TOURNAMENT OVERVIEW
- LIVE MONEY CONTEST ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2026
- Buy-in: $400 ($200 Bankroll + $200 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 the start of Race 5 race at the contest track on the contest date.
- Pre-contest Qualifiers:
FORMAT
- Tournament races are all live races at Del Mar on the contest date.
- Permitted wagers are Win, Place, Show, Exacta, Trifecta and Daily Double.
- No Superfecta, Super High 5, Pick 3, Pick 4, Pick 5, Pick 6, Place Pick All, or 3X3 wagers. The Parlay function for Win, Place and Show wagers is not permitted.
- Players must wager, at minimum, their entire $200 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 50 ENTRIES)
- Five (5) entries into the September 7 Del Mar Closing Day Challenge handicapping tournament, valued at $2,000 each.
PRIZES (BASED ON 25 ENTRIES)
- Two (2) entries into the September 7 Del Mar Closing Day Challenge handicapping tournament, valued at $2,000 each.
- $1,000 Cash Prize to the third-place finisher.