Louisiana Derby Wars online contest commences

Fair Grounds and DerbyWars, the online horse racing tournament website, have

launched a free online handicapping contest, Louisiana Derby Wars, set to begin

Wednesday and run through Louisiana Derby Day, March 30, at

FGNO.com/DerbyWars.

The Contest offers a grand prize of $2,000 in wagering credits on

TwinSpires.com. The

runner-up will receive $500 on

TwinSpires.com. Other prizes include

Brisnet.com subscriptions for

Ultimate Past Performances, Sire Stats and American Produce Records, as well as

tokens for future games on

DerbyWars.com.

Players will compete daily on the last five races at Fair Grounds -- the same

races that make up the "Black Gold 5" jackpot carryover wager -- for berths into

a Louisiana Derby Day final.

Each daily contest will require players to select one horse for a mythical $2

Win/Place wager on each of the five races. The winner will be the contestant

with the highest mythical bankroll at the end of each day. Daily prizes consist

of $20 Brisnet.com credits for

the top three finishers per contest.

The Louisiana Derby Day final will be open only to those who qualified in the

daily contests, March 20-29.

Players can register anytime between now and March 29. New contests limited

to 100 players per game will begin each live racing day.

Louisiana Derby Day will feature seven stakes races worth more than $2.5

million, including four Grade 2 events, topped by the milestone 100th running of

the $1 million Louisiana Derby for three-year-olds making their last start

before the Kentucky Derby.

More details and complete rules are available on the contest home page at

FGNO.com/DerbyWars.

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