from TrackMaster

Mountain View, CA — For the next five Saturdays, harness racing fans will have their time to shine with a chance to compete for cash and prizes in the exciting new Big 5 Harness Handicapping Challenge. Be crowned the challenge champion and take home bragging rights and the ultimate prize of $2,000 cash.

Co-sponsored by TrackMaster, TVG and the USTA, the format of the challenge is rather simple, with a new “Big 5” theme this year. Free to enter and play, there will be five qualifying rounds with each week a brand new contest where you’ll have a mythical bankroll of $500 to make exactly five win wagers at $100 each. Choose any horses from any races at our five featured tracks — Balmoral Park, Hoosier Park, Pocono Downs, Yonkers Raceway and The Red Mile. There’s something for every handicapper with a mile, seven-eighths, five-eighths and half-mile track to choose from.

The finals will be comprised of 25 players, the top five bankrolls from each week. Remember, the contest is free, there is no requirement to play every round, and each week you get a fresh mythical bankroll to wager.

TrackMaster will be providing free handicapping products, a different report each week, to support the contest. It runs every Saturday starting Aug. 10, through Sept. 7, wrapping up with the finals on Sept. 14.

Log on to www.trackmaster.com/contest to register and find out more.