The United States Harness Writers Association has announced the details of a free handicapping contest that will cover the North America Cup eliminations and final.
The contest is called 'USHWA Drive Me Some Cash,' and contestants must try and select the correct exacta finish (first and second place) in the sixth race this Saturday (August 22). The contest will be open to enter on Thursday, August 20. USHWA current members are not eligible to enter.
There will be three grand prize winners chosen from the people that select the correct exacta finish. There will be a first, second and third-place finishers selected from a virtual drawing at noon on Sunday, August 23, 2020.
Then the contest gets even better for the three winners, as the following week the first, second and third-place finishers select a driver competing on Pepsi North America Cup Night (Saturday, August 29), and USHWA will play $10 to win (first prize), $5 to win (second prize) or $2 to win (third prize) on every race that the driver they select is competing in. The three winning contestants must make their driver selections after scratch time that Thursday. Winning contestants cannot choose a driver that is already selected. First place names their driver first, second place names second, and third place names their driver third.
The chance to win hundreds of dollars in cash is likely with this special contest as some of the top drivers in harness racing could be competing in ten or more races that evening.
For the complete rules and regulations for USHWA Drive Me Some Cash is on the USHWA website (usharnesswriters.com). This Saturday’s exacta selections must be entered on Scott Alberg’s Facebook Page (facebook.com/scott.alberg.3) by 6:00 p.m.
Anyone who is not on Facebook and wants to enter the competition can do so by 6:00 p.m. Saturday by emailing their exacta selection to [email protected].
(With files from USHWA)