TOURNAMENT OVERVIEW
- LIVE MONEY CONTEST ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2025
- Buy-in: $4,000 ($3,000 Bankroll + $1,000 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 through the start of the fifth (5th) race at Santa Anita Park on the contest date.
- Play Locations:
- Pre-contest Qualifiers:
- $400 SA Opening Weekend Challenge Qualifiers
- Saturday, July 26 (Del Mar races)
- Saturday, August 9 (Del Mar races)
- Sunday, August 24 (Del Mar races)
- Sunday, September 7 (Del Mar races)
- Friday, September 26 (Santa Anita races)
FORMAT
- Tournament races are ALL live races from Santa Anita Park on Saturday, September 27, 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 at least $300 per race in a total of five (5) races.
- Players must wager, at minimum, their entire $3,000 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)
- Six (6) entries into the 2025 Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge (BCBC). Entries are valued at $10,000 each.
- Two (2) entries into the 2026 National Horseplayers Championship (NHC), including airfare and hotel accommodations.
- $29,113.36 Cash Prize pool for the top three (3) finishers.
PRIZES (BASED ON 75 ENTRIES)
- Four (4) entries into the 2025 Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge (BCBC). Entries are valued at $10,000 each.
- Two (2) entries into the 2026 National Horseplayers Championship (NHC), including airfare and hotel accommodations.
- $24,113.36 Cash Prize pool for the top three (3) finishers.
