TOURNAMENT OVERVIEW
- LIVE-MONEY TOURNAMENT ON SATURDAY, APRIL 5
- Buy-in: $1,500 ($1,000 Bankroll + $500 Entry Fee to Prize Pool).
- 100% of Entry Fees are paid out as prizes.
- Online registration begins approximately 96 hours in advance of the tournament and continues through the start of the fifth (5th) Santa Anita Park contest race on the contest date.
- Pre-qualifier:
- $300 Santa Anita Derby Challenge Qualifier | Friday, April 4
- Play locations:
FORMAT
- Tournament races are ALL live races from Santa Anita Park on Saturday, April 5, 2025.
- 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 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 125 ENTRIES)
- Two (2) entries into the 2025 Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge (BCBC), valued at $10,000 each.
- Two (2) entries into the 2026 National Horseplayers Championship (NHC), including airfare and hotel accommodations.
- $31,613.36 Cash Prize pool for the top five (5) finishers.
PRIZES (BASED ON 75 ENTRIES)
- One (1) entry into the 2025 Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge (BCBC), valued at $10,000.
- Two (2) entries into the 2026 National Horseplayers Championship (NHC), including airfare and hotel accommodations.
- $16,613.36 Cash Prize pool for the top five (5) finishers.