TOURNAMENT OVERVIEW
- SEVEN (7) LIVE MONEY CONTESTS
- Sunday, July 19, 2026
- Sunday, July 26, 2026
- Sunday, August 2, 2026
- Saturday, August 15, 2026
- Sunday, August 16, 2026
- Thursday, August 20, 2026
- Friday, August 21, 2026
- Buy-in: $800 ($400 Bankroll + $400 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.
PRIZES (BASED ON 50 ENTRIES)
- Five (5) entries into the 2026 Pacific Classic Betting Challenge, valued at $4,000 each.
PRIZES (BASED ON 25 ENTRIES)
- Two (2) entries into the 2026 Pacific Classic Betting Challenge, valued at $4,000 each.
- $2,000 Cash Prize to the third-place finisher.
FORMAT
- These rules cover seven (7) separate contests:
- Sunday, July 19, 2026
- Sunday, July 26, 2026
- Sunday, August 2, 2026
- Saturday, August 15, 2026
- Sunday, August 16, 2026
- Thursday, August 20, 2026
- Friday, August 21, 2026
- Tournament races are all 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, or Place Pick All wagers permitted. The Parlay function for Win, Place and Show wagers is not permitted.
- 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.
PRE-CONTEST QUALIFIERS
- Del Mar $80 feeders that feed into the July 19 $800 Del Mar Pacific Classic Betting Challenge Qualifier
- Friday, July 17, 2026
- Saturday, July 18, 2026
- Del Mar $80 feeders that feed into the July 26 $800 Del Mar Pacific Classic Betting Challenge Qualifier
- Sunday, July 19, 2026
- Thursday, July 23, 2026
- Friday, July 24, 2026
- Saturday, July 25, 2026
- Del Mar $80 feeders that feed into the August 2 $800 Del Mar Pacific Classic Betting Challenge Qualifier
- Sunday, July 26, 2026
- Thursday, July 30, 2026
- Friday, July 31, 2026
- Saturday, August 1, 2026
- Del Mar $80 feeders that feed into the August 15 $800 Del Mar Pacific Classic Betting Challenge Qualifier
- Sunday, August 2, 2026
- Thursday, August 6, 2026
- Friday, August 7, 2026
- Saturday, August 8, 2026
- Sunday, August 9, 2026
- Thursday, August 13, 2026
- Friday, August 14, 2026
- Del Mar $80 feeders that feed into the August 16 $800 Del Mar Pacific Classic Betting Challenge Qualifier
- Saturday, August 15, 2026
- Del Mar $80 feeders that feed into the August 20 $800 Del Mar Pacific Classic Betting Challenge Qualifier
- Sunday, August 16, 2026
- Del Mar $80 feeders that feed into the August 21 $800 Del Mar Pacific Classic Betting Challenge Qualifier
- Thursday, August 20, 2026