Weekly Contests

Registering for the handicapping contest can be done via NYRABets.com/contests. You’ll use your NYRA Bets credentials to login and be prompted to pay for the entry fee with a credit card (Visa, MasterCard and Discover are accepted), which funds the prize pool and funds your live contest bankroll. Do not deposit funds into your NYRA Bets account.

Yes! Once registered, on contest day, login to your NYRA Bets account on the on left navigation under Contests, you'll find your entry or entries. Because only certain tracks, races, and pools are offered in a particular contest you will only see and play on what is available per the contest rules within each contest entry. For instance, if Trifecta wagering is not available, “TRI” will not be available in the “Bet Type” drop down menu.

Email the Contest Director at challenge@nyrainc.com for information in regards to retrieve.

No, funding your entry fee with money from your main NYRA Bets account isn’t allowed. Entry fees can be processed with payment such as Credit/Debit Cards. Email the Contest Director at challenge@nyrainc.com if you have payment questions.

For players in need of a refund of entry fee for the Contest, a full refund can be processed up until the registration deadline. However, following the registration deadline, a refund of only your bankroll will be completed. In the instance of a refund request for any Contest please contact the Contest Director at challenge@nyrainc.com as soon as possible.

Washington, Montana, Michigan and Colorado residents cannot participate in online contests due to state law. Locked and suspended NYRA Bets accounts are also ineligible to participate in the contest until the account is reopened.

To place a bet, select a Track from Today’s Races and select the race you want to bet. On the program, select Bet Type, Bet Amount and Runners. The bet will display under the Betslip tab (located on the right hand side). Click the Submit button and click Confirm to submit your bet. The Betslip tab will display a receipt indicating your wager has been placed.

To review your bets, once in your contest entry, click on the My Bets tab (located on the right hand side) and click the plus sign to the right of each bet to review the bet’s details.

The bankroll will be populated within minutes of creating an entry on contest day, but please refresh your browser if you don't see it immediately. Following the Contest, the account balance will be moved to your main NYRA Bets account.

Any Contest bets can be placed once the account balance has been funded on your NYRA Bets Contest Account.

Yes! To place bets through your regular NYRA Bets account during the Contest, just open a new tab in your browser or open a new browser and log into your regular NYRA Bets account. Be sure to only place Contest bets in the account with the NYRA Bets Contest logo on the top.

If you've forgotten your NYRA Bets password/username, please contact the Contest Director directly at challenge@nyrainc.com.

Your remaining account balance (live bankroll) will be transferred over to your main NYRA Bets account within (2) day (48 hours) following the conclusion of the Contest. However, it's typically within 1 hour following the conclusion of the contest.

An email will be sent out to contestants following the end of the Contest with a leaderboard of the Top 10% of Contestants. Any contestant winning a prize will be notified via e-mail at the end of the Contest. All Contest participants can review the leaderboard to see the standings.

Official Standings for the Contest will be available online to the public throughout the contest and be time stamped with the last update. The Leaderboard is available on NYRABets.com/contests

During the Contest you won’t have the ability to deposit or withdraw any funds from your account.

Cancelling wagers can be done through your mobile app under the My Bets section located on the drop down bar in the top left corner. On the desktop site, look under My Bets tab in the navigation on the right. In the instance where a bet may be above $500 for a Win, Place, or Show wager, and an exotic wager with a base amount greater than $50, the Contest officials must be contacted to cancel your bet. They can be contacted at the following email, challenge@nyrainc.com or call Customer Service at 1-844-NYRABet (1-844-697-2238).

In your contest account, you’ll see the word “Entry #1" (or the appropriate entry number) prominently displayed next to the NYRA Bets logo at the top of the page.

Yes, the Contest can be played from any device that you’d regularly sign into your main NYRA Bets account with.

No, bets placed on your main NYRA Bets are separate from your Contest account and the bets and winnings will only appear on your main NYRA Bets account.

The Contest leaderboard calculates approximately 1-4 minutes after the race has gone official. The change in the leaderboard can be visible to contestants under the line “Last Race Settled at:” (Example: Last race settled at: March 9 th @3:00 PM – Aqueduct Race 6)

Please note, no prize can be distributed until a W-9 is on file with NYRA. In the instance where you’ve won a cash prize, your Cash Payout from the Prize Pool will be deposited into your main NYRA Bets account the following week. If you prefer to have your prize mailed via check, notify Tournament officials at challenge@nyrainc.com, and request a check. Please note, the process of mailing can take up to 6 weeks to process.

When the Contest has ended, any remaining account balance (live bankroll) will be transferred into your main NYRA Bets account within (2) days (48 hours). However, funds are typically transferred within 1 hour of the conclusion of the contest. If you don’t see your account balance transferred to your main account within those (2) days please contact Tournament Officials at challenge@nyrainc.com.