This is intended to be a series of one-shot tales of the ponies of Equestria.
Celestia's Apprentice: If anyone doesn't get the cultural reference to this I don't think I'd believe it. Inspired by A Visit From the Princess by Rainedash.
Capers in Coltchester: Derived from an episode of Last of the Summer Wine. The Mane Cast go on holiday.
Busted Brothers: Inspired by Impossible Numbers' fanfic Horse Apple Turnover and derived from an episode of Blackadder. Flim and Flam make a last throw of the dice in Canterlot and end up with snake eyes and they're taken into custody.
The Great Race: Derives concepts used in Red Dwarf, Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines and Are You Being Served? Princess Luna finds herself on the receiving end of an April Foal that leads her to investigate her finances.
A Royal Dinner: Based on an episode of It Ain't Half Hot Mum. Rainbow Dash is invited as a guest Wonderbolt trainee to a small dinner with Princess Celestia.
Further additions have been suspended due to an apparent change in the site's rules.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSTWy25hRiI
Oh, no... Pinky's turning the 6000 into the foundations of Equestria's version of Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory, isn't she?
3694426 It is something that I did consider.
5000 bits each for rarity and applejack? doesn't that leave you 5000 bits short? The second prize was supposed to be 5000 bits, but caramel got the 3rd place prize of 2500 bits.
4420762 In light of the size of Princess Luna's bank account, I had anticipated that the reader would understand that She'd grant 10,000 to whoever came in first. Ergo there's still a second-place.