TOURNAMENT OVERVIEW
- LIVE MONEY DEL MAR CONTEST ON SAT, NOVEMBER 28, 2026
- Buy-in: $3,000 ($2,000 Bankroll + $1,000 Entry Fee to Prize Pool).
- 100% of Entry Fees are paid out as prizes.
- Online registration begins approximately 96 hours in advance of the tournament and continues through 3:00PM ET on the contest date.
- This tournament is hosted by Del Mar, with Xpressbet acting as a satellite outlet for players. Please email Tournament Director Chris Bahr chris@dmtc.com with any questions.
- Pre-contest Qualifiers:
FORMAT
- Tournament races are all races at Del Mar on the contest date.
- Permitted wagers are Win, Place, Show, Exacta, Trifecta and Daily Double.
- Players must wager, at a minimum, $400 on at least three (3) contest races.
- Players must also wager, at a minimum, their entire $2,000 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.
- 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.
PRIZES (BASED ON 125 ENTRIES)
- $125,000 Estimated Prize Pool distributed to the top ten (10) finishers as follows:
- 1st: 2027 BCBC Seat, 2027 NHC Seat + $35,000
- 2nd: 2027 BCBC Seat, 2027 NHC Seat + $10,000
- 3rd: 2027 BCBC Seat, 2027 NHC Seat + $3,000
- 4th: 2027 NHC Seat + $3,000
- 5th: 2027 NHC Seat
- 6th: 2027 NHC Seat
- 7th: 2027 NHC Seat
- 8th: $3,000
- 9th: $3,000
- 10th: $2,000