TOURNAMENT OVERVIEW
- LIVE MONEY SANTA ANITA CONTEST ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 28
- 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 Santa Anita Park on the contest date.
- Play Locations:
- Online at Xpressbet
- On-track at Santa Anita Park
- Pre-Contest Qualifier Tournaments:
- Sunday, November 22 Del Mar $300 Challenge
- Sunday, November 30 Del Mar $300 Challenge
- Sunday, December 14 Los Alamitos $300 Challenge
- If the winner of this tournament plays on-site at Santa Anita Park on Sunday, December 28, 2025, they will receive a $5,000 Bonus in addition to the prizes outlined above. The On-Track Bonus is not pulled from the prize pool and is incremental to entry fees collected.
FORMAT
- Tournament races are ALL live races from Santa Anita Park on Sunday, December 28, 2025.
- 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 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.
- 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)
- Two (2) entries into the 2026 National Horseplayers Championship (NHC), including airfare and hotel accommodations.
- Two (2) entries into the 2026 Pegasus World Cup Betting Championship (PWCBC). Entries are valued at $6,000 each.
- $27,113.36 Cash Prize to the top five (5) finishers.
- If the winner of this tournament plays on-site at Santa Anita Park on Sunday, December 28, 2025, they will receive a $5,000 Bonus in addition to the prizes outlined above. The On-Track Bonus is not pulled from the prize pool and is incremental to entry fees collected.
PRIZES (BASED ON 75 ENTRIES)
- Two (2) entries into the 2026 National Horseplayers Championship (NHC), including airfare and hotel accommodations.
- One (1) entries into the 2026 Pegasus World Cup Betting Championship (PWCBC). Entries are valued at $6,000 each.
- $20,613.36 Cash Prize to the top five (5) finishers.
- If the winner of this tournament plays on-site at Santa Anita Park on Sunday, December 28, 2025, they will receive a $5,000 Bonus in addition to the prizes outlined above. The On-Track Bonus is not pulled from the prize pool and is incremental to entry fees collected.
