North America Cup In The Money Challenge Terms and Conditions

1. The Standardbred Canada (SC) June North America Cup In The Money Challenge will be conducted from Wednesday, June 10, 2015 to Saturday, June 13, 2015 with entry open until 6:30 PM EST on Saturday, June 13. 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 6:30 PM on Saturday, June 13, 2015. The winner will be the contestant who finishes with the highest number of points. In the event of a tie, a blind draw will determine the results.

Each player will draft a stable of nine horses (three from each elim), two trainers and two drivers competing in the 2015 North America Cup elimination races on Saturday, June 13.

Players will receive points based on the official finishing position of their horses, trainers and drivers in the North America Cup elimination races and final.

Standardbred Canada will provide an updated leaderboard by June 17, 2015, and the final official results by June 23, 2015 on the Standardbred Canada website. By participating, you are consenting to publication of your name on the Standardbred Canada website along with your score in the updated leaderboard.

3. Scoring - Players will receive the following points based on the finish position for their horses:

Finish - Elim - Final

  • 1st - 10 - 20

  • 2nd - 5 - 10

  • 3rd - 2 - 5

  • Scratch - 1 - 2

  • Dead Heat – Points will be added for the dead heat position and next position (if two horses) or next two positions (if three horses) and divided by the number of horses.

Players will receive the following points based on the official finishing positions for their trainers & drivers:

Finish - Elim - Final

  • 1st - 3 - 6

  • 2nd - 2 - 4

  • 3rd - 1 - 2

  • Dead Heat – Points will be added for the dead heat position and next position (if two horses) or next two positions (if three horses) and divided by the number of horses.

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 employees, Woodbine Entertainment Group 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: An I Love Canadian Harness Racing Prize Pack, which includes $50 worth of Fan Club swag and a photo of this year’s North America Cup winner.

Shoot For The Stars

SC News

In this month’s edition of TROT we recognize the 2015 Hall of Fame Class, all those wonderful individuals, equine and human, who have been identified by their peers as worthy of induction into our hall of honour. Congratulations to all those being inducted, and also to those who were nominated.

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Point De Vue

Il est vingt heures et je suis dans une salle de réception du centre-ville de Toronto. Ce n’est pas un événement relié aux chevaux, et après une longue journée, mon attention décline.

J’entreprends une conversation avec mon voisin, et ce dernier me demande ce que je fais. « Je suis dans le domaine des courses de chevaux, » lui répondis-je.

The Wow Factor

The View

It’s 8 o’clock at night and I’m in a banquet hall in downtown Toronto. This is a non-horse event, and after a long day, my attention is waning.

I begin some small talk with the gentleman seated beside me, when he asks what I do. “I’m in the horse racing business,” I say.

As is almost always the case, he excitedly says, “REALLY???”

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A True Friend of Horse Racing

Harry Eisen

As a sports writer and generous supporter of important causes, Harry Eisen will long be celebrated. As a lifelong and devoted horse racing enthusiast, his legendary status will live on at racetracks and on backstretches across the country. By Kathy Rumleski

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Tough As Iron

J Cs Nathalie

As the mother of some of North America’s best pacers, J Cs Nathalie is a dream. But, to those who know her, she is as tough as they come. By Chris Lomon

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A Living Legacy

Charles Armstrong

Trying to choose a single greatest moment in the remarkable career of standardbred builder, Charles Armstrong, is a difficult task. But we look back at the many joys in his life, and the horses he loved. By Keith McCalmont

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THE UNFORGETTABLE

Artsplace

Harness racing historian, Dean Hoffman, takes us to the rail to experience the great Artsplace, and one of his many racing triumphs. By Dean Hoffman

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The Race of His Life

Trot Feature: Bill Gale

It’s been almost 30 years since Bill Gale boarded a flight en route to the 1986 Breeders Crown to drive Sunset Warrior. We relive the unforgettable moment in time with the new Hall of Famer. By Perry Lefko