$500 in cash prizes will be up for grabs in a free handicapping contest Saturday February 10th at the Buckets Bar & Grill OTB in Chesapeake. Tampa Bay Downs hosts their Festival Preview Day card that day which includes a key Derby prep race — the $250,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes. Fans will get a chance to select a horse in 8 contest races. They will receive a mythical $2 win/place bet on each of those selections. The contestants that accumulate the five highest bankrolls will share in the $500 prize pool as follows:
1st – $250; 2nd – $125; 3rd – $60; 4th – $40; 5th – $25
Here are the 8 confirmed contest races. All contestants will receive FREE past performance pages of all 8 races. Entries must be deposited by the start of the first contest race at 3:15 PM. The last contest race is at 5:30 PM. Contestants do not have to be present at the last race to claim their prize — it can be picked up at a future visit.
1 $150,000 Suncoast Stakes Tampa Bay, Race 7
2 $300,000 Gulfstream Park Turf Stakes Gulfstream, Race 9
3 $175,000 Lambholm South Endeavour Tampa Bay, Race 9
4 $150,000 Jimmy Winkfield Stakes Aqueduct, Race 8
5 $150,000 Suwanee River Stakes Gulfstream, Race 10
6 $250,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes Tampa Bay, Race 10
7 $175,000 Tampa Bay Stakes Tampa Bay, Race 11
8 $200,000 San Vincente Stakes Santa Anita, Race 6
