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Beat The Host Championship
Competition is Saturday, March 14
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The Beat the Host Championship Round is a closed competition and only players who have qualified in previous weeks may compete.
The top two finishers in the Championship Round will earn seats in the 2010 DRF/NTRA National Handicapping Championship in Las Vegas.
The next two finishers in the Championship Round will earn seats in Coast Casino’s 2010 Horseplayer World Series in Las Vegas.
These prizes also include $500 for airfare and tournament lodging.
The Top 30 finishers in the Beat the Host Championship will earn complimentary seats to XpressBet’s $50,000 Showdown ($500 value each). One seat per qualifier.
In the Championship Round qualified players compete against each other by making a single, ‘live’ $5 online win wager on one horse in each of eight (8) mandatory races ($40). Players will be ranked according to total cumulative mutuel payoffs.
Date
• Saturday, March 14, 2009
Registration
• Qualified Players will be registered automatically.
• This is a Closed Competition—only players who have qualified in the previous nine rounds of Beat the Host are eligible to compete.
Format
• Online wagers only. Phone wagers do not count in competition.
• All competition wagers must be submitted via the XpressBet Pro or XpressBet Classic Contest Wager Pad. Wagers submitted in any other manner will not count in the competition.
• Players must make a single $5 'live' win wager on one horse in each of eight (8) mandatory races. Omitted wagers or improperly submitted wagers will result in disqualification from competition.
• A list of mandatory races will be posted on Beat the Host information page on the XpressBet web site by Friday, March 13, 2009 5 pm ET.
• Player wagering accounts will be credited with winnings for all competition wagers and debited for all losing wagers.
• Mutuel payoffs are capped at 20-1 ($105) for contest scoring purposes.
• Object is for player to score the highest possible cumulative mutuel payoff total based on single, ‘live’ $5 win wagers in 8 mandatory races.
• Scratched horses count zero in the competition. If a player has submitted a Contest Wager on a scratched horse, player may submit a second single $5 ‘live’ win wager on another horse in the race before the race is run. These wagers must be submitted via the XpressBet Contest Wager Pad. The host, likewise, may substitute for a scratched horse before the race is run.
• Prizes will be awarded based on cumulative mutuel payoffs in all 8 mandatory races.
• One entry per account holder.
Prizes
• The top two finishers in the Championship Round will earn seats in the 2010 DRF/NTRA National Handicapping Championship in Las Vegas, including $500 for airfare and tournament lodging.
• The next two finishers in the Championship Round will earn seats in Coast Casino’s 2010 Horseplayer World Series in Las Vegas, including $500 for airfare and tournament lodging.
• Top 30 finishers based on cumulative mutuel payoffs in all 8 mandatory races earn free entry into XpressBet's $50,000 Showdown ($500 value each).
| Saturday, March 14th | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Track | Race | Post (ET) |
Winning Runner | Winner Payout |
| Gulfstream | 6 | 3:42pm | #1 No Speed Limit | $12.50 |
| Santa Anita | 2 | 4:00pm | #5 St Trinians | $18.00 |
| Gulfstream | 7 | 4:12pm | #9 Cheeks Malone | $44.00 |
| Gulfstream | 8 | 4:41pm | #3 Jersey Town | $56.00 |
| Santa Anita | 5 | 5:34pm | #8 Smooth and Savvy | $27.50 |
| Santa Anita | 6 | 6:05pm | #8 Yankee Visionary | $31.50 |
| Gulfstream | 11 | 6:14pm | #10 Kinsella | $35.50 |
| Santa Anita | 7 | 6:36pm | #2 Silent Stalk | $21.50 |
Click Here to view the official rules
Championship Results:
| Winner | Mutuel Total | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| Kenneth R Vangraafeiland | $159.00 | 2010 DRF/NTRA National Handicapping Championship |
| Donald Nally | $150.50 | |
| Allan Goldman | $149.50 | |
| James Gunderman | $141.00 | 2010 Coast Casino’s Horseplayer World Series |
| Hernan Torres | $123.00 |
XpressBet's $50,000 Showdown Qualifiers:
| Qualifiers Name | Mutuel Total |
|---|---|
| Kenneth Vangraafeiland | $159.00 |
| Donald Nally | $150.50 |
| Allan Goldman | $149.50 |
| James Gunderman | $141.00 |
| Hernan Torres | $123.00 |
| David Hope | $119.00 |
| Robert L Miller | $118.00 |
| Randall Scott | $118.00 |
| Jeffrey Glass | $115.00 |
| Gregory Salo | $115.00 |
| Thomas Ryan | $115.00 |
| Jerry Hawks | $112.50 |
| John Souza | $112.50 |
| Craig Yoshino | $111.00 |
| Mike Rose | $109.50 |
| Marvin Foye | $109.50 |
| Paul Weizer | $105.50 |
| Joe Kauffman | $105.50 |
| John Peoples | $105.00 |
| Thomas Toyama | $105.00 |
| Robert Martin | $101.50 |
| Alfred Cedro | $100.00 |
| Mike Smith | $100.00 |
| Harvey Hochberg | $94.50 |
| Anthony Piscuskas | $93.00 |
| Joseph L Rich | $89.50 |
| Jason Hayer | $87.50 |
| Mike Matern | $87.50 |
| Steven E Davidson | $87.50 |
| Edward Pentrack | $87.50 |
| Raymond Jones | $87.50 |
| Howard Wallis | $87.50 |
| Garth Ericson | $87.50 |