PREAKNESS CHALLENGE OVERVIEW
- LIVE MONEY TOURNAMENT ON SATURDAY, MAY 20, 2023
- Buy-in: $1,500 ($1,000 Bankroll + $500 Entry Fee to Prize Pool).
- 100% of Entry Fees are paid out as prizes.
- Online registration opens Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Entries will be accepted up until the start of the seventh race (Race 7) at Pimlico on Saturday, May 20, 2023.
- Play Locations:
- Pre-contest Qualifiers:
- Thursday, May 11, 2023 | $80 Pimlico Feeder
- Friday, May 12, 2023 | $80 Pimlico Feeder
- Saturday, May 13, 2023 | $80 Pimlico Feeder
- Sunday, May 14, 2023 | $80 Pimlico Feeder
- Thursday, May 18, 2023 | $80 Pimlico Feeder
- Friday, May 19, 2023 | $80 Pimlico Feeder
FORMAT
- Tournament races are Races 1 – 13 from Pimlico Race Course on Saturday, May 20, 2023.
- The tournament ends with the Preakness Stakes (Race 13). Any live races offered by Pimlico Race Course following the Preakness Stakes race will not be included.
- Due to technical limitations, the Daily Double linking Race 13 to Race 14 may be included on the Wager Menu for this tournament, but will not count for tournament wagers and tournament players should not wager into that pool.
- Any races simulcast by the Maryland Jockey Club from Latin America or South America as part of the Pimlico card on Saturday, May 20 are not included.
- 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. 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 $100 on each of those five (5) races.
- Players must wager, at minimum, their entire $1,000 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 100 ENTRIES)
- One (1) entry into the 2023 Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge, valued at $10,000.
- Two (2) entries into the 2024 National Horseplayers Championship (NHC), including airfare and hotel accommodations.
- One (1) entry into the 2024 Pegasus World Cup Betting Championship, valued at $6,000.
- $23,176.88 Cash Prize pool for the top five (5) finishers.
PRIZES (BASED ON 150 ENTRIES)
- One (1) entry into the 2023 Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge, valued at $10,000.
- Two (2) entries into the 2024 National Horseplayers Championship (NHC), including airfare and hotel accommodations.
- Three (3) entries into the 2024 Pegasus World Cup Betting Championship, valued at $6,000 each.
- $36,176.88 Cash Prize pool for the top five (5) finishers.