TOURNAMENT OVERVIEW
- LIVE MONEY TOURNAMENT ON SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2025
- Buy-in: $500 ($300 Bankroll + $200 Entry Fee to Prize Pool) for each tournament.
- 100% of Entry Fees are paid out as prizes.
- Online registration opens 48 hours prior to the contest date.
- No entries will be taken after the start of the fifth (Santa Anita Race 5) live Thoroughbred race at the contest track on the contest date.
- Play Locations:
- Pre-contest Qualifiers:
- $40 Santa Anita Feeder Tournaments
- Sunday, March 23, 2025
- Friday, March 28, 2025
- Saturday, March 29, 2025
- Sunday, March 30, 2025
- Friday, April 4, 2025
- Saturday, April 5, 2025
- Sunday, April 6, 2025
- Friday, April 18, 2025
- Saturday, April 19, 2025
- Sunday, April 20, 2025
- Friday, April 25, 2025
FORMAT
- Tournament races are ALL live races from Santa Anita Park on Saturday, April 26, 2025.
- 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 3X3 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.
- 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 2026 National Horseplayers Championship (NHC), including travel and airfare.
- Four (4) players’ choice entries into either the Preakness Challenge (May 27, 2025) or Gold Cup Challenge (May 26, 2025), valued at $1,500 each.
- $8,113.36 Cash Prize pool for the top four (4) finishers.
PRIZES (BASED ON 80 ENTRIES)
- Two (2) entries into the 2026 National Horseplayers Championship (NHC), including travel and airfare.
- $5,113.36 Cash Prize pool for the top four (4) finishers.
