet for the designated amount in any one of six races to select your horse and the winner of the corresponding NCAA Tournament game for a shot at 1 Million TSC Elite Points on Saturday. For each horse you pick that shows, you will earn 2 points in the contest. For each winning team you pick, you will earn 1 point in the contest.
Then come back on Sunday and do it all again for another 1 Million Points prize.
Saturday’s Results Announced (click here)
Sunday’s Results Announced (click here)
How to Play
- Pick your race winner and game winner by placing a $9 Show bet or $8 Show bet on a single horse in each designated contest race.
- Only your first Show wager for exactly $9 or $8 will count as your official contest wager.
- A $9 Show bet counts as your basketball game selection, on the “favorite” or team with the lower seeding number (e.g. 1, 2, 3, etc.)
- An $8 Show bet counts as your basketball game selection, on the “underdog” or team with the higher seeding number (e.g. 13, 14, 15, etc.)
- Basketball selections are to win the game outright; no point spreads.
How to Win
- Each day, Saturday, March 21 and Sunday, March 22, features a separate contest.
- In the six contest races, a winning contest wager will count as two points toward a player’s score.
- In the six basketball games, a winning selection will count as one point toward a player’s score.
- The most points any player can earn is 18 points per day.
- On a given day, the player or players who earn the most points will win or split 1,000,000 TSC Elite Points.
Official Contest Races and Basketball Games
Saturday, March 21: 6 races and basketball games
The deadline for race and game selections is post time for the corresponding races. Please note we have reduced the basketball games in the contest from eight to six, consisting of the last six games on the schedule for each day.
| Track & Race # | Post (ET) | Race Name | Place a $9 Show Bet To Select | Place a $8 Show Bet To Select | Time (ET) |
| Santa Anita 4 | 5:00 p.m. | Pasadena Stakes | #2 Arizona | #10 Ohio State | 5:15 p.m. |
| Turfway Park 10 | 5:42 p.m. | G3 Bourbonette Oaks | #6 Xavier | #14 Georgia State | 6:10 p.m. |
| Turfway Park 11 | 6:28 p.m. | G3 Spiral Stakes | #1 Villanova | #8 NC State | 7:10 p.m |
| Santa Anita 8 | 7:00 p.m. | G2 San Luis Rey | #4 Georgetown | #5 Utah | 7:45 p.m. |
| Penn National 6 | 8:16 p.m. | Claiming | #4 North Carolina | #5 Arkansas | 8:40 p.m. |
| Charles Town 6 | 9:22 p.m. | Claiming | #3 Notre Dame | #6 Butler | 9:40 p.m. |
Official Contest Races and Basketball Games
Sunday, March 22.
| Track & Race # | Post (ET) | Race Name | Place a $9 Show Bet To Select | Place a $8 Show Bet To Select | Game Time (ET) |
| Santa Anita 4 | 5:00 p.m. | Maiden Sp. | #2 Kansas | #7 Wichita State | 5:15 p.m. |
| Gulfstream 11 | 6:00 p.m. | Maiden Clm. | #3 Oklahoma | #11 Dayton | 6:10 p.m. |
| Sunland Park 10 | 7:07 p.m. | Harry Hensen H. | #2 Gonzaga | #7 Iowa | 7:10 p.m. |
| Sunland Park 11 | 7:40 p.m. | G3 Sunland Derby | #1 Wisconsin | #8 Oregon | 7:45 p.m. |
| Sunland Park 12 | 8:10 p.m. | Maiden Clm. | #4 Maryland | #5 West Virginia | 8:40 p.m. |
| Mountaineer 7 | 9:12 pm. | Maiden Sp. | #4 Louisville | #5 Northern Iowa | 9:40 p.m. |
Winners will be announced on or before Monday, March 23. Points prizes will be credited on or before Tuesday, March 24.