Racing Promotions

2023 Official Rules and Regulations

“Horseplay Car Giveaway”

Scheduled Grand Prize Drawing Date: Saturday, September 23

• Must be 18 years of age or older to participate.
• Promotion Dates: Every live race day (weather permitting) from Saturday, May 6 through Saturday, September 23rd.
• Car Giveaway Date: Saturday, September 23rd during live racing.
• Guests may enter by making a $1.00 donation to the designated charity of the month to receive a special numbered rubber horse for that night’s Horseplay toss.
• Each special numbered rubber horse will be registered to the purchaser and purchaser will be given the rubber horse to throw at the moving car.
• After the designated race has been decided by Tioga Downs Management, the starting gate will drive around the track once. Fans will attempt to throw their foam horses into the buckets tied to the starting gate as it travels around the track.
• All rubber horses that are successfully tossed into the buckets will be placed into a bucket. Three rubber horses will be randomly selected and the winning guests will each receive a $25 wagering voucher and an entry into the Grand Prize Drawing to win the giveaway car during live racing on Saturday, September 23rd.
• Winners will have ten (10) minutes to report to the promotions table. Prizes not claimed within ten (10) minutes will be forfeited and there will be no redraws.
• Guests can only win once per Horseplay promotional night.
• On Saturday, September 23, qualified winners will have until the conclusion of race 6 to check in at Promotions Paddock table to claim and have their entry tickets entered into the drawing barrel for the grand prize giveaway. At the conclusion of Race 8, five winning tickets will be drawn. Guests that qualified for the grand prize drawing may only win one prize during the grand prize drawing. Should there be a duplicate winner drawn as part of the five winning tickets, another ticket will be drawn, and this will occur until there are five individual winners that have a chance to win the vehicle. The five individual winners will then be announced and given five (5) minutes to report to the Promotions Paddock Table with a valid form of identification to be verified. If any winner fails to report within the 5 minute timeframe or they cannot or refuse to provide valid identification, they will forfeit their opportunity to participate, and another winner will be chosen and announced until there are five individual, verified winners.
• The five winners will participate in a “lucky case” game to determine their final prize. Four cases will have cash prize amounts (delivered as a wagering voucher) of either $50, $150, $300, or $500 and one case will say CAR. In the order the winners were drawn, one at a time, they will select a case number which will be opened to reveal their prize.
• The winner of the vehicle will be given information to set up an appointment with Williams Toyota to complete and finalize any necessary paperwork associated with winning the new vehicle.
• Guests must be present to win any prizes, including the grand prize. Prizes are non-transferrable.
• Excluded patrons cannot participate in promotion.
• Winner must present a State/Federal valid photo identification before prize can be claimed. Winner will be allowed ten (10) minutes to obtain identification if on property. If not, the winner will forfeit prize and there will be no redraws.
• Winner will set up an appointment with car dealer within seven days to finalize any necessary paperwork associated with winning the car.
• A new charity will be selected each month. The charity of the month will receive $1.00 from the sale of each rubber horse for that month’s live race nights. Tioga Downs will match the amount raised from the sale of the rubber horses and add that amount to the final donation made to the charity of the month.
• Children will be allowed on the track after each Horseplay toss to gather rubber horses that were not successfully tossed into the car. Each child will receive a free ice cream cone from the designated concession stand. One free ice cream per child per day.
• Each prize winner grants the right to use their name, city of residence, and photograph in order to publicize their winnings. Street address and phone numbers will not be released for publicity.
• The following are ineligible to participate: employees of Tioga/Vernon Downs or any members of their immediate families, Owners, Drivers, Trainers and their agents who currently have horses racing at Tioga/Vernon Downs, Tioga/Vernon Downs agents, vendors or suppliers and their immediate families, Stable hands and backstretch workers of horses stabled and racing at Tioga/Vernon Downs.
• Tioga/Vernon Downs Management has the right to review all entries for proper qualifications.
• All of these rules and regulations are subject to the sole interpretation of American Racing & Entertainment LLC, Tioga/Vernon Downs, Inc. in its sole discretion. Any decisions of Tioga/Vernon Downs Inc., American Racing & Entertainment LLC management with respect to any and all of these rules and regulations shall be final and binding on all participants.
• Odds on winning depend on the number of entries. No substitution of prizes is permitted.
• By participating in this promotion, participants agree to release and hold harmless Tioga Downs, its parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates and related entities and their respective entities and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from and against any claim and/or cause of action arising out of participating in this promotion or the receipt or use of any prize from this promotion.
• For names of winners, available at the conclusion of the offer, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Racing Department, American Racing-Tioga Downs, Inc. 2384 W. River Rd. Nichols, NY 13812.

Taxes

• Sales tax, title and fees for car will be paid by Tioga Downs. All other taxes are the responsibility of the winner.
• Any valuation of the prize(s) stated awarded in this contest is based on available information provided to Tioga Downs/Vernon Downs from the provider, and the value of any prize awarded to a winner will be reported for tax purposes as required by law. Each winner is solely responsible for reporting and paying any and all applicable Federal or State Income taxes related to the prize(s) and paying any expenses associated with any prize which are not specifically provided for in the official rules. Each winner must provide the Company with valid identification and a valid taxpayer identification number or social security number before any prize will be awarded. Any person winning over $600 in total prizes in a calendar year from the Company will receive an appropriate IRS form 1099 at the end of the calendar year and a copy of such form will be filed with the IRS.