Xpressbet’s annual Saratoga and Del Mar handicapping tournament, Fun in the Sun, will offer its “Final Table” format for the fifth straight year when contest play commences this Saturday. Seven weekly sessions lead to a grand finale on September 2, which includes a progressive contest jackpot and $10,000 prize pool seeded by Xpressbet.

Qualifying Weeks (Saturdays)

July 20, 27
August 3,10,17,24,31

Final Table

September 2 (Monday)

The weekly contest format includes a $100 buy-in and $25 entry fee, which includes the tournament’s 10 weekly $10 win bets from Saratoga (last 5 races) and Del Mar (first 5 races). The Top-5 finishers by earnings each of the seven qualifying weeks earn berths into the Final Table. With 100% of tournament fees paid back to players, weekly prize pools compromise of 70% paid out to the Saturday leaderboard, while 30% rolls over to the Final Table (in addition to the $10,000 seed from Xpressbet).

Last year, Joe Tambasco topped Week 2 of the contest and later earned the $8,911 first prize at the Final Table, which had a prize pool in excess of $16,000.

Fun in the Sun Final Table Winners

2020 Robert Rosen
2021 Wayne Tam
2022 Kevin Saunders
2023 Joe Tambasco

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For more information and to register for the Fun in the Sun tournament, visit the Xpressbet Tournaments Page.