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CLOSING DAY CHALLENGE OVERVIEW

  • LIVE MONEY CONTEST ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2024
  • Buy-in: $1,500 ($1,000 Bankroll + $500 Entry Fee to Prize Pool) for each tournament.
  • 100% of Entry Fees are paid out as prizes.
  • Play Locations:
  • Online registration begins approximately 96 hours in advance of the tournament.
  • Entries will be accepted up until the start of the fifth (5th) race at Santa Anita Park on the contest date.

PRIZES (BASED ON 75 ENTRIES)

  • Two (2) entries into the 2025 National Horseplayers Championship (NHC), including airfare and hotel accommodations.
  • One (1) entry into the 2025 Pegasus World Cup Betting Championship (PWCBC), valued at $6,000.
  • $20,613.36 Cash Prize pool for the top five (5) finishers.

PRIZES (BASED ON 100 ENTRIES)

  • Two (2) entries into the 2025 National Horseplayers Championship (NHC), including airfare and hotel accommodations.
  • Two (2) entries into the 2025 Pegasus World Cup Betting Championship (PWCBC), valued at $6,000 each.
  • $27,113.36 Cash Prize pool for the top five (5) finishers.

FORMAT

  • Tournament races are ALL live races from Santa Anita Park on Sunday, October 27, 2024.
  • 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.

OFFICIAL RULES

PRIZE POOL

  • Total Entries: 48
  • Prize Pool: $24,000

  • Total 2025 NHC Seats: 2
  • Total 2025 PWCBC Seats ($6,000 value, each): 1
  • Total Cash Prize Pool: $7,113.36

  • 1st Place Finisher: Choice of NHC or PWCBC + $3,556.68
  • 2nd Place Finisher: Choice of Remaining NHC or PWCBC + $1,442.67
  • 3rd Place Finisher: Remaining NHC or PWCBC + $1,067.00
  • 4th Place Finisher: $711.34
  • 5th Place Finisher: $355.67

OFFICIAL LEADERBOARD