TOURNAMENT OVERVIEW
- LIVE MONEY SANTA ANITA CONTEST ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2026
- Buy-in: $1,500 ($1,000 Bankroll + $500 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 up until the start of the fifth race (Race 5) at the contest track on the contest date.
- Play Locations:
- Pre-Contest Qualifier Tournaments:
FORMAT
- Tournament races are ALL live races from Santa Anita Park on Saturday, December 26, 2026.
- 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 8, or 3X3 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 $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.
- Daily Double wagers will count toward the wagering total in the race the bet is placed. For example, a 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 full or partial race card, Contest Officials reserve the right to substitute races from another racetrack or cancel the tournament and issue refunds to all participants. In the event of a tournament cancellation, each player’s entry fee will be refunded, and any remaining balance in the player’s Contest account will be returned to the player’s primary Xpressbet account.
PRIZES (BASED ON 150 ENTRIES)
- Two (2) entries into the 2027 National Horseplayers Championship (NHC), including hotel accommodations and travel credit.
- Four (4) entries into the 2027 Pegasus World Cup Betting Championship (PWCBC), valued at $6,000 each.
- $39,113.36 Cash Prize to the top five (5) finishers.
PRIZES (BASED ON 75 ENTRIES)
- Two (2) entries into the 2027 National Horseplayers Championship (NHC), including hotel accommodations and travel credit.
- One (1) entry into the 2027 Pegasus World Cup Betting Championship (PWCBC), valued at $6,000.
- $19,613.36 Cash Prize to the top five (5) finishers.