1/ST KENTUCKY DERBY CHALLENGE OVERVIEW
- LIVE MONEY CONTEST on Saturday, March 7, 2022.
- 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 opens Tuesday May 3, 2022 at approximately 12:00PM ET.
- Entries will be accepted until the start of Churchill Downs Race 7 (1:56PM ET) on Saturday, May 7, 2022.
- Play Locations:
FORMAT
- Tournament races are Races 1 - 12 from Churchill Downs on Saturday, May 7, 2022.
- This tournament ends with the Kentucky Derby (Race 12). Any live races offered by Churchill Downs following the Kentucky Derby race will not be included.
- Due to technical limitations, the Daily Double linking Race 12 to Race 13 may be offered on the Wager Menu for this tournament, but will not count for tournament wagers and tournament players should not wager in that pool.
- 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 wager on a minimum of five (5) contest races at a minimum of $200 on each of those five (5) races.
- Players must wager, at 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.
- For purposes of this contest, a Daily Double wager counts as a bet on one (1) contest race. For example, a Daily Double wager on Race 4 (linking to Race 5) will count as a wager on Race 4.
- 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)
- One (1) entry into the 2022 Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge (BCBC), valued at $10,000.
- Two (2) entries into the 2023 National Horseplayers Championship (NHC), including airfare and hotel accommodations.
- Seven (7) entries into the 2023 Pegasus World Cup Betting Championship (PWCBC), valued at $6,000 each.
- The first-place finisher will receive a seat to the 2022 BCBC, 2023 NHC and 2023 PWCBC.
- The second-place finisher will receive a seat to the 2023 NHC and 2023 PWCBC.
- The third-place finisher through the seventh-place finisher will receive a seat to the 2023 PWCBC.
- $62,176.88 Cash Prize pool for the top five (5) finishers.
PRIZES (BASED ON 175 ENTRIES)
- One (1) entry into the 2022 Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge (BCBC), valued at $10,000.
- Two (2) entries into the 2023 National Horseplayers Championship (NHC), including airfare and hotel accommodations.
- Ten (10) entries into the 2023 Pegasus World Cup Betting Championship (PWCBC), valued at $6,000 each.
- The first-place finisher will receive a seat to the 2022 BCBC, 2023 NHC and 2023 PWCBC.
- The second-place finisher will receive a seat to the 2023 NHC and 2023 PWCBC.
- The third-place finisher through the tenth-place finisher will receive a seat to the 2023 PWCBC.
- $94,176.88 Cash Prize pool for the top five (5) finishers.
