tweet the winner - win $500 for the classic and $500 for ladies classic
Welcome to the TwinSpires.com Breeders' Cup "Tweet the Winner" Twitter Contest
Here's how it works:
- Be sure to "follow" TwinSpires on Twitter (click here to follow @TwinSpires)
- There are two totally separate contests
- Ladies Classic Friday
- BC Classic Saturday
- Each day, followers may submit ONE tweet using the official contest hashtag to pick the winner of that day's big race (Race 10, BC Ladies Classic, Friday, 11/4 and Race 11, BC Classic on Saturday, 11/5)
- Tweets must be received and officially recorded (As per the @TwinSpires Twitter feed) prior to the official post time of each respective race
- Tweets must include the following
- Winner of the race (using official name of horse)
- Total payout of the $2 Trifecta for that race
- Official "#" for each day
- Friday, 11/4: #TwinSpiresLadiesClassic
- Saturday, 11/5: #TwinSpiresBCClassic
- Only ONE entry permitted per Twitter account
- Entries MUST have all of the above information on each tweet
- Entries will ONLY be accepted day of each specific race - Friday for Ladies Classic Tweets and Saturday for BC Classic Tweets ONLY
- There will be ONE winner each day. Winner will be decided by who has correctly picked the winner AND has come the closest to guessing the official $2 Trifecta payout for that race (as per Equibase and official payout information)
- SAMPLE TWEET FOR FRIDAY: Plum Pretty. $4,325.50 #TwinSpiresLadiesClassic
PRIZES:
- There will be ONE winner each day. The Tweeter who correctly selects the winner AND is closest to guessing the $2 Trifecta payout for that day's race will win $500 (see below for payout details and rules)
- In case of more than one winner (on any given day), prize will be split evenly among winners
- Winners who have a TwinSpires.com wagering account, or live in a state where TwinSpires.com accepts wagering accounts will be required to receive prize money via a TwinSpires.com account**
RULES AND OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
- Only one entry per Twitter account, per day. If for some reason, more than one entry is submitted, ONLY the first entry will accepted
- TwinSpires retains the right to disqualify any entry they deem inappropriate, or that is suspected of cheating
- ONLY submissions for Friday's Ladies Classic will be accepted Friday, 11/4
- ONLY submissions for BC Classic will be accepted Saturday, 11/5
- Official post times are:
- Ladies Classic : 7:30pmET/4:30pm PT
- BC Classic: 7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT
- Winners who do not have an open TwinSpires.com wagering account, but reside in a state where TwinSpires.com accepts wagering accounts will be required to open an account to receive prize money
- Tweets MUST have at least the following information to be counted as an entry:
- Official hashtag (for appropriate day)
- ONE horse name (winner)
- Amount (guess) of the winning, official $2 Trifecta payout of that race
- Winners may need to accurately fill out a W-9 in order to recevie any cash credit winnings