Georgian Downs opens its 11th season of live harness racing on Saturday and the I Love Canadian Harness Racing Fan Club is kicking off the meet with a handicapping contest

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The Innisfil track will host 99 nights of Standardbred horse racing between March 31 and December 31. Georgian Downs offers racing every Tuesday and Saturday night plus Wednesdays starting on October 17, Mondays from November 19 to New Years Eve and Sundays October 21 to November 11. All races will be broadcast to a network of racetracks and off-track locations throughout Canada and select regions of the U.S. Post time for the first race of the 12 race program on March 31 is 7:25 p.m.

This month’s challenge follows a unique format that we hope you enjoy. You must put, in order, each race of the opening day Georgian Downs card of racing (races 1 through 12) from the fastest race to the slowest race.

The contest is now open for entries and will close at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 31. The winner will be the contestant who selects the most races in sequential order from fastest to slowest (see Terms and Conditions for more details).

The contest winner will receive an I Love Canadian Harness Racing Prize Pack, which includes a $50 gift certificate to the Canadian racetrack of their choosing and a great Fan Club tote filled with Fan Club merchandise.

Terms and Conditions

1. The Standardbred Canada (SC) March Handicapping Challenge will be conducted from Thursday, March 29 to Saturday, March 31, 2012, with entry open until 7:00 PM on Saturday March 31. No purchase is necessary. There is no cost to register. Contest is open to anyone who is 18 years of age or older as of the date of registration, is an I Love Canadian Harness Racing Fan Club member and has Internet access at time of registration. The contest is void in whole where prohibited by law.

2. The contest will close for entries at 7:00 PM on Saturday, March 31, 2012. The winner will be the contestant who selects the most races in sequential order from fastest to slowest race time. In the event of a tie, the winner will be determined by blind draw.

4. Winner will be contacted via e-mail at the e-mail address or phone number provided on the form.

5. Submissions with incomplete, bogus or invalid names and/or e-mail addresses will not be accepted.

6. Only one entry will be accepted per individual and one per e-mail address. Multiple entries will result in immediate disqualification. SC reserves the right to disqualify any contestant which SC believes has submitted more than one entry.

7. Employees, Directors and immediate family who reside at the same residence, of Standardbred Canada or Great Canadian Gaming employees or any provincial racing commission employees are not eligible for this contest.

8. No faxed, mailed, electronically mailed, or phoned-in entries are allowed.

9. SC assumes no responsibility for lost, late, misdirected, ineligible or mutilated entries. SC is not responsible for lost, interrupted or unavailable hardware or software or telephone transmission or technical failures, garbled or jumbled transmission or other errors of any kind, whether human, mechanical, or electronic. Once submitted, entries become the sole property of SC and will not be returned.

10. SC reserves the sole right to interpret all questions and conditions in regard to this contest.

11. Anything not covered in these rules will be ruled on by the management of SC and their decision will be final and binding.

12. Contestants, by entering the contest, agree to be bound by the above rules and regulations.

PRIZE: A $50.00 gift certificate to the Canadian harness racetrack of the winner’s choice, and a Fan Club merchandise package.

Click here to enter the contest!