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SANTA ANITA OPENING WEEKEND CHALLENGE OVERVIEW

  • $4,000 Buy-In, split between:
    • $3,000 Tournament Bankroll
    • $1,000 Entry Fee (100% of Entry Fees will be paid out as Prizes)
  • Maximum of two (2) entries per person.
  • You must have a 1/ST account balance of $4,000 or more to register for this tournament.
  • Online registration begins Tuesday, September 26, 2023 at approximately 12:00PM ET.
  • Entries will be accepted up until the start of the fifth (5th) race at Santa Anita Park on Saturday, September 30, 2023.

PRIZES (BASED ON 75 ENTRIES)

  • Four (4) entries into the 2023 Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge (BCBC). Entries are valued at $10,000 each.
  • Two (2) 2024 National Horseplayers Championship (NHC) Seats, including transportation and hotel.
  • $24,176.88 in Cash Prizes to the Top Three (3) Finishers:
    • 1st - $12,088.44
    • 2nd - $8,461.91
    • 3rd - $3,626.53
  • Prize Allocation:
    • The First-Place Finisher will receive a seat to the 2023 BCBC, 2024 NHC and $12,088.44 cash.
    • The Second-Place Finisher will receive choice of a seat to either 2023 BCBC or 2024 NHC and $8,461.91 cash.
    • The Third-Place Finisher will receive choice of a remaining seat to either 2023 BCBC or 2024 NHC and $3,626.53 cash.
    • The Fourth-Place Finisher will receive choice of a remaining seat to either 2023 BCBC or 2024 NHC.
    • The Fifth-Place Finisher will receive remaining seat to either 2023 BCBC or 2024 NHC.
  • $5,000 On-Track Bonus (Santa Anita Park): If the winner of this tournament plays on-site at Santa Anita Park on Saturday, September 30 & Sunday, October 1, 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 100 ENTRIES)

  • Six (6) entries into the 2023 Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge (BCBC). Entries are valued at $10,000 each.
  • Two (2) 2024 National Horseplayers Championship (NHC) Seats, including transportation and hotel.
  • $29,176.88 in Cash Prizes to the Top Three (3) Finishers:
    • 1st - $14,588.11
    • 2nd - $10,211.91
    • 3rd - $4,376.53
  • Prize Allocation:
    • The First-Place Finisher will receive a seat to the 2023 BCBC, 2024 NHC and $14,588.44 cash.
    • The Second-Place Finisher will receive choice of a seat to either 2023 BCBC or 2024 NHC and $10,211.91 cash.
    • The Third-Place Finisher will receive choice of a remaining seat to either 2023 BCBC or 2024 NHC and $4,376.53 cash.
    • The Fourth-Place Finisher through the Sixth-Place Finisher will receive choice of a remaining seat to either 2023 BCBC or 2024 NHC.
    • The Seventh-Place Finisher will receive remaining seat to either 2023 BCBC or 2024 NHC.
  • $5,000 On-Track Bonus (Santa Anita Park): If the winner of this tournament plays on-site at Santa Anita Park on Saturday, September 30 & Sunday, October 1, 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 Saturday, September 30 and Sunday, October 1, 2023.
  • Permitted wagers are Win, Place, Show, Exacta, Trifecta and Daily Double.
  • No Superfecta, Super High 5, Pick 3, Pick 4, Pick 5 or Pick 6 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 $250 per race in a total of four (4) races each day, both Saturday, September 30 and Sunday, October 1.
  • 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.

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