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SANTA ANITA CHALLENGE OVERVIEW

  • LIVE MONEY CONTEST ON SATURDAY, MAY 25, 2024
  • Buy-in: $500 ($300 Bankroll + $200 Entry Fee to Prize Pool) for each tournament.
  • 100% of Entry Fees are paid out as prizes.
  • Play Locations:
  • 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 2025 National Horseplayers Championship (NHC), including airfare and hotel accommodations.
  • $5,113.36 Cash Prize pool split among the top four (4) finishers.

PRIZES (BASED ON 125 ENTRIES)

  • Two (2) entries into the 2025 National Horseplayers Championship (NHC), including airfare and hotel accommodations.
  • Four (4) entries into the 2024 1/ST Gold Cup Challenge (May 27, 2024), valued at $1,500 each.
  • $8,113.36 Cash Prize pool split among the top four (4) finishers.

FORMAT

  • Tournament races are ALL live races from Santa Anita Park on Saturday, May 25, 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.

OFFICIAL RULES

PRIZE POOL

  • Total Entries: 131
  • Prize Pool: $26,200

  • Total 2025 NHC Seats: 2
  • Total 2024 1/ST Gold Cup Challenge Seats: 4
  • Total Cash Prize Pool: $9,313.36

  • 1st Place Finisher: Choice of '25 NHC or '24 Gold Cup Challenge + $4,656.68 (50% of cash pool)
  • 2nd Place Finisher: Choice of '25 NHC or '24 Gold Cup Challenge + $2,328.34 (25% of cash pool)
  • 3rd Place Finisher: Choice of Remaining '25 NHC or '24 Gold Cup Challenge + $1,397.00 (15% of cash pool)
  • 4th Place Finisher: Choice of Remaining '25 NHC or '24 Gold Cup Challenge + $931.34 (10% of cash pool)
  • 5th Place Finisher: Choice of Remaining '25 NHC or '24 Gold Cup Challenge
  • 6th Place Finisher: Remaining '25 NHC or '24 Gold Cup Challenge

OFFICIAL LEADERBOARD