Horse Racing Fantasy Community

Our Tournament Entry Guide helps our players understand how tournaments operate and function. Entering tournaments is simple. Go to the Tournament Schedule on the main page of the Community, scroll through the calendar of upcoming tournaments and choose those meeting the criteria best suited for you.

What Are Tournaments?

Horse Racing Fantasy has created a vehicle that allows our players to interact with each other and compete for prizes of various values in three different types of virtual horse racing tournaments - jockey tournaments, handicapping or betting tournaments, and trainer tournaments. Tournaments can be created by Horse Racing Fantasy management as well as Horse Racing Fantasy Game players. Entry into our horse racing game tournaments is limited to players who meet the qualifications or tournament guidelines for each specific tournament. Every racing tournament will have a different set of qualifications in order to evaluate a player's eligibility. It is up to the player to go through the horse racing Tournament Schedule and, based on the tournament requirements, determine their eligibility. Entering tournaments where you are not eligible based on the designated tournament entry guidelines will automatically eliminate you from the tournament. Entering multiple tournaments where you are not eligible may result in suspension of your ability to enter any tournaments for a specific period of time. Horse Racing Fantasy may or may not send out a monthly Tournament Schedule, but all tournaments including their eligibility requirements are listed in the Tournament Calendar on the home page of the Community. The requirements for tournaments can be tied into such factors as membership level (paid or non), activity in our horse racing community, the number of wins as a jockey or bettor, length of membership or a variety of other factors that help us create a diversified, fair tournment entry platform. There is never a cash fee required to enter a tournament.

Tournament entries are based upon the specific individual requirements, as mentioned above, and, in most cases, a point entry fee. Points are the currency earned throughout the game based on a player's ability and actions that occur while playing the game and interacting with the community. Please see the Game and Community Information tab and look for the Points, Badges and Awards section for an explanation of how points are earned and how they are valued.

How Do I Enter A Tournament?

I've identified a tournament. How do I enter? Once you've identified a tournament and you want to enter, simply click on the Tournament Entry link in the horse racing Tournament Schedule and you will be automatically entered. It is very important that all users understand that at the time they are submitting an entry, they must meet all of the qualifications for the designated tournament. Tournament entries usually close 24 hours prior to the tournament start date. Tournament entries can be limited so it is important to enter a tournament as soon as you're eligible. This will ensure your chances of a guaranteed tournament entry. A private notification message may be sent through the community messaging system to your account. The message will include the acceptance of your entry or the reason why your entry was not accepted. The moment a tournament entry is accepted, the required points necessary to enter that tournament are automatically deducted from your account. Once you have submitted an entry, you cannot cancel. All entries are final. When the tournament ends, the race files on your computer associated with that tournament, if applicable, will expire and are no longer available for play. Please understand that player-generated tournaments may not come with any additional race files for distribution. Certain tournaments directly coincide with your game play in community mode. Players may enter and run multiple tournaments simultaneously. Winners will be notified by both private messaging and email in the community. The final leader board showing the top 10 finishers will be posted in the community within 48 hours following the horse racing tournament event.

How Do Tournaments Work?

When all entries have been accepted and the tournament roster is full, the tournament will be identified as closed in the Tournament Calendar. There will be no public notice of tournament entrants. Horse Racing Fantasy will send no additional notices to participants until the date the tournament begins. All information sent by Horse Racing Fantasy will be sent to the member's private messaging account inside the community. Although each tournament may have slight rule modifications, the general rules apply to all tournaments under each classification.

Jockey Tournaments

These tournaments are based upon a player's ability to score the most amount of points as a jockey in a specific number of races assigned to the tournament. (Some jockey tournaments may be based on total wins or other factors.) The number of points earned for each race depends on what horse the player chooses to ride in a particular race and the odds of that horse as set by our computer program. The higher the odds, the more points earned. Below is a point chart designating how many points are earned depending upon the odds you choose to ride and where he finishes. Depending upon whether it is a user-generated tournament or a management-generated tournament, some of the following may or may not be applicable. Horse racing tournaments run by management may involve the distribution of a tournament race file. User-generated tournaments specifically coincide with the players running their game in community mode during the duration of the tournament. If it is a tournament-distributed race file by management, then it is one entry per race only. At the end of each race in the tournament, that designated race will no longer be eligible for the player to access. Tournaments can consist of any number of races. Some tournaments may be five races long or some may contain 25 races or more. A timeline is attached to each tournament and the players are required to run all the designated races prior to the tournament's scheduled ending time. Players who do not run all races prior to the ending time will forfeit any opportunity to have such races count towards their point total. At the completion of the tournament, players can find their final total points (or score) posted in the community within 48 hours of the tournament ending time under Tournament Scoring or Tournament Leader Board. Some tournaments will be identified as "blind" tournaments and others are "open scoring" tournaments. Blind tournaments never show the leader board until the tournament is over. Open scoring tournaments show the leaders as the tournament progresses. The key to winning jockey tournaments is to evaluate, as best you can, the racing information, horse history that is provided with each race, and choose the best possible horse to ride as a jockey at the highest odds. Winning tournaments does not necessarily mean winning races. It means earning the most amount of points. Running bad races does not deduct points. Usually points are only earned if the horse finishes in the top four or five positions. Please see the point chart mentioned above. If at the end of a tournament there is a tie based on points, the next deciding factor will be the number of wins. If there is a tie on number of wins, the final deciding factor will be based on the race times for each of the tournament races of the tying players.

Betting Tournaments

Betting tournaments work just like jockey tournaments with a few exceptions. Instead of picking horses to ride, you pick horses to bet on. There are two types of betting tournaments - those generated by management and those generated by players. Tournaments generated by players, the tournament results are based on ROI during the specific time period of the event. Those generated by management are through a specific generated race file distributed to all entrants. Each accepted entrant in the betting tournament is allocated a specific bank roll with which to wager for the tournament only. Betting tournament rules can vary from tournament. Some betting tournaments may be specifically based upon the amount of money a user has at the end of the tournament. Others could be based on ROI (return of investment). And, other tournaments may be based on ROI of their best race. The guidelines for each betting tournament will be displayed in association with the tournament entry requirements. Just like jockey tournaments, a timeline will be attached to each tournament. Tournaments may be blind or open scoring. Once a tournament is over, the associated races for that tournament will no longer be active. Final tournament scores will be posted in the community within 48 hours following the end of the tournament along with the top 10 finishers.

Trainer Tournaments

There will be no trainer tournaments until 60 days after the release of the Trainer Game.

General Tournament Information and Q&A

Can people cheat by sharing information? Cheating in our tournaments is very difficult and we do a lot of things to control collusion among players. First and foremost, we do not distribute or publicly announce the accepted entrants of any specific tournament. In addition, each of the tournament race files that is sent out to the participating entrants has a substantial randomization factor. In other words, no two races will run the same. Just because in my tournament play a particular horse performed in a particular manner or fashion does not indicate that that same horse will perform in the same way for another entrant in the same tournament. Randomizing each horse secures fair tournament play. Player-generated tournaments coordinate with their play in community mode. All of our data is secure when transmitted back to our servers.

I've won a tournament. What do I do next? You will be notified by private account messaging and email to your registered email address and your point account will automatically be credited with the identified tournament prize within 5 business days of a tournament ending. Points won in a tournament cannot be used to enter another tournament until they show in your point account.

I meet all the qualifications but don't have enough points to enter. In some cases, players may meet specific qualifications except having the required number of points required to enter a tournament. In order to accommodate players, we have set up a system in our shopping cart (or community store) that allows players to purchase additional points in order to meet the qualifications for a tournament or to have enough points to purchase other store items that a player may have an interest in. Purchasing points allows players to accumulate points required for tournament play or store purchases faster than earning them through game play and/or community activity. You can see the current exchange rate for purchasing points at the community online store.

Do monthly subscriber members have an advantage in entering tournaments? Monthly subscribers have several advantages. One, it is quicker for monthly subscribers to earn points simply because they have greater opportunities to do so. In addition, being a VIP Monthly Subscriber is a common tournament entry parameter. Approximately 50% of all tournaments are restricted to monthly subscribers. Another advantage that VIP Monthly Subscribers have is the ability to have complete access to full past performance information on all horses in the tournaments. Only VIP Members have access to this pertinent information that helps make tournament play more successful.

What can I win when playing in tournaments? All tournament prizes consist of points won. These points can be used in the online store to purchase whatever appeals to the player. Points can be redeemed for memorabilia, gift certificates, vacations, clothing, and a wide variety of other items. The user has the opportunity to decide how to spend his points. Points won/earned are non-transferable.

Legalese

IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE ACCEPTING THESE AGREEMENTS, THEN PRINT THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND STORE THEM ALONG WITH ALL CONFIRMATION EMAILS, ADDITIONAL TERMS, TRANSACTION DATA, GAME RULES AND POINT METHODS RELEVANT TO YOUR USE OF THE PLATFORMS AND/OR SERVICES.

These Terms and Conditions create our contract with each tournament player. We will not file our WE WILL NOT FILE OUR CONTRACT WITH YOU SO PLEASE PRINT IT OUT FOR YOUR RECORDS. THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE (AS SET OUT BELOW). You accept to be bound by this contract when entering a tournament. This contract is between Horse Racing Simulation LLC (HRS) and you the individual entering a tournament.

In the event that you have any complaints, claims or disputes with regard to any tournament outcome and/or regarding the Services or any other activity performed by HRS, you should in the first instance contact HRS in accordance with information provided below.

The Terms and Conditions stated here, in conjunction with our general terms and conditions for our horse race game program as well as our Privacy Policy and Community Terms and Conditions are considered all part of this document and are accepted by the individual entering tournaments. Terms and Conditions, Privacy Policy or any other disseminating information may change without any prior notice. The user agrees that it is their responsibility to frequently check for such updated information by visiting the designated sections for each aspect of our game, community or tournament play. Please note that these Terms and Conditions specifically refer to tournaments and shall prevail in the event of any conflict between these Terms and Conditions and any other game rules or documents referred to and throughout our game and community.

By entering a tournament, you accept these Terms and Conditions and acknowledge acceptance of such Terms and Conditions. Access to tournaments are governed by these agreements. If you ahve any questions about these agreements from a non-legal aspect, please contact support@horseracegame.com.

You attention is also drawn to our Privacy Policies which describe how we deal with and protect your personal information. Disclosing of certain information in conjunction with entering or winning tournament is at the sole discretion of HRS. HRS has the right to use certain information describing or identifying winners of such tournaments in both community messaging and advertising programs both on and offline. Disclosed information will be limited to a person's name and picture, if available. No other personal information will be disclosed.

Governing Laws. Our tournaments operate under the same rules and guidelines as other fantasy game applications. Although these are non-cash entry tournaments, certain legal limitations for entry may prevail on a state-by-state basis. It is up to the tournament entrant to determine whether they are eligible to play in our non-cash tournaments. You must be 18 years of age to enter a tournament and agree that you meet that qualification. If it is determined at a later date that you do not meet this qualification, all prize winnings can be revoked. HRS is not responsible to return or credit points to any member who enters a tournament and did not meet the age requirement. HRS reserves the right to ask for proof of age of tournament winners from time to time. It is the player's sole responsibility at all times to ensure that they comply with all laws that govern them and that they have the complete legal right to use HRS services (entering tournaments). Any use of our services is at the sole option of the player, discretion and risk. By using these services, the player acknowledges that you do not find the services (tournaments) to be offensive, objectionable, unfair, or indecent in any manner.

There are never any cash fees to enter a tournament. All tournaments require point entry fees. Points have no cash value and are non-refundable when used to enter a tournament. Players may not cancel a tournament entry once submitted. Players may not transfer points or ask to transfer points to other accounts to help another player to meet the point requirements for tournament entry. All player prizes are in points and points can only be redeemed through purchases in our online store. Online store products change from time to time and HRS makes no guarantee that a particular product will be available at any given time. HRS has the right to remove products from their online store without notice. A player's only redemption of points is only through the online store. There is no other redemption process for points. Individuals can purchase additional points to increase their point level to that needed for online store purchases. To prevent unfair accumulation of points and to ensure fair tournament play, HRS has the right to limit the amount of points that a player can purchase on a monthly basis. HRS further has the right to adjust those limitations on a go-forward basis.

True Identify and One Account. The name on your account must match your true legal name and identity. The name on your account registration must match the name on any credit card on file used to make any purchases in our online store. From time to time, HRS will ask tournament winners for proof of identification and will require valid photo ID, which can include a driver's license or passport. Failure to supply such information may result in the suspension of your account, prohibit further entry into tournaments and non-payment of points for tournament wins. Players agree to enter tournaments under their true identiity and have only one entry per tournament. Violating this rule can not only forfeit your points won but other tournament rights that may force the closure of your account inside our game and community, as well. Multiple accounts for the same person in tournaments will not be tolerated.

Collusive Play. Individuals entering tournaments agree to enter with the sole purpose of trying to win for and under their own true and unique identity. Entering tournaments to try to share information for potential outcomes with other players (in collusion) will not only immediately terminate all accounts associated with such program or attempt, but will automatically suspend all activity in our game and community.

No HRS Employees or Affiliates. If you are an officer, director, employee, consultant, agent of HRS or if you are a direct supplier of pertinent information, you are not eligible to participate in our tournaments. Unauthorized persons are not permitted to register for tournaments under any circumstances whatsoever. Violation of such rule will automatically suspend future tournament play, reversal of any points if issued, and suspension from the game and community, as well. HRS forbids the use of all unfair practices when entering tournaments. We do this to protect our players and the integrity of our tournaments. Unfair practices consist of but are not limited to the following: 1) trying to manipulate, change, adjust any of the data transmitted between host server and player and vice-versa; 2) the use of bots is strictly prohibited (certain companies offer programs (bots) for sale that can create unfair advantages in game play); and 3) extracting player profiles is prohibited - certain companie offer programs for sales specifically created to extract player profiles - trying to extract or engaging in such activity by a player will immediately close their account and void all tournament point earnings.

Your Use of Tournament Services. HRS reserves the right to suspend, modify, remove or add to any tournament rule at any time in our sole discretion of such modifications to take place immediately. HRS also has the right to suspend any account for future tournament play of a player suspected of cheaing, manipulating data or use of any other tactic which provide an unfair advantage over other players in our tournaments. Such suspensions or notifications can even occur during a tournament if such activities are suspected. HRS is not required to provide proof that such activity was detected. HRS has the right to interview by telephone, from time to time, any players relevant to any tournament activity that might have occurred in reference to their accounts or tournament play.

Copyright and Trademarks. All material and information used and disseminated in reference to tournaments including images, pictures, graphics, software, animations, video, music, audio, etc., is considered by HRS and is protected by copyright and/or intellectual property rights. You obtain no rights in such copyright material or trade or service marks and must not use them without written permission from HRS.

Early Termination of Tournaments. HRS has the right to cancel or terminate a tournament while in play if they believe an unfair advantage has been gained or the tournament information provided is corrupt and was not distributed in a fair manner to all tournament entrants. Such cancellation can occur without notice and HRS's only liability is to reimburse the initial entry points required for tournament entry to the entrants. HRS also has the right to cancel any future tournaments because of a lack of entrants for a particular tournament (minimum tournament entries). Tournaments can be canceled up to one hour prior to the identified tournament start time. HRS has the right to adjust, change and modify all rules related to tournament entries at any time on a tournament basis.

Disclosure of Account Name and Password. Tournament entrants are responsibile for the protection of their username and password from other individuals. HRS assumes that when a player enters a tournament, that player has done so legally. HRS is not responsible for reimbursement of tournament entry points should it be discovered that such player identity (username and password) was compromised on their part for any reason.

System Errors. You must inform us as soon as you become aware of any suspected error with respect to your account or calculation in association with deducted points for tournament entry or awarded points for tournament wins. You must also immediately inform us if any of the data transmitted for tournament play (horse files) is corrupt, non-usable, non-readable or otherwise compromises a player's opportunity to fairly interact with the information. Provision of this information to HRS in a timely manner is critical. If HRS is not notified immediately, then we consider the provided information to be functional and therefore point refunds will not be allowed. Our system allows us to monitor your first interaction with any tournament file, so immediate notification to HRS from the player is critical for identifying potential problems. HRS will make no reimbursement of points when notice is received following a tournament finish. HRS also has the right to suspend tournament access for any individual player for any reason including excessive complaints relative to the data or files transmitted.

Limitations and Exclusions. HRS will provide our tournament services with reasonable skill and care and as basically described in this agreement and any other document that describes how our tournaments function. We do not make any other promises or warranties about our tournaments.

The maximum liability of HRS to any member arising out of this agreement pertaining to a particular tournament is the refund of the points required to enter the tournament. HRS is not liable and the player agrees that HRS is not liable for anything beyond the tournament entry point requirement. HRS is not liable to the player in contract for any losses that occur through tournament play including data, business, opportunity, goodwill, reputation, or any other loss not currently foreseeable arising from the use of this agreement and playing in our tournaments.

Nothing in this agreement will operate so as to exclude any liability HRS may have in respect to either fraud, death or personal injury believed to be caused by the negligence of HRS.

Notices/Complaints. If you have any complaints, claims or disputes, you must submit that information in writing as soon as reasonably practicable following the date of the original tournament entry in which the claim or dispute refers. Complaints must be submitted by email to info@horseracegame.com. Submitting a complaint does not guarantee that any actions will be or should be taken on the part of HRS.

Data Protection. You should assume that all use of our website, game platform, emails and telephone calls between you and HRS can and may be documented. This information will be the sole property of HRS and could be used as evidence in the event of any dispute or claim or to improve customer service.

Governing Law. This agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada, irrevocably agreed to submit for the benefit of HRS, exclusive jurisdiction of the courst of Nevada, for settlement of any disputes arising out of or concerning disagreement or any other agreement involving HRS and the agreement's enforceability. If any part of this agreement is found to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, it will no affect the validity of the remainder of the agreements, which shall remain valid and enforceable according to their terms.

Assignments. HRS reserves the right to transfer, assign, sub-license or pledge this agreement in whole or in part to any person or entity without the player's consent and without notice, provided that any such assignment will be on the same terms that are no less advantageous to the player. The player may not assign, sub-license or otherwise transfer this agreement in any manner.

Third Party Rights. Except insofar as these agreements expressly provide that a third party may, in their own right, enforce a term of these agreements, a person who is not a party to these agreements has no right under local law or statute to rely upon or enforce any term of these agreements, but this does not affect any rights or remedy of a third party which exists or is available under local law.

Entire Agreement. The player fully understands and agrees to be bound by this agreement as is or modified or amended by HRS from time to time. HRS may amend this agreement at any time either by emailing notification or simply publishing the modified agreement on the same page the initial agreement has been identified (website page). Any such modification will take effect immediately. If any modification is unacceptable to the player, their only recourse is to simply terminate this agreement by no longer entering tournaments. Your continued tournament entry after such modification is deemed as binding acceptance of such modifications. It is your sole responsibility to review this agreement frequently each time you enter a tournament. This agreement and the information contained above represents the complete and final agreement between the player and HRS in relationship to tournament play and supercedes any and all prior agreements between the player and HRS. Under no circumstances are there ever to be any oral or non-published modifications to such agreement. This represents the final and complete tournament agreement between the tournament player and HRS.