Rules
We are renting the races from a vendor and the video will be in a sealed case and opened in front of everyone before the first race begins. The races and horses are not identified in any way during the event.
1. Each guest will receive $20 in Fun Money at the start of the evening. Guests who pay for tickets before April 1st will receive an additional $5 in Fun Money.
2. There will be 10 races taking place during the evening. Each race has a $2 entry fee.
3. 15 minutes before each race begins we will open up the "betting windows" where you will select a horse to win the race and pay your $2 in Fun Money. You can bet up to 3 horses per race.
4. If you choose the right horse, you will collect your winnings based on the number of bets placed. There are no odds on the horses.
5. Throughout the evening you will be able to write your name and phone number on the back of your Fun Money and place it in the prize box for the items you are trying to win.
6. There will be no Fun Money trade for actual US dollars.
7. You can purchase more Fun Money throughout the evening for a dollar for dollar exchange.
8. We will begin calling the raffle winners after the final race.
SPECIALTY RACES
Daily Double (Races 4 & 5)- $2 buy in
Daily Double
Player picks a horse to win in two races back to back. The Daily Double is a separate bet and has nothing to do with regular wagering. For example: Player picks 6 and 2. The 6 horse must win the 4th race and the 2 horse must win the 5th race for the player to win the Daily Double.
Exacta (Race 8)- $2 buy in
Player picks two horses to come in 1st and 2nd position in one race. The two horses picked must finish exactly as chosen. For example: Player picked 2 and 7. To win 2 and 7 must be the order of the 1st and 2nd position horses for the player to win the Exacta.
The Breeders Cup (Race 10)
Participants can also purchase and name a horse. Each horse will cost $25. Each race will have a winner and the winning horse from the first 9 races (plus 1 wild card) will move forward to the 10th race (The Breeder's Cup).
The winner of the Breeder's Cup will win $1,000 CASH PRIZE.
1. Participants must register and pay for their horse(s) by April 7th.
2. You will name the horse(s), the jockey and their name will appear in the Race Day Program as the horse owner's (ex. Race 3, Horse 4: Daddy's Little Princess, jockey: Caroline Smith, owners: The Smith Family).
3. There are only 90 horses available for purchase. If all the horses are not purchased and an unowned horse wins it's race a owner name will be drawn from that specific race to move forward to the Breeder's Cup.
4. The Winning horse in the first 9 races will move forward to the Breeder's Cup- seat selection in the Breeder's Cup will be drawn from a hat by the horse owner after their horse wins it's race.
5. The 10th spot (Wild Card Spot) will be drawn from a hat from the losing horses in the first 9 races.
6. The owner's of the 10 horses in The Breeder's Cup will race to win the $1,000 Cash Prize.
7. The Cash Prize will be delivered to the winning family Saturday, April 18, 2015.
HORSES PURCHASED FOR TEACHERS
1. Several horses have been purchased in recognition of Manoa Teachers for the same $25 buy in.
2. These horses will be owned by both the teacher and the family. (EX. Horse name- Mustang Sally, Owners- The Smith Family & Mrs. BestTeacherEver
3. If one of these horses wins the Breeder's Cup the teacher will win a $500 prize of his or her choosing and the sponsor family will win $500 cash.
4. The teacher's prize will be purchased by the PTO after the event.
5. The winning classroom will also win a pizza party.
6. The classroom that has the most horses purchased for it will win a party of it's choosing (water ice, pajama party, crazy hat day, etc.)
ALL HORSES HAVE THE SAME CHANCE OF WINNING THE BREEDER'S CUP. NO RACES WERE VIEWED PRIOR TO THE EVENT AND THE HORSE RACE AND GATE NUMBER WERE RANDOMLY ASSIGNED BY RANDOM.COM