Champions Stakes Marquee & Your Very Own Melbourne Cup Runner Competition - Game of Skill Terms & Conditions

We strongly suggest you set aside a few minutes to read this carefully, and take action, as we have some amazing prizes available, and they are strictly limited only to Active Recurring members of a Winning Edge investments horse racing membership, which means you are a great chance of winning one of 24 amazing prizes!

We are running a Champions Stakes Day Marquee & Win a Melbourne Cup Runner Melbourne Cup Competition.

This competition will be limited to Active Recurring members of at least 1 Winning Edge Investments horse racing service. It's to reward our valued members and give you the opportunity to win a swathe of great prizes.

It is a game of skill competition, and so the winners of the 10 available prizes, including the Grand Prize, will be determined by the Top 10 finishers in a VRC Derby Day Tipping Competition run on Saturday October 31.

The Grand Prize will be

• 2 tickets to a Champions Stakes Day Marquee with all premium food & beverages included in a dedicated hospitality space within the 350 Collective worth $2,860.
• 1% of the net prize money Vauban earns in the Melbourne Cup 2026 (less trainer & jockey entitlements) or if he doesn't run in the Melbourne Cup, any other races Vauban contests in the November month. Up to a maximum of $36,000; equivalent to what a 1% owner in Vauban would receive in net prize money.

With regards to the 1% of the prizemoney Vauban earns in the $10 Million 2026 Melbourne Cup, the Melbourne Cup winner receives $4.5 Million, but note this year that all 24 runners in the Melbourne Cup get prizemoney, with even the horse who runs last receiving $100,000 prizemoney.

Vauban was favourite in the 2023 Melbourne Cup, and was 3rd favourite in the 2024 Melbourne Cup, but in both races he was ridden poorly and paraded terribly, not acclimatising to the hot weather. Last year he ran 6th and is entered again this year. His last two starts have been Group 1 placings, so he is in good form. Note that if for any reason Vauban doesn't run in the Melbourne Cup, you will receive 1% of prizemoney in any other races he contests in November 2026, which could include the Champions Stakes, Zipping Classic or Queen Elizabeth.

Additionally, the Top 10 finishers in the VRC Derby Day Tipping Competition, including the Grand Prize winner, will win a prize where we will pay for a Funescapes accommodation package for 1 room accommodation for a family holiday for yourself, your partner, and in many cases up to 2 kids (under 12). Terms & Conditions do apply, and the value differs depending on location chosen and nights booked, but the average prize value is estimated at AUD~$1,000 each (total combined value ~$10,000 AUD).

Note that in the event of a TIE in the VRC Derby Day Tipping Competition, either for the Grand Prize, or for any of the top 10 prizes, the participant that submitted their tips FIRST will be elevated to the higher position on the leaderboard. So sign up NOW and get your tips in quickly!

Step 1: Check your membership

Check to ensure you are subscribed to and an Active Recurring member of at least 1 Winning Edge Investments horse racing service.

This means you must be an Active Recurring Member of at least one of: Trial Spy, Unload, Trader's Tips, Dean's Futures, Blackbook Bets, VIC & SA TIPS, NSW & QLD TIPS, Syndicate Australian Betfair Late Alerts & Syndicate Worldwide Betfair Late Alerts .

You must be an Active Recurring Member BEFORE you join the Derby Day Tipping Competition, and must remain an Active Recurring member until the competition closes and prizes are distributed.

You can check here: https://www.winningedgeinvestments.com/customer/subscriptions

Step 2: Sign up for the VRC Derby Day Tipping Competition

You must sign up to the VRC Derby Day Tipping Competition with the same e-mail address that you use as the member of the Winning Edge Investments horse racing service. You can however change your first name & last name to whatever you like, if you wish to for privacy reasons (stop those snoopy corporate bookies!).

Any e-mails registered for the VRC Derby Day Tipping Competition that are not identical to an e-mail address used by a member of a Winning Edge Investments horse racing services will be INELIGIBLE to win any prizes.

The link to sign up to the VRC Derby Day Tipping Competition will be e-mailed to eligible contestants.

You first need to click Create an Account (near the top). Then you can login to sign up for the Competition.

You will receive e-mails reminding you to put your tips in when that becomes available, which is expected to be from 10am Friday 30 October.

That's it for now. We strongly suggest taking a few minutes to read this, follow the instructions and take quick action, so that you don't miss out on some amazing prizes!

Introduction

The above table forms part of these T&Cs and contains details concerning when, who and how to enter, the time, place and method of prize selection, prize details and who the promoter is and any permit details.

Employees of the Promoter and agencies associated with this Promotion (including the Promotional Partner, and their respective immediate families, are ineligible to enter the Promotion. For clarity, “immediate families” includes any of the following: spouse, child or step-child, parent, step-parent, grandparent, step-grandparent, brother, sister, step-brother or step-sister.

Participation in the Promotion is deemed acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.  By entering, the Entrant warrants that they have read, understood and accepted these Terms and Conditions.

Subject to any applicable laws, the Terms and Conditions may be updated or amended by the Promoter at any time and no notice of the updated or amended Terms and Conditions is required to be provided to Entrants.

Entries not completed in accordance with these Terms and Conditions are void. Entries will be deemed void if stolen, forged, mutilated or tampered with in any way.  The Promoter will take all necessary steps to ensure that entries are properly recorded and stored, but will accept no liability if an entry is not recorded or is lost.

Further Entry Conditions

Entries to the Promotion are limited to one per Entrant unless explicitly stated multiple entries are accepted at the time of entry, or a “share on social media for bonus entry” or other bonus entry option or mechanic is provided.

The Promoter may remove any and all unauthorised multiple entries.

Entries will be deemed accepted once completed and at the Promoter’s absolute discretion. The Promoter will be in no way responsible for incorrect or insufficient details provided by any Entrant.  Should an Entrant's details change, it is the responsibility of the Entrant to provide these details to the Promoter.

Incomplete, indecipherable, or illegible entries or those that contain offensive or defamatory comments or that breach any law or infringe any third-party rights, including intellectual property rights, will be deemed invalid.  Errors and omissions may be accepted at the Promoter's absolute discretion and the Promoter’s decision on this and other aspects of the Promotion is final and no further correspondence will be entered into.  Any failure by the Promoter to enforce any of its rights at any stage does not constitute a waiver of those rights.

If there is a dispute as to the identity of an Entrant, the Promoter reserves the right in its sole discretion, to determine the identity of an Entrant.  For the avoidance of doubt, the Promoter is responsible for determining whether a person is an eligible Entrant in its absolute discretion.

Prizes and Awarding of Prizes

The prize-winner will be notified by the Promoter by e-mail and the winner’s name and suburb may also be published on the SEN website (https://www.sen.com.au/) or social media channels, in each case using details forming part of the Entry.

The Promoter will advise the winner about how and when they are to accept their prize.  If for any reason a prize remains unclaimed by the Redraw Date, their prize will be forfeited and the Promoter reserves the right to re-award the prize in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.

The Promoter is not responsible if the prize is late, lost or misdirected.  The prizes (or any used or unused portion thereof) are not transferable, exchangeable or redeemable for cash.  It is a condition of accepting a prize that the winner must comply with all the conditions of use of that prize and the prize supplier's requirements as well as all these Terms and Conditions.

If a prize or any parts of a prize are unavailable, for any reason, the Promoter, in its discretion, reserves the right to substitute that prize or parts of that prize with a different prize or different parts of that prize to the equal or near equal value and/or specification and/or an alternative date, subject to the written directions of any regulatory authority.

The prize value is in Australian dollars inclusive of GST and is based on the normal and/or estimated retail value of the prize components at the time of publication (online or otherwise). The Promoter accepts no responsibility for any variation in the value of any prize.  The promoter accepts no responsibility for any tax implications that may arise from the prize winning and independent financial advice should be sought.

To the extent permitted by law: (a) the Promoter makes no representations or warranties as to the suitability of any prize; and (b) no compensation will be payable if, for any reason, a winner is unable to use the prize as stated.

The Entrant acknowledges that any costs incurred in relation to accepting or utilizing any prize or not included in the prize package is their sole responsibility.  These include without limitation, costs relating to passports, visas, government levies, ground transport, travel insurance, meals, beverages, additional taxes, all insurance, additional transfers, items of a personal nature (including but not limited to additional room charges such as pay per view movies, laundry, room service, mini-bar, telephone calls), any upgrades, pre-flight or inflight purchases or additional nights and all other ancillary costs.

As a condition of accepting the prize, the winner may be required to sign legal documentation as and in the form required by the Promoter and/or prize suppliers in their absolute discretion, including but not limited to a legal release and indemnity form.

General

If this Promotion is interfered with in any way or is not capable of being conducted as reasonably anticipated due to any reason beyond the reasonable control of the Promoter, the Promoter reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to disqualify any Entrant or to modify, suspend, terminate or cancel the Promotion, as appropriate.

The Promoter will not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever (including but not limited to indirect or consequential loss) or personal injury suffered or sustained arising from or in connection with the Promotion, any omission to enter a person into the Promotion, acceptance of the prize or the prize itself, except for liability that cannot be excluded by law.

The Promoter assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorised access to, or alteration of entries.  The Promoter is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any equipment, software, failure of any email or entry to be received by the Promoter on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to any Entrant or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in this Promotion.

Entrants consent to the Promoter and/or Promotional Partner using the Entrant's name, likeness, image, voice and/or other attributes in the event they are the winner (including any photograph, film and/or audio, visual and/or audio-visual recording of the same) in any media, on any media platform and for an unlimited period without any remuneration being payable or owed to the winner, where such use is for the purpose of promoting the Promotion (including any outcome) or promoting any products or materials manufactured, distributed and/or supplied by the Promoter and/or the Promotional Partner. Entrants agree to making themselves available to provide reasonable content including videos of themselves during the Melbourne Cup raceday, before or prior.

The Promoter collects personal information in order to conduct the Promotion and entry into the Promotion is conditional on the provision of this information by an Entrant.  Information about an Entrant may also be placed on a database and used by the Promoter and may be disclosed and used by third parties, including but not limited to the Promotional Partner, for the purposes of carrying out promotional, marketing, planning, product development, publicity, research and profiling purposes, including sending electronic messages, SMS, direct mail and telephoning the Entrant and to the Promoter's professional advisers, including its accountants, auditors and lawyers and insurers, unless in each case the Entrant withdraws their consent to the use of their information in this manner, and in each case in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Promoter’s Privacy Policy, which can be viewed at (https://www.sen.com.au/privacy-policy/).

If the Promotion is promoted on social media, then the promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with that social media channel, including Instagram or Facebook.  Entrants are providing information to the Promoter and not to the social channel, including Instagram or Facebook

VRC Derby Day Tipping Competition Rules

The competition will involve selecting 1 horse in each of the 9 races on VRC Derby Day. If your selected horse runs in one of the top 3 positions in a race, we will allocate fantasy dividends to the competition participant. These dividends are calculated based on a $1 each way fantasy bet using the Victorian TAB tote odds.

Horse Racing Rules

THE LEADERBOARD

• If a selected horse runs in one of the top 3 positions in a race, we will allocate fantasy dividends to the competition participant.
• These dividends are calculated based on a $1 each way fantasy bet using the Victorian TAB tote odds.
• In some instances, there may not be a dividend for 2nd or 3rd position, depending on the number of horses in a race.
• Fantasy dividends are accrued across all races and the person that has the highest accrued dividend total will be declared the competition winner.

SCRATCHINGS

• If a participants selection gets scratched, the participant can change their selection anytime up until the time that tipping closes.
• If a replacement is not selected, the system will automatically replace it with horse number 1. If horse number 1 has been scratched, we will use horse number 2 and so on.

DOUBLE DIVIDENDS

• Competition administrators can also nominate specific races to pay double dividends. These races will be highlighted in orange on the tipping submission form and the leaderboard.

TIED RESULTS

• Should there be a tie at the end of the competition the participant that submitted their tips first will be elevated to the higher position on the leaderboard.

MEETING ABANDONED

• Should a race meeting be abandoned at any time after it has commenced, the competition administrator has the right to determine if the event is to be regarded as a completed competition.