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Free contest entries for the $5-million 1/ST GRAND 3 Pick 'Em Challenge are now open, 1/ST announced in a release. The 1/ST GRAND 3 Pick 'Em Challenge closes at 6:55 p.m. ET May 18, prior to the post time for the 149th GI Preakness S. Fans can register and submit their picks for free at www.1st.com/contest or at www.preakness.com/contest. The 1/ST GRAND 3 Pick 'Em Challenge connects the Preakness (May 18 at Pimlico Race Course), GI California Crown (Sept. 28 at Santa Anita Park) and the 2025 GI Pegasus World...

Renowned racing cartoonist Pierre 'Peb' Bellocq and son/fellow cartoonist Remi Bellocq join this week's podcast and take place in a special, interactive contest.

The Del Mar Thoroughbred Club (DMTC), and LRF Cares, a 501(c)(3) sponsored charity and arm of Little Red Feather Racing, will host a live money on-track or online contest at Del Mar Saturday, Sept. 4. Benefitting Thoroughbred aftercare, the contest will allow a maximum of 150 players, each receiving a $250 live bankroll with the "takeout" going to guaranteed prizes and LRF Cares. Guaranteed prizes include 2021 $4,000--plus $1,000 travel--Del Mar Summer Handicapping Challenge entries and two 2022 National Horseplayer Championship (NHC) entries. Click here for more information and here...

The Breeders' Cup has launched their latest online promotion, "Dreaming of Del Mar," to grant one lucky fan and their guest a VIP experience to the Breeders' Cup World Championships Nov. 5-6 at Del Mar. Out of all entries, one fan will be selected at random to win an all-expenses paid trip for two to this year's World Championships. In addition to premium tickets in the exclusive Trophy Lounge chalet, the grand prize includes roundtrip airfare, hotel accommodations, a private tour of Del Mar racetrack, access to the paddock where...

Arizona Downs will offer fans a chance at winning up to $100,000 with just one swing of a golf club. The contest will take place June 30, July 28 and Aug. 25. Sign up, available on contest days, is open to fans in attendance for the day's final race. Prior to that race, a golf strip will be stretched across the winner's circle, with a bucket placed 100 yards out. A total of 10 fans will be randomly selected from that day's entries--nine will get one shot with a pitching...

The Breeders' Cup launched a new digital fan contest tied to Saturday's Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. The campaign gives fans the chance to win $5,000 by selecting the Kentucky Derby winning horse. "This year's Run for the Roses will feature the top three finishers from the 2020 TVG Breeders' Cup Juvenile, and this free-to-play contest is the perfect way to further engage with racing fans while also building anticipation for the upcoming Breeders' Cup Challenge Series and ultimately the World Championships later this fall," said Breeders' Cup Senior Vice...

The Kentucky Derby Museum is launching the "Best Kentucky Derby Stories" Contest. Contestants from anywhere in the world can submit their story along with photos or videos on derbymuseum.org. Any stories submitted will be shared on Kentucky Derby Museum's social media pages and website and will also be displayed at the Museum. Participants are encouraged to share their story on social media by tagging Kentucky Derby Museum and using the hashtags, #MyDerbyStory and #DerbyEveryDay. Grand Prize winner receives: A box at Churchill Downs during the Spring Meet (excluding Derby week)...

The Breeders' Cup launches the $10K Derby Spin to Win, a new fan contest. Now live via BreedersCup.com/derby, the digital campaign grants fans the chance to win $10,000. Open now until 7:00 p.m. Sept. 5, the contest invites fans to spin a digital wheel that assigns them a horse running in the Kentucky Derby. After the drawing, fans are encouraged to watch the race on NBC this Saturday to see if their assigned horse is the winner. Entrants whose horse wins will then be entered into a pool from which...

Stay Lucky, the free-to-play mobile app from America's Best Racing (ABR), has been renewed for its fourth season. With the Breeders' Cup World Championships returning as the title sponsor, Stay Lucky's contest races on the app will include graded stakes beginning this weekend and continuing through Breeders' Cup weekend Nov. 6-7. Rewarded for correctly selecting winning horses in consecutive races, players can build streaks of five, seven, nine, 14, 17, and 20 races. Over the course of the first three seasons of Stay Lucky, 443 prizes were won by fans...