1. Churchill Downs Incorporated will conduct a drawing for the opportunity to purchase 2010 Kentucky Oaks tickets and 2010 Kentucky Derby tickets. The drawing will take place on or before December 31, 2009.
2. Applications for the opportunity to purchase 2010 Kentucky Oaks tickets and 2010 Kentucky Derby tickets will be taken at www.churchilldowns.com, www.kentuckyderby.com and www.twinspiresclub.com.
3. All applicants are required to be Twin Spires Club members that have qualified for the Bronze VIP Level, Silver VIP Level, Gold VIP Level, or Platinum VIP Level as described on www.twinspiresclub.com (collectively “Twin Spires Club VIP Members”. The Twin Spires Club is free to join. No purchase necessary.
4. Twin Spires Club membership is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are of legal wagering age in their state or district of residence, except where restricted by law or prohibited. The VIP ticket drawing is not open to employees of Churchill Downs and its subsidiaries, contractors, advertising agencies, racing officials and their immediate family members, including spouse, children, parents and siblings.
5. On or before December 31, 2009 an allotment of 2010 Kentucky Oaks tickets and 2010 Kentucky Derby tickets will be preserved by Churchill Downs Incorporated for its Twin Spires Club VIP Members to purchase tickets through an online application process. The drawing will be conducted at Churchill Downs on or before December 31, 2009 and will include all eligible Applicants (as defined below).
6. “Applicants” will herein be defined as all eligible Twin Spires Club VIP Members who have applied to this online ticketing program through www.churchilldowns.com, www.kentuckyderby.com or www.twinspiresclub.com.
7. All Applicants will be ranked according to their Twin Spires Club points earned during the evaluation period and shall have the opportunity to purchase tickets, subject to availability, based on such ranking beginning with the Applicant with the most points.
8. In the online application, you will submit the number of tickets between two (2) and six (6) that you would like to purchase and your seating preference. The number of tickets requested and your seating preference will be given the utmost possible consideration and may be fulfilled in whole, in part or not at all, as fulfillment will be based on available inventory and the number of Applicants. If your seating preference is not available then every attempt will be made to provide Applicant with similar seats, subject to availability, as determined by Churchill Downs Incorporated in its sole and absolute discretion. Applicants may or may not receive the same seat location for both the 2010 Kentucky Derby and the 2010 Kentucky Oaks.
9. The ticket allotment dedicated to this VIP online ticketing program is separate from the grandstand tickets dedicated to the Twin Spires Club Online Ticketing Program.
10. The only notice given to winning Applicants will be an invoice from Churchill Downs for 2010 Kentucky Oaks tickets and Kentucky Derby tickets that will be payable by the end of January, 2010 (exact date to be announced). Any invoice that is not paid in full by the due date indicated on the invoice or has received approval by the Ticketing Department will be subject to forfeiture of the rights to purchase the tickets and will be offered to the next eligible applicant on the waiting list, if any.
11. A waiting list will be established for those Applicants not selected if any additional Kentucky Oaks tickets and Kentucky Derby tickets become available. The ranking order of the waiting list will be established by how many Twin Spires Club points an Applicant has earned during the evaluation period. The Applicant with the most earned points during the evaluation period will be notified by receiving an invoice form Churchill Downs via US Mail if tickets should become available. The opportunity to purchase tickets will be extended to the next eligible Applicant on the waiting list until all tickets in the VIP allotment have been offered for sale and purchased.
12. All Applicants selected for the opportunity to purchase tickets through this online application process must purchase an equal number of Kentucky Oaks tickets and Kentucky Derby tickets. No exceptions.
13. The evaluation period for earning Twin Spires Club points counting toward the total needed to qualify for the VIP drawing is January 1, 2009 through November 30, 2009.
14. Twin Spires Club points for this program will include those points earned through wagering (on-track, simulcast or via TwinSpires.com) and any promotional points including VIP Monthly Bonus points and Derby Visa points. Points received by a Twin Spires Club member pursuant to the uncashed ticket program will not be included when determining such member’s applicable ranking for the Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby ticket drawing or otherwise ranking such member for the right to purchase such tickets.
15. The deadline for applying for 2010 Kentucky Derby and Oaks tickets is 11:59 p.m. ET on November 30, 2009.
16. Decisions of the judges and officials of Churchill Downs Incorporated are final.