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The Triple Crown Game 2021

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↬ JADE
April 25th, 2021 2:06:45pm
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It's that time of the year again! This game was established in 2012 and has run almost every year since. It is something that a lot of players look forward to playing and I'm thrilled that I am able to run it as a Mod this year with additional prizes!

Please be sure to read through ALL the information below before entering. You don't need to be online the day of the race or personally watch it in order to participate. You don't even need to know anything about horse racing!

If you are a newer player (joined in the past six months),
you can apply a 50% discount to your draw fees!
You can view your join date on your home page.

If you have any questions, please send me a message.

Opening dates listed below are tentative. They may open later than this depending on the information available for the horses running. I will post a reply to this forum thread when the draws for each race open.


Kentucky Derby: 4/25 10:00am EST through 5/1 6:00pm EST
Preakness Stakes: 5/9 1:00pm EST through 5/15 6:00pm EST
Belmont Stakes: 6/1 1:00pm EST through 6/5 6:00pm EST






Draw 1: 5mil
Draw 2: 10mil
Draw 3: 15mil

Send the HPD to #113 with "TTCG DRAWS" in the reason box. When you purchase a draw, one of the horses running in the race will be chosen at random by a generator and assigned to you. You can purchase up to three draws total per race. Prizes will be rewarded to players whose horses place in the top 3 spots at the conclusion of the races.

All funds received for draws are added to the jackpot. Every jackpot will automatically begin at 100mil. This is double the jackpot size from 2019!

I will post a new reply to this thread each time winners are announced and draws open for the next race.

Example

1. Prynne sends 15mil to #113 for a Draw 3 for the Kentucky Derby.
2. I draw 3 horses at random for Prynne: Bob, Sue, and Nora.
3. It is now 5/4 and the Kentucky Derby just ran!
4. Bob placed 2nd, but Sue and Nora placed 5th and 8th respectively.
5. Since Prynne had their name assigned to Bob, they win the 2nd place prize. If another players name was also on Bob, they would split the jackpot for 2nd place and the 7 bonus energy to an animal would be raffled to either Prynne or the other winner.

Extra Information

Each draw will take into account which horses have not been drawn yet. If someone has drawn Bob, Bob will not be drawn again until all other horses have been drawn. This will ensure that at least every horse is drawn at least once.

In the event that one of your picks is scratched (removed) from the race, one of two things will happen.
1. If an alternate is entered in its place, your pick will be applied to the alternate.
2. If no alternate is entered, you will be drawn a replacement horse from the generator.

If you win, you will never win less than you paid in. If you paid 10mil for a draw 3, but your split winnings of the jackpot amounts to less than 10mil, I will pay the difference to make your winnings total 10mil.




PARTICIPATION RAFFLE: Everyone that participates in a race will earn 1 raffle ticket towards a drawing for 7,500 points for an animal and a 1-month upgrade. This drawing will occur after each race.

HPD DONATIONS: Donate 30mil towards the jackpot and receive 3x entries into the participation raffle for the current and remaining races. This means if you donate during the Derby, you will earn 3x entries for all three participation prize raffles as long as you purchase at least one draw per race. Each player can only donate ONCE. If multiple players donate during one race, some donations may be added to a future race jackpot instead of the current race to keep all jackpot prizes equally large.

FIRST PLACE: 50% of the jackpot split between winners. 10 extra energy for a horse or dog raffled to one of the winners if multiple are eligible.

SECOND PLACE: 30% of the jackpot split between winners. 7 extra energy for a horse or dog raffled to one of the winners if multiple are eligible.

THIRD PLACE: 20% of the jackpot split between winners. 4 extra energy for a horse or dog raffled to one of the winners if multiple are eligible.

BONUS: If you purchase a DRAW 3 and all three horses place in the top three, you will win 15,000 points for an animal and a 1-month upgrade. This will only be awarded to one person. If multiple people are eligible, one winner will be drawn via generator.


KENTUCKY DERBY

Participation Raffle:
Saturnia #44000 (Results)

1ST - MEDINA SPIRIT!
Lumos #959 & Saturnia #44000 (86,250,000 HPD each)
10 Extra Energy: Lumos #959 (Results)

2ND - MANDALOUN!
Ephemira #696 & Lostcause #1249 (51,750,000 HPD each)
7 Extra Energy: Ephemira #696 (Results)

3RD - HOT ROD CHARLIE!
Tragedy #3473 & N.adhima #20643 (34,500,000 HPD each)
4 Extra Energy: N.adhima #20643 (Results)

PREAKNESS STAKES

Participation Raffle:
Lostcause #1249 (Results)

1ST - ROMBAUER!
Jaya #2021, Lostcause #1249, N.adhima #20643 (50,000,000 HPD each)
10 Extra Energy: Jaya #2021 (Results)

2ND - MIDNIGHT BOURBON!
Tragedy #3473, Primrose #972, Kuryakin #48419, Eyre #40888 (22,500,000 HPD each)
7 Extra Energy: Tragedy #3473 (Results)

3RD - MEDINA SPIRIT!
Tragedy #3473, Primrose #972, Lostcause #1249 (20,000,000 HPD each)
4 Extra Energy: Primrose #972 (Results)

BELMONT STAKES

Participation Raffle:
Lumos #959, Tragedy #3473, Concourse #1639 (Results)

1ST - ESSENTIAL QUALITY!
Tragedy #3473, N.adhima #20643, Jaya #2021, Utakata #28582, Ephemira #696 (45,000,000 HPD each)
10 Extra Energy: Jaya #2021 (Results)

2ND - HOT ROD CHARLIE!
N.adhima #20643, BV #22700, Primrose #972, Kuryakin #1984, Lostcause #1249, Blitz #2049 (22,500,000 HPD each)
7 Extra Energy: Lostcause #1249 (Results)

3RD - ROMBAUER!
Lumos #959, Jaya #2021, Saturnia #44000, Kuryakin #1984, Concourse #1639, Blitz #2049 (15,000,000 HPD each)
4 Extra Energy: Concourse #1639 (Results)





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↬ JADE
April 25th, 2021 2:06:58pm
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current jackpot is 450mil

01. BOURBONIC - Tragedy #3473, Jaya #2021, Sihtric #18100, Utakata #28582, Ephemira #696
02. ESSENTIAL QUALITY - Tragedy #3473, N.adhima #20643, Jaya #2021, Utakata #28582, Ephemira #696
03. ROMBAUER - Lumos #959, Jaya #2021, Saturnia #44000, Kuryakin #1984, Concourse #1639, Blitz #2049
04. HOT ROD CHARLIE - N.adhima #20643, BV #22700, Primrose #972, Kuryakin #1984, Lostcause #1249, Blitz #2049
05. FRANCE GO DE INA - Lumos #959, BV #22700, N.adhima #20643, Concourse #1639, Blitz #2049
06. KNOWN AGENDA - Primrose #972, Saturnia #44000, Tragedy #3473, Utakata #28582, Ephemira #696
07. ROCK YOUR WORLD - Primrose #972, BV #22700, Sihtric #18100, Concourse #1639, Lostcause #1249
08. OVERTOOK - Lumos #959, Saturnia #44000, Sihtric #18100, Kuryakin #1984, Lostcause #1249


Donators (3x Participation Raffle Entries)
Lumos #959
Tragedy #3473



Participant Raffle
Tragedy #3473
Primrose #972
Lumos #959
N.adhima #20643
Jaya #2021
Saturnia #44000
BV #22700
Sihtric #18100
Kuryakin #1984
Utakata #28582
Concourse #1639
Lostcause #1249
Ephemira #696
Blitz #2049

















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↬ JADE
April 25th, 2021 2:07:19pm
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You can now purchase draws for The Kentucky Derby!
Draws can be purchased until May 1st at 6:00pm EST.


General Race Information

Post Position Draw will occur on April 27th at 11am EST. It will be livestreamed on the official Kentucky Derby website. This draw determines which position each horse will start from and can be very important in determining how well a horse will run the race. For more information on the importantance of post position, click here! Morning-line (starting) odds for the race will be announced shortly after the draw. I will also update the list of horses to reflect their post draws the same day.

Post time for the race is set for approximately May 1st at 6:57pm EST. This is when the horses will begin making their way to the gate to start the race. Watch NBC Sports’ coverage from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN and from 2:30 to 7:30 on NBC, or on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.


Fun Facts

01. Nineteen past winners have had names beginning with the letter "S," including Secretariat, the fastest horse in Kentucky Derby history, who completed the 1973 race in just under two minutes.

02. Only three horses raced in the 1892 Kentucky Derby.

03. The traditional drink of the Derby is the mint julep, and over 120,000 are said to be consumed at the race each year.

04. The youngest jockey to win the esteemed race, Alonzo "Lonnie" Clayton, was just 15 come derby day in 1892. Bill Shoemaker continues to hold the title as the oldest winner; he was 54 when he took home the 1986 title.

05. The Derby is also referred to as 'The Run for the Roses' because the winner is awarded a blanket sewn with over 400 roses post-race. This blanket weighs about 40 lbs.

06. Horses must be three years or younger in order to compete.

07. The Derby has never been cancelled or postponed due to inclement weather.

08. The Kentucky Derby was started by Lewis Clark Jr.—grandson of William Clark, half of the famous explorer duo Lewis and Clark—after he saw England's Epsom Derby.

09. Only three fillies (female horses) have won the Derby: Regret in 1915, Genuine Risk in 1980, and Winning Colors in 1988.

10. The race was first televised in 1952.




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Jaya • Those who don't try never look foolish
April 25th, 2021 4:31:30pm
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yay!!




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Tragedy [genre : sadboy]
April 25th, 2021 4:57:40pm
872 Posts

Sent in my draw!!!




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LUMOS. 🔮 catching up 💜 knabstruppers
April 25th, 2021 5:10:24pm
341 Posts

Send in my fee!




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Event Coordinator ephemira 🎵 gucci 🪽
April 25th, 2021 5:28:48pm
4,319 Posts

can't wait!!




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peach ⚛ mountain curs
April 25th, 2021 8:52:37pm
478 Posts

Sending my stuff in now! This is always one of my favorite events!




 

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Administrator 🐈~BV~Keep Staring At The Stars⭐🎵
April 26th, 2021 12:39:22pm
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Sent! :D




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Saturniaᛉ moving to NC 🤩 - thank you for your votes!!
April 26th, 2021 5:43:48pm
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"I haven't a clue what's going on here... but I'll act like I do!" 
LOL I sent in my money! 




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allix + her brave little soldiers | gsd line [main]
April 26th, 2021 11:01:20pm
310 Posts

Ooo interesting and exciting! Sent in my fee :D (thin I did this right)




 

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Eyre • hello spring
April 26th, 2021 11:22:49pm
9,803 Posts

Fee sent!




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N.adhima 🏖 28 more days of school!!!
April 27th, 2021 4:07:39pm
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I'm new to this. I dont really understand how much money I'd send. So if I sent in 15mil, I'd get 3 horses assigned?




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Tragedy [genre : sadboy]
April 27th, 2021 6:39:55pm
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Yes the 15 million is if you want three horse names drawn for you!




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N.adhima 3 {2024-7-25} 🍻 Dazzling Drafts
April 27th, 2021 7:23:03pm
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Thanks, tragedy




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↬ JADE
April 27th, 2021 8:42:19pm
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Yes, what Tragedy said!

Here is some more information! There are 3 races total that are collectively known as the Triple Crown (Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes). You will need to check back for each race to purchase 1-3 draws for each race you would like to particpate in. Each draw puts your name down on a single horse. So a draw 3 for 15mil means you get 3 horse names drawn for you at random. If they place in either 1st, 2nd, or 3rd during the race, you win a prize!

I've received a few questions regarding this so I may update the original post soon to make it all a bit more clear. I apologize for any confusion! Please don't hesitate to post a reply here or message me directly if you ever have questions!




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↬ JADE
April 29th, 2021 10:27:50pm
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Update: Post Position Draw &
Caddo River replaced by Brooklyn Strong


We are less than 48 hours away from the Kentucky Derby! On Tuesday, post positions were drawn for the horses. I have updated the list to reflect this. As a reminder, the ability to purchase draws for the Derby will end on 5/1 at 6:00pm EST.

On Sunday, it was announced that Caddo River would not run in the Derby. He had an elevated temperature Saturday and blood work Sunday showed the horse's white count was high. He is being replaced by Brooklyn Strong. He was expected to be the pace-setter in the Derby as a frontrunner. His abscence leaves that role to several potential pace-setters, including Medina Spirit, Midnight Bourbon, Rock Your World, and Soup and Sandwich. There is a chance we may see Caddo River return for the Preakness Stakes.

As of right now, Essential Quality is still the favorite for the race with 2-1 odds. He is a gray colt by Tapit and out of Delightful Quality, by Elusive Quality, and undefeated so far in his career. The Derby has been known to ruin win streaks though with the best of the best competing for glory. Rock Your World (5-1), Known Agenda (6-1), and Hot Rod Charlie (8-1) are not too far behind him with impressive wins of their own in previous races. Six horses sit as long shots with 50-1 odds (Like The King, Brooklyn Strong, Keepmeinmind, Sainthood, Helium, Hidden Stash). Will they overcome their odds and proudly don the red roses in the end? It's anybody's race!




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↬ JADE
April 30th, 2021 10:16:30pm
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Update: King Fury Scratched From Race

King Fury will be scratched from the Kentucky Derby due to a fever, according to trainer Kenny McPeek.

King Fury spiked a 104 degree fever this afternoon after he galloped this morning,” McPeek said. “He went off his feed after he trained. I feel gutted for all of the people that worked to get him ready for this race. Unfortunately he’s not 100%.... We’ll regroup and point to another race.”

With the scratch of King Fury, all horses to his outside will move in one spot in the starting gate. The program numbers will remain the same. This means that Highly Motivated, who drew post position 17, will now be starting from gate 16 instead of 17 but will retain 17 as his number.




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Jaya • Those who don't try never look foolish
May 1st, 2021 7:06:57pm
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Congrats to the winners!




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N.adhima 🏖 28 more days of school!!!
May 1st, 2021 7:26:11pm
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Did the race already run? Who won?




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Tragedy [genre : sadboy]
May 1st, 2021 7:29:12pm
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It doesn't go till 530 mountain time 




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