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SANTA ANITA OPENING DAY
CHALLENGE OVERVIEW

  • LIVE MONEY CONTEST ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26. 2023
  • 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.
  • 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 2024 National Horseplayers Championship (NHC), including airfare and hotel accommodations.
  • One (1) entry into the 2024 Pegasus World Cup Betting Championship (PWCBC), valued at $6,000.
  • $20,676.88 Cash Prize pool for the top five (5) finishers.

PRIZES (BASED ON 100 ENTRIES)

  • Two (2) entries into the 2024 National Horseplayers Championship (NHC), including airfare and hotel accommodations.
  • Two (2) entries into the 2024 Pegasus World Cup Betting Championship (PWCBC), valued at $6,000.
  • $27,176.88 Cash Prize pool for the top five (5) finishers.

FORMAT

  • Tournament races are ALL live races from Santa Anita Park on Tuesday, December 26, 2023.
  • 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 three (3) contest races at a minimum of $200 on each of those three (3) 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.

QUALIFY

  • Play in one of our Del Mar or Los Alamitos (TB) Feeder Tournaments to win a seat into this tournament.
    • $80 DEL MAR & LOS ALAMITOS FEEDER INFORMATION
      • Friday, November 17, 2023 (Del Mar races)
      • Saturday, November 18, 2023 (Del Mar races)
      • Sunday, November 19, 2023 (Del Mar races)
      • Thursday, November 23, 2023 (Del Mar races)
      • Friday, November 24, 2023 (Del Mar races)
      • Saturday, November 25, 2023 (Del Mar races)
      • Sunday, November 26, 2023 (Del Mar races)
      • Friday, December 1, 2023 (Del Mar races)
      • Saturday, December 2, 2023 (Del Mar races)
      • Sunday, December 3, 2023 (Del Mar races)
      • Friday, December 8, 2023 (Los Alamitos TB races)
      • Saturday, December 9, 2023 (Los Alamitos TB races)
      • Sunday, December 10, 2023 (Los Alamitos TB races)
      • Friday, December 15, 2023 (Los Alamitos TB races)
      • Saturday, December 16, 2023 (Los Alamitos TB races)
      • Sunday, December 17, 2023 (Los Alamitos TB races)

OFFICIAL RULES

OFFICIAL LEADERBOARD