Winstar Name the Filly Contest

[bigrun]

WTG Mike, nice name...keychain..are they going to invite you for her maiden win picture?..does the keychain have a set of keys to a new Caddy?
Good work Mike..

[Dahoss]

I'm kind of surprised Winstar didn't just hand over the entire breeding operation to you for picking a name. What were they thinking?

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by Dahoss

I'm kind of surprised Winstar didn't just hand over the entire breeding operation to you for picking a name. What were they thinking?

C'mon Hossy. There are so many things that WinStar could have given away/offered as a prize. The sky was the limit, but a keychain, really?

[Dahoss]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

C'mon Hossy. There are so many things that WinStar could have given away/offered as a prize. The sky was the limit, but a keychain, really?

I mean this genuinely, what kind of a prize would be good enough for winning a contest where you picked a name?

I guess they could do more, but what does everyone have in mind?

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by Dahoss

I mean this genuinely, what kind of a prize would be good enough for winning a contest where you picked a name?

I guess they could do more, but what does everyone have in mind?

Big prizes could be all inclusive trips to Kentucky with a tour of the farm.

A trip to Kentucky that has something to do with Keenland or Churchill and the farm.

No all inclusive, but a pair of tickets to the Derby.

Arrange some sort of VIP day at the winner's home or choice of tracks.

1% of the actual horse.

At the worst give away a WinStar swag bag with a Jacket, some shirts, a hat and maybe some sort of framed picture of the named horse and of course the key chain.

[Dahoss]

I don't think you're being very realistic about this. I guess a bag with some stuff would have been better but everything else and you're talking like 1000's of dollars.

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by Dahoss

I don't think you're being very realistic about this. I guess a bag with some stuff would have been better but everything else and you're talking like 1000's of dollars.

I don't disagree with you as far as the packages go. They are over the top.

But I would think that an operation like WinStar would have access to events like the Derby (Oaks). What would it really cost them to give away two moderate tickets? They probably have a box at Keeneland, what would it be to give away 2 seats for a day (with no travel accommodations)?

Hell I would rather have a nice framed picture signed by the jock of Super Saver winning the Derby or Drosselmeyer winning the Classic then a keychain. I guess I just don't value a keychain too much, especially when it's the grand prize of a contest.

[South Beach Luv]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

Big prizes could be all inclusive trips to Kentucky with a tour of the farm.

Hopefully that tour would be better than the free ones they give out. I don't know why farms even offer them if they aren't going to take the horses out of their stalls.

[Kasept]

Don't you know what kind of keyring they're giving out???? It's almost certainly the coveted Quillin Halter Nameplate Keychain!!!



Yes, they're only $13.95, but it's still a VERY enviable prize.... Not as desirable as a Quillin Halter Nameplate Belt, but still a must-have accessory in the Bluegrass...

[KirisClown]

Originally Posted by Dahoss

I mean this genuinely, what kind of a prize would be good enough for winning a contest where you picked a name?

I guess they could do more, but what does everyone have in mind?

Probably a framed photo of one of their stallions, even a horse shoe that was once worn by one of their stallions.. No matter what it is.. it would be better than a keychain.. Why bother holding a contest with a prize that could be won in an arcade claw game? It just seems ridiculous..

[pweizer]

Byk gives away better prizes for the race of the day contest. It doesn't take much imagination to come up with something.

Paul

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by Dahoss

I'm kind of surprised Winstar didn't just hand over the entire breeding operation to you for picking a name. What were they thinking?

Mike is a big time insider why would he need Winstar?

Thanks for all the congrats, etc. I'm at the "freebie" Stablemates level, so I'm really not complaining.

In fact, Winstar has been very generous to us in the past. My daughter won a BC handicapping contest they ran back in 2010, and got 4 box seats for the 2011 BC at CD, one of those gift buckets, and the obligatory tour of the farm. Very nice haul!

Originally Posted by bigrun

Good work Mike..

Thanks, big! Missing you over at TC.

Here's a link to a WinStar update on the filly:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?p...d=261791448921