Pick the Pony | 1170 KPUG-AM

The Run for the Roses is coming to KPUG! The Sports Leader is preparing by Picking your Pony for the Kentucky Derby for a chance to win an almost $300 prize pack. Listen to the Zone from 3pm to 4pm April 30th to May 4th as we assign horses in the field to 20 lucky listeners. Once Mark gives the cue to call, give us a ring at (360) 734-1170 to try and snag yourself one of the twenty horses racing.

Then tune into the Derby May 5th on KPUG from 2pm-4:30pm to find out if your horse wins the Derby. If it does, you will win a prize pack that includes:

$100 gift card to Hotels.com
$50 gift card to JoFish Seafood and Grill
$50 gift card to Buffalo Wild Wings
$50 gift card to Regal Cinemas
$40 gift card to Rockfish Seafood & Grill
The works (shampoo, haircut, shave, and shoeshine) at V’s Barbershop

Experience the excitement at Churchill Downs as KPUG Picks the Pony for you!

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