PREAKNESS STAKES CHALLENGE OVERVIEW
- LIVE MONEY CONTEST ON SATURDAY, MAY 18, 2024
- Buy-in: $1,500 ($1,000 Bankroll + $500 Entry Fee to Prize Pool)
- 100% of Entry Fees are paid out as prizes.
- Play Locations:
- Online registration begins approximately 96 hours in advance of the tournament.
- Entries will be accepted up until the start of the seventh (7th) race at Pimlico on the contest date.
PRIZES (BASED ON 100 ENTRIES)
- One (1) 2024 Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge (BCBC) Seat, valued at $10,000.
- Two (2) 2025 NHC Seats, including hotel and airfare.
- One (1) Player's Choice Seat to either the 2024 California Crown Betting Championship (September 28, 2024) or Pegasus World Cup Betting Championship (January 25, 2025), valued at $6,000 each.
- $23,113.36 cash, split between the Top 5 finishers.
- 1st Place Finisher: $11,556.68
- 2nd Place Finisher: $4,622.67
- 3rd Place Finisher: $3,467.00
- 4th Place Finisher: $2,311.34
- 5th Place Finisher: $1,155.67
PRIZES (BASED ON 150 ENTRIES)
- One (1) 2024 Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge (BCBC) Seat, valued at $10,000.
- Two (2) 2025 NHC Seats, including hotel and airfare.
- Three (3) Player's Choice Seats to either the 2024 California Crown Betting Championship (September 28, 2024) or Pegasus World Cup Betting Championship (January 25, 2025), valued at $6,000 each.
- $36,113.36 cash, split between the Top 5 finishers.
- 1st Place Finisher: $18,056.68
- 2nd Place Finisher: $7,227.67
- 3rd Place Finisher: $5,417.00
- 4th Place Finisher: $3,611.34
- 5th Place Finisher: $1,805.67
FORMAT
- Tournament races are Races 1 – 13 from Pimlico Race Course on Saturday, May 18, 2024.
- The tournament ends with the Preakness Stakes (Race 13). Any live races offered by Pimlico Race Course following the Preakness Stakes race will not be included.
- Due to technical limitations, the Daily Double linking Race 13 to Race 14 may be included on the Wager Menu for this tournament, but will not count for tournament wagers and tournament players should not wager into that pool.
- Any races simulcast by the Maryland Jockey Club from Latin America or South America as part of the Pimlico card on Saturday, May 18 are not included.
- Permitted wagers are Win, Place, Show, Exacta, Trifecta and Daily Double.
- No Superfecta, Super High 5, Pick 3, Pick 4, Pick 5 or Pick 6. The Parlay function for Win, Place and Show wagers is not permitted in this contest.
- Players must wager on a minimum of five (5) contest races at a minimum of $100 on each of those five (5) races.
- Players must wager, at minimum, their entire $1,000 bankroll during the contest.
- There are no maximums – players may wager as much as they want, including the winnings from their bankroll, whenever they wish.
- For purposes of this contest, a Daily Double wager counts as a bet on one (1) contest race. For example, a Daily Double wager on Race 4 (linking to Race 5) will count as a wager on Race 4.
- In the unlikely event of a cancellation of a race card, Tournament Officials reserve the right to substitute races from another racetrack or cancel the tournament and issue refunds to all participants.