The following is a press release from Capital Off-Track Betting:
Thirty top handicappers will compete for their share of $75,000 in prize money as the state’s six Off-Track Betting regions partner to present the first-ever New York State $75,000 OTB Handicapping Championship.
Qualifying contests, open to the public, will be held Saturday at numerous OTB sites across New York. Players may purchase up to two entries at $20 each (cash only) in the qualifying round. The top five contestants from each region win $500 cash ($1000 at New York City OTBs), $250 in expense money and an invitation to compete in the championship round on Saturday, October 24, at OTB’s Albany Teletheater. Contestants will handicap races at Belmont Park.
The top three finishers in the championship round will share in the estimated purse of $75,000 (based on the total number of entries) and each will win an expense-paid trip and entry into the Horse Player World Series handicapping contest in Las Vegas in February 2010.
70 percent will go to the top finisher (estimated at $40,000), 20 percent to second place (estimated at $11,500) and 10 percent to third (estimated at $6,000).
Contestants must be at least 21 years old. Patrons may submit their qualifying entries online. For complete details, contest rules and a list of participating NYS OTB qualifying branches log on to www.capitalotb.com or www.nysotbcontest.com.
Capital OTB participating branches include Albany Teletheater; Woodlawn (Schenectady); Friar Tuck (Catskill); Glens Falls; Bridgeport; Partners Pub (Johnstown), Turnpike Racing Center (Rensselear); Valley Plaza Shopping Complex (New Lebanon).
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