Contest Rules

To play you must be eighteen (18) years of age or older at date of registration and must have a valid email address and Internet access. No cost of registration. This game is open only to legal residents of all fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia and all provinces of Canada with the exception of Quebec. Residents of Puerto Rico are also not eligible. Persons residing in any other jurisdictions may enter (unless this contest or entry into this contest is restricted or prohibited by applicable local law), but will not be eligible to win any prizes. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Void where restricted or prohibited. Contest begins Monday, May 3, and ends when the final heat of the Little Brown Jug 2010 is declared official.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO WIN OR PARTICIPATE. Buying will not help you win. Your chances of winning without making a purchase are the same as the chances of someone who purchases something.

Employees of The United States Trotting Association, the Delaware (Ohio) County Fair, and their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, vendors, contractors, directors, advertising agencies, racing officials and their respective immediate family members or those living in the same household of such individuals may participate but are NOT ELIGIBLE TO WIN. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.

This contest is governed by the applicable laws of the United States. All federal, state, provincial and local laws and regulations apply. By entering, participants agree to release, indemnify and hold harmless United States Trotting Association, the Delaware (Ohio) County Fair, and their sponsors, respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees and agents from any and all liability for any injuries, loss or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with the contest or any prize won.

The Official Rules are posted on the Little Brown Jug fantasy stable site, www.JugBarn.com. By entering this contest, you agree to be bound by these official rules and the decisions of United States Trotting Association and the Delaware (Ohio) County Fair and their sponsors, which shall be final and binding in all respects.

United States Trotting Association and the Delaware (Ohio) County Fair and their vendors, sponsors and partners reserve the right to, at their sole discretion, disqualify any individual that: tampers or attempts to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the contest or Web site; violates the "Official Rules;" or acts in any unsportsmanlike, rude, or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. United States Trotting Association and the Delaware (Ohio) County Fair reserve the right to terminate or modify this contest at any time. Note: User names must not violate any intellectual property infringement or cause defamation; profanity or other objectionable language or names could result in disqualification at the discretion of United States Trotting Association and the Delaware (Ohio) County Fair.

WARNING--Any attempt by an entrant or individual to deliberately damage any Web site or undermine the legitimate operation of the contest is a violation of criminal and civil laws. Should such an attempt be made, United States Trotting Association and the Delaware (Ohio) County Fair reserve the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law.

Winners will be notified by e-mail, regular mail or telephone within seven (7) days after the date the winners are determined. Winners may be required to sign and return an affidavit of eligibility and acceptance of these "Official Rules" and a publicity/liability release (unless prohibited by law) within fifteen (15) days following attempted notification.

By accepting any prize, the winner (and, if applicable, companion) grant permission to United States Trotting Association and the Delaware (Ohio) County Fair to use their names and/or likenesses for publicity and promotional purposes without further compensation, unless prohibited by law, and agree to execute a written consent. Prizes not confirmed by Nov. 29, 2010, may be forfeited or voided.

In the event of a dispute about the identity of any entrant, entries made online will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at time of entry. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. A potential winner may be required to provide Horseman Publishing Company and the Delaware (Ohio) County Fair with proof of identity, and proof that the potential winner is the authorized account holder of the e-mail address associated with the winning entry. Prizes not confirmed by Nov. 29, 2010, may be forfeited or voided.

To enter the contest, go to www.jugbarn.com and complete the electronic registration form. No faxed, mailed, electronically mailed, or phoned-in entries are allowed; this is an Internet-based game only.

One entry per person; the information you enter into each of the fields of the electronic registration form must be unique. Duplicate entries are cause for disqualification of all involved entrants and stables, and are made at the sole discretion of United States Trotting Association.

It is the sole responsibility of the entrant to notify United States Trotting Association by e-mailing any changes to: webmaster@ustrotting.com. United States Trotting Association and the Delaware (Ohio) County Fair, their sponsor(s), vendors(s) and partner(s) assume no responsibility for lost, late, misdirected, illegible or mutilated entries. United States Trotting Association, the Delaware (Ohio) County Fair and their sponsor(s), vendor(s) and partner(s) are not responsible for lost, interrupted or unavailable hardware or software or telephone transmission or technical failures, garbled or jumbled transmission or other error of any kind, whether human, mechanical or electronic. In the event the Little Brown Jug is not raced due to any reason whatsoever, the contest is null and void.

This is a game of skill. Winners will be determined by the objective criteria set forth on the "Contest Scoring" page. From all eligible entries received, the winners will be the players who accumulate the most points during the Little Brown Jug Fantasy Stable Challenge contest, according to these "Official Rules."

Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible registrations received and skill level of each entrant. In the event of a tie between two or more eligible entrants, the winner will be the entrant that receives the most points using the following tiebreakers, in order of sequence: winning driver, winning trainer. In the event a tie situation still exists, the winning entry will be awarded from a blind draw.

Winners will be determined before 12:00 pm EDT, Sept. 24, 2010. Winning entries must confirm residence and eligibility to receive prizes. Any winners unconfirmed by Nov. 29, 2010, forfeit their prizes.

Please specify rules or winner information. A winners' list will be posted on the game Web site, http://www.jugbarn.com, after contest completion. Players also have the opportunity to view the complete standings for all stables online at http://www.jugbarn.com throughout the game.