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TOURNAMENT OVERVIEW

  • LIVE-MONEY TOURNAMENT ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2026
  • Buy-in: $500 ($400 Bankroll + $100 Entry Fee to Prize Pool).
  • 100% of Entry Fees are paid out as prizes.
  • Two (2) seats to the 2027 National Horseplayers Championship (NHC), including airfare and hotel accommodations, will be awarded regardless of the total number of entries in this tournament.
  • Online registration begins approximately 96 hours in advance of the tournament and continues through the start of the fifth (5th) Canterbury Park race on the contest date.
  • Maximum of two (2) entries per person.
  • You must have an Xpressbet account balance of $500 or more to register for this tournament.
  • Minnesota residents who wish to participate in this tournament may do so from on-site at Canterbury Park using the Xpressbet app. For assistance, please visit the Third Floor Information Booth.
  • Pre-contest Qualifiers:

FORMAT

  • Tournament races are ALL live thoroughbred races from Canterbury Park on Saturday, September 19, 2026.
  • Any Quarter Horse races on the card 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 wagers are permitted in this contest. The Parlay function for Win, Place and Show wagers is not permitted in this contest.
  • Players must, at minimum, wager $100 or more on at least three (3) different races.
  • Players must wager, at minimum, their entire $400 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.
  • 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.

GUARANTEED PRIZE POOL

  • Two (2) seats to the 2027 National Horseplayers Championship (NHC), including airfare and hotel accommodations, will be awarded regardless of the total number of entries in this tournament. A third 2027 NHC Seat will be awarded if this tournament reaches 150 entrants, otherwise the third-place finisher will receive the ‘leftover’ cash amount not allocated to the value of 2027 NHC Seats, so long as the total number of entries in the tournament exceeds 90. If this tournament has 90 or fewer entries, the only two prizes will be two (2) 2027 NHC Seats.

PRIZES (BASED ON 200 ENTRIES)

  • First Place Finisher receives a 2027 NHC Seat, including airfare and hotel accommodations.
  • Second Place Finisher receives a 2027 NHC Seat, including airfare and hotel accommodations.
  • Third Place Finisher receives a 2027 NHC Seat, including airfare and hotel accommodations.
  • Fourth Place Finisher receives $5,000 Cash.

PRIZES (BASED ON 150 ENTRIES)

  • First Place Finisher receives a 2027 NHC Seat, including airfare and hotel accommodations.
  • Second Place Finisher receives a 2027 NHC Seat, including airfare and hotel accommodations.
  • Third Place Finisher receives a 2027 NHC Seat, including airfare and hotel accommodations.

PRIZES (BASED ON 100 ENTRIES)

  • First Place Finisher receives a 2027 NHC Seat, including airfare and hotel accommodations.
  • Second Place Finisher receives a 2027 NHC Seat, including airfare and hotel accommodations.
  • Third Place Finisher receives $1,000 Cash.

PRIZES (BASED ON 75 ENTRIES)

  • First Place Finisher receives a 2027 NHC Seat, including airfare and hotel accommodations.
  • Second Place Finisher receives a 2027 NHC Seat, including airfare and hotel accommodations.

OFFICIAL RULES

PRIZE POOL

OFFICIAL LEADERBOARD