1. To participate in the contest, entrants must be 18 years of age and over, as of the contest date on which they are entering and must be a permanent resident of Canada.
2. Employees, and members of their immediate household of Standardbred Canada, Ontario Horse Racing, Seelster Farm, Tara Hills Stud, Winbak Farm, Glengate Farm, and Landmark 17 are not eligible.
Contest Format
3. Contest entry is open to anyone who completes an online entry via standardbredcanada.ca from October 1 – October 16, 2023.
Entry is open until midnight on October 16, 2023. (Provided they meet the criteria of #1, #2, and #3 above.)
Contest entry is limited to one entry per person.
➢ Ten entries will be drawn the week of Oct. 16 from all entries received online.
➢ The names on the ten entries drawn will be finalists.
➢ The ten finalists will be contacted and asked to attend the Woodbine Mohawk Park on Saturday, Oct. 21. Attendance and participation will be confirmed by a signed form.
➢ If any finalist is unable to attend this event, they may name a designated representative to attend on Oct. 21.
➢ Following the draw for the Oct. 21 race card at Woodbine Mohawk Park, contest officials will select one of the races on Oct. 21, as the contested race.
➢ Each of the ten finalists will be drawn and matched to a horse in the contest race.
➢ The finalist matched with the winning horse in the contested race will be declared the winner of the ‘Win A Share in A Racehorse’ contest and will be awarded the Grand Prize.
➢ In the event of a dead heat, a draw will be conducted to determine the winner.
➢ If a horse is scratched, the person assigned to that horse will no longer participate in the contest but will be awarded a gift card.
➢ If a finalist does not show up at Woodbine Mohawk Park on October 21, they will forfeit their position in the contest. The horse that this finalist is matched with will be removed from participation and should it win the race, the finalist matched with the runner-up will be declared the contest winner.
➢ The contest winner must sign an agreement with LandMark 17 to officially start their involvement.
Grand Prize
5. The Grand Prize is one share in LandMark 17 Stable, valued at $2,000. On December 15, 2024, the winner will have the opportunity to terminate their participation in LandMark 18 (at no cost). The winner is entitled to any share-related purse monies earned by horses in LandMark 17 Stable, up until December 14, 2024. If the winner chooses to continue their participation in LandMark 17, then he/she becomes fully responsible for any financial responsibilities as outlined in the LandMark 17 agreement.
6. The Grand Prize must be accepted as awarded, is not transferable, and has no cash value.
7. The winner is required to complete an application form and meet all the necessary requirements in LandMark 17. The winner also agrees to the terms and conditions set out by LandMark 17. After the winner takes possession of the share, no guarantees of any kind exist. The selected winner will never take actual possession of any horses. The winner will be responsible for the cost of his/her personal licensing and memberships related to the horse ownership share.
8. The awarding of the Grand Prize is subject to conditions. Should the Grand Prize Winner be unable to fulfill any of these conditions, the entrant drawn as the First Runner Up will be awarded the Grand Prize. Should the First Runner Up be unable to fulfill any of these conditions, the entrant drawn as the Second Runner Up will be awarded the Grand Prize (subject to fulfilling the conditions).
General Rules
9. Email addresses obtained through the balloting process will be used to communicate with the entrants regarding the Contest for marketing purposes or to provide information to them as deemed appropriate. Personal information which is collected will not be sold, distributed or used for any other purpose except as described above.
10. All entries that become the property of Standardbred Canada, Ontario Horse Racing, Seelster Farm, Tara Hills Stud, Winbak Farm, Glengate Farm, and Landmark 17 will not be acknowledged as received and in no case shall be returned to the entrant.
11. Any ballot entry submitted or obtained through fraudulent means, or which is in any way tampered with, will be disqualified. Ballots not completed in full may be rejected.
12. Standardbred Canada, Ontario Horse Racing, Seelster Farm, Tara Hills Stud, Winbak Farm, Glengate Farm and Landmark 17 are not responsible for damaged, garbled, illegible, destroyed, lost, stolen, unreadable, inaccurate, or incomplete entries.
13. Any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind caused by the prize or resulting in the acceptance, possession, or use (including, but not limited to, the attendance of the track) or misuse of any prize or from participating in the contest is not the responsibility Standardbred Canada, Ontario Horse Racing, Seelster Farm, Tara Hills Stud, Winbak Farm, Glengate Farm, and Landmark 17.
14. Any entrant who at any time violates the official rules of the contest will be disqualified immediately and without notice. Standardbred Canada, Ontario Horse Racing, Seelster Farm, Tara Hills Stud, Winbak Farm, Glengate Farm, and Landmark 17 can disqualify participants if they do anything to undermine the contest by cheating, hacking, deception, or any other unfair practices. All disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with the contest, or any prizes awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action.
15. Standardbred Canada is not responsible for printing, distribution or production errors and may terminate, modify or withdraw the Contest at its sole discretion, without liability and without notice, if it or any related material, are found to contain such errors.
16. All prizes must be accepted as awarded and may not be redeemed for cash.
17. Entrants agree to abide by the Official Contest Rules and Regulations and the decisions of Standardbred Canada, Ontario Horse Racing, Seelster Farm, Tara Hills Stud, Winbak Farm, Glengate Farm, Landmark and the draw judges, which are final.
18. No purchase necessary.
19. By participating in the contest, entrants consent to the use of their name, address (city and province), biographical information and their portrait, picture, voice and/or likeness used for news and/or advertising and promotional purposes on a variety of mediums including the Internet, without compensation, except where prohibited by law. All forms of media, now known or hereafter devised, including the Internet, may be used by Standardbred Canada, Ontario Horse Racing, Seelster Farm, Tara Hills Stud, Winbak Farm, Glengate Farm, and Landmark 17 in any publicity or advertising carried out by Standardbred Canada, Ontario Horse Racing, Seelster Farm, Tara Hills Stud, Winbak Farm, Glengate Farm and Landmark 17 relating to the Contest.
Anything not covered in these rules will be ruled on by the management of Standardbred Canada and their decision will be final and binding.
Contestants, by entering the contest, agree to be bound by the above rules and regulations.