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CLOSING DAY CHALLENGE OVERVIEW

  • LIVE MONEY CONTEST ON SUNDAY, JUNE 16, 2024
  • Buy-in: $1,500 ($1,000 Bankroll + $500 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 75 ENTRIES)

  • Two (2) entries into the 2025 National Horseplayers Championship (NHC), including airfare and hotel accommodations.
  • One (1) player’s choice entry into the 2025 Pegasus World Cup Betting Championship (PWCBC) or 2024 California Crown Betting Championship (CCBC), valued at $6,000 each.
  • $20,613.36 Cash Prize pool for the top five (5) finishers.

PRIZES (BASED ON 100 ENTRIES)

  • Two (2) entries into the 2025 National Horseplayers Championship (NHC), including airfare and hotel accommodations.
  • Two (2) player’s choice entries into the 2025 Pegasus World Cup Betting Championship (PWCBC) or 2024 California Crown Betting Championship (CCBC), valued at $6,000 each.
  • $27,113.36 Cash Prize pool for the top five (5) finishers.

FORMAT

  • Tournament races are ALL live races from Santa Anita Park on Sunday, June 16, 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 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.

OFFICIAL RULES

PRIZE POOL

  • Total Entries: 89
  • Prize Pool: $44,500

  • Total 2025 NHC Seats: 2
  • Total Players Choice Seats - 2024 CCBC or 2025 PWCCBC: 2
  • Total Cash Prize Pool: $21,613.36

  • 1st Place Finisher: Choice of 2025 NHC or 2024 CCBC/2025 PWCBC + $10,806.68 (50% of cash prize pool)
  • 2nd Place Finisher: Choice of 2025 NHC or 2024 CCBC/2025 PWCBC + $4,322.67 (20% of cash prize pool)
  • 3rd Place Finisher: Choice of Remaining 2025 NHC or 2024 CCBC/2025 PWCBC + $3,242.00 (15% of cash prize pool)
  • 4th Place Finisher: Choice of Remaining 2025 NHC or 2024 CCBC/2025 PWCBC + $2,161.34 (10% of cash prize pool)
  • 5th Place Finisher: $1,080.67 (5% of cash prize pool)

OFFICIAL LEADERBOARD