from the Meadowlands Publicity Department

East Rutherford, NJ — Enrollment is now open for the Meadowlands Championship Meet Survival Challenge, a free online wagering game with real cash prizes.

The game spans the 2009 Championship Meet, featuring more than $14 million in stakes races and the best pacers and trotters in training. It begins Saturday, May 30 and concludes closing day, Saturday, August 22.

The winner is determined by the highest total bankroll at the end of the Challenge based on a $2 across the board wager (win, place and show) on selections for three designated races each program.

However, to continue in the game, entrants have to survive by finishing in-the-money (first through third) with at least one of their selections each day. Failing to do so, or not making selections, knocks the player out of the game.

A free pass, called a lucky horseshoe, is given to all Challenge participants that allows the player to survive if he does not make selections for a race card or all three of his selections fail to hit the board. If a player survives until June 30, he earns an additional lucky horseshoe. An additional horseshoe will be assessed to any player surviving through Saturday, August 1.

The grand prize is $2,000, plus entry into the 2010 National Harness Handicapping Championship at the Meadowlands. The second-place prize is $1,000 and a Meadowlands IPOD Nano. The third-place prize is $500 and a Meadowlands IPOD Shuffle. There is also a bonus award of $500 and IPOD Shuffle for Most Number of Winners.

The contest is open to legal residents of the United States and Canada, and all selections must be made through the format provided on the Survival Challenge Web site page. No selections will be accepted by phone, fax, e-mail or any other means. Past performances for the three designated races will be provided through the game board.

The deadline for selections each day is 30 minutes before first race post time (7:00 p.m.). Post time exceptions include Father’s Day, June 21 (1:10 p.m.), and Hambletonian Day (12:30 p.m.). After 30 minutes to post, all selections are final.

To set up a username and password, and for more contest rules, go to www.survival-challenge.com.