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SANTA ANITA CHALLENGE OVERVIEW

  • LIVE MONEY CONTEST ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2024
  • Buy-in: 500 ($300 Bankroll + $200 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 80 ENTRIES)

  • Two (2) entries into the 2024 or 2025 (player's choice) National Horseplayers Championship (NHC), including airfare and hotel accommodations.
  • $5,176.88 Cash Prize pool split among the top four (4) finishers.

PRIZES (BASED ON 125 ENTRIES)

  • Two (2) entries into the 2024 or 2025 (player's choice) National Horseplayers Championship (NHC), including airfare and hotel accommodations.
  • One (1) entry into the 2024 Ultimate Betting Challenge (UBC), valued at $6,000.
  • $8,176.88 Cash Prize pool split among the top four (4) finishers.

FORMAT

  • Tournament races are ALL live races from Santa Anita Park on Saturday, February 17, 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, at minimum, their entire $300 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 Santa Anita Park Feeder Tournaments to win a seat into this tournament.
    • $40 SANTA ANITA PARK FEEDER INFORMATION
      • Sunday, January 14, 2024
      • Monday, January 15, 2024
      • Friday, January 19, 2024
      • Saturday, January 20, 2024
      • Sunday, January 21, 2024
      • Friday, January 26, 2024
      • Saturday, January 27, 2024
      • Sunday, January 28, 2024
      • Friday, February 2, 2024
      • Saturday, February 3, 2024
      • Sunday, February 4, 2024
      • Saturday, February 10, 2024
      • Sunday, February 11, 2024
      • Thursday, February 15, 2024
      • Friday, February 16, 2024

OFFICIAL RULES

PRIZE POOL

  • Total Entries: 141
  • Total Prize Pool: $28,200

  • Total 2024 or 2025 (player's choice) NHC Seats (includes Hotel + Airfare): 2
  • Total 2024 Ultimate Betting Challenge Seats ($6,000 value, each): 1
  • Total Cash Prize Pool: $11,376.88

  • 1st Place Finisher: Choice of 2024/2025 NHC or 2024 UBC+ $5,688.44 (50% of cash prize pool)
  • 2nd Place Finisher: Choice (if necessary) of 2024/2025 NHC or 2024 UBC + $2,844.22 (25% of cash prize pool)
  • 3rd Place Finisher: Remaining 2024/2025 NHC or 2024 UBC + $1,706.53 (15% of cash prize pool)
  • 4th Place Finisher: $1,137.69 (10% of cash prize pool)

OFFICIAL LEADERBOARD