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1/ST GOLD CUP CHALLENGE OVERVIEW

  • LIVE MONEY CONTEST on Monday, May 30, 2022.
  • Buy-in: $1,500 ($1,000 Bankroll + $500 Entry Fee to Prize Pool).
  • 100% of Entry Fees are paid out as prizes.
  • Online registration opens Wednesday May 25, 2022 at approximately 12:00PM ET.
  • Entries will be accepted until the start of the fifth race at Santa Anita Park on Monday, May 30, 2022.
  • Play Locations:

FORMAT

  • Tournament races are all live Santa Anita Park races on Monday, May 30, 2022.
  • 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 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 2023 National Horseplayers Championship (NHC), including airfare and hotel accommodations.
  • Two (2) entries into the 2023 Pegasus World Cup Betting Championship (PWCBC), valued at $6,000 each.
  • $27,176.88 Cash Prize pool for the top five (5) finishers.

PRIZES (BASED ON 125 ENTRIES)

  • Two (2) entries into the 2023 National Horseplayers Championship (NHC), including airfare and hotel accommodations.
  • Three (3) entries into the 2023 Pegasus World Cup Betting Championship (PWCBC), valued at $6,000 each.
  • $33,676.88 Cash Prize pool for the top five (5) finishers.

WHERE TO PLAY

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PLAY ONLINE

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HOW TO QUALIFY

FRIDAY, MAY 28, 2022

Play in the May 28 Santa Anita $500 Challenge to win a seat into the May 30 1/ST Gold Cup Challenge 2022.


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Saturday, MAY 29, 2022

Play in the May 29 Santa Anita $150 Challenge to win a seat into the May 30 1/ST Gold Cup Challenge 2022.


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1/ST GOLD CUP CHALLENGE
FINAL PRIZE POOL

PLACEPLAYERSCOREPRIZE
1Timothy Yohler$7,040.00'23 NHC + $12,088.44
2Jeff Schmitz$6,130.50'23 PWCBC + $4,835.38
3Kenneth Jordan$6,122.10'23 NHC + $3,626.53
4Linda Rodriguez$4,995.00$2,417.69
5Chris Podatz$2,800.00$1,208.84

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