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$1,500 SANTA ANITA DERBY CHALLENGE OVERVIEW

  • LIVE MONEY CONTEST on Saturday, April 9, 2022.
  • 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, April 5, 2022 at approximately 12:00PM ET.
  • Entries will be accepted until the start of Santa Anita Park Race 5 on Saturday, April 9, 2022.
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FORMAT

  • Tournament races are ALL live races from Santa Anita Park on Saturday, April 9, 2022.
  • 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 Golden Hour 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.
  • 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)

  • Three (3) entries into the 2023 National Horseplayers Championship (NHC), including airfare and hotel accommodations.
  • Five (5) entries into the 1/ST Kentucky Derby Challenge, valued at $3,000 each.
  • $31,265.32 Cash Prize pool for the top five (5) finishers.

PRIZES (BASED ON 150 ENTRIES)

  • Three (3) entries into the 2023 National Horseplayers Championship (NHC), including airfare and hotel accommodations.
  • Six (6) entries into the 1/ST Kentucky Derby Challenge, valued at $3,000 each.
  • $40,765.32 Cash Prize pool for the top five (5) finishers.

WHERE TO PLAY

PLAY ON TRACK

Play in the Santa Anita Derby Challenge on track at Santa Anita Park.


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PLAY ONLINE

Register to play online with Xpressbet.


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HOW TO QUALIFY

Friday, April 8, 2022.

Play in the April 8 Santa Anita Park $80 Feeder Tournament to win a seat into the Santa Anita Derby Challenge.


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SANTA ANITA DERBY CHALLENGE
FINAL PRIZE POOL

PLACEPLAYERSCOREPRIZE
1Todd Cady$14,792.50'23 NHC + $16,838.44
2Johnny Graham$10,515.00’23 NHC + $6,735.38
3Terrence Nolan$8,955.00’22 KY DERBY + $5,051.53
4Jay Coatta$6,514.00’22 KY DERBY + $3,367.69
5Robert Little$5,013.20’22 KY DERBY + $1,683.84
6Allen Harberg$4,392.00’22 KY DERBY
7Eduardo Carbajal$3,900.00’22 KY DERBY

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