PWCBC OVERVIEW
- LIVE MONEY CONTEST at Gulfstream Park on Saturday, January 25, 2025.
- Features a $25,000 seeded prize pool from 1/ST.
- Buy-in: $6,000 ($5,000 Bankroll + $1,000 Entry Fee to Prize Pool).
- 100% of Entry Fees are paid out as prizes.
- Entries will be accepted up until the start of Gulfstream Park Race 5 (1:02PM ET) on the contest date.
- Play locations:
- Online with Xpressbet: XPRESSBET REGISTRATION
- On-track at Gulfstream Park (Host track): GULFSTREAM PARK REGISTRATION
- On-track at Santa Anita Park (Satellite): SANTA ANITA PARK REGISTRATION
PRIZES (BASED ON 200 ENTRIES)
- Estimated Prize Pool of $225,000
- $150,000 Cash prize pool to Top 8 Finishers
- Seats awarded to Top 5 Finishers:
- Winner wins a seat to the 2026 Pegasus World Cup Betting Championship (PWCBC)
- Top 2 Finishers win seats to the 2025 Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge (BCBC)
- Top 3 Finishers win seats to the 2025 or 2026 National Horseplayers Championship (NHC)
- Top 5 Finishers win seats to the 2025 1/ST Ultimate Betting Challenge (UBC)
- $15,000 in On-Track Bonus Prizes: On-track cash prizes offered for players at Gulfstream Park
- Highest On-Track Placing Player: $7,500
- Second Highest On-Track Placing Player: $5,000
- Third Highest On-Track Placing Player: $2,500
PRE-CONTEST QUALIFIERS
- Earn an entry into the Pegasus World Cup Betting Championship by playing in a qualifying tournament:
- HorseTourneys.com
- Xpressbet.com
- December 21, 2024 | $1,000 Super Low Ratio Gulfstream PWCBC Qualifier
- December 26, 2024 | $1,500 Santa Anita Park Opening Day Challenge
- January 4, 2025 | $1,000 Super Low Ratio Gulfstream PWCBC Qualifier
- January 11, 2025 | $1,000 Super Low Ratio Gulfstream PWCBC Qualifier
- January 18, 2025 | $500 Santa Anita Tournament
- January 24, 2025 | $1,000 Super Low Ratio Gulfstream PWCBC Qualifier
FORMAT
- Eligible contest races are ALL live races at Gulfstream Park on Saturday, January 25, 2025.
- Permitted wagers are Win, Place, Show, Exacta, Trifecta and Daily Double.
- No Pick 3, Pick 4, Pick 5, Pick 6, Superfecta or Super High 5 wagers will be permitted in this tournament. The Parlay function for Win, Place and Show wagers is not permitted.
- Players must bet at least four (4) contest races at a minimum of $500 per race.
- Players must bet, at minimum, their entire $5,000 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.
- Daily Double wagers will count toward the wagering total in the race the bet is placed. For example, a 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.
