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Originally Posted by Bobby Fischer
can anyone hopefully answer the following questions or at worst steer me in the right direction(damn doing my own work...  )
1. - Rules on wager Deadlines?? (i.e- 12Noon vs. post time(or a few prior) of each race )
2. - Wager Limits ?? - can i bet my 7.5k (or current bank) ALL IN on a single wager or are there limits/setAmounts of say $500 per race
I did read in the article about the Wager Type restrictions which actually are fairly free (win, place, show, exacta, and trifecta) |
Good questions. I found the answers at the Santa Anita website:
http://www.santaanita.com/content/20...ting-challenge
and here's the official rules:
http://www.santaanita.com/sites/defa...al%20Rules.pdf
I thought this part was amusing:
"The event will be part of the Breeders’ Cup Simulcast Show, which is broadcast in over 20 countries and at over 1,500 wagering outlets in North America. ESPN will highlight coverage during their Friday and Saturday telecasts. We will also provide players with a number of additional benefits including: ticket for the two-day Championships; a private, players-only room on-track with buffet each day; ticket to Breeders’ Cup events like the VIP media party, press conferences, hospitality rooms; reduced hotel rates; Steuben trophy and other items."
Here are some other highlights, including answers to your questions.
1. You start with a wagering card with your $7500 on it.
2. You bet at regular self-service machines before each race.
3. You must bet at least $600 on each of 5 races on Friday and at least $900 on each of 5 races on Saturday. (for one thing, that guarantees that you will have bet through your $7500 starting bankroll at least once.)
4. You can get a maximum of two entries per person.
5. You can secure a spot with a non-refundable $500 deposit. The remaining $9500 has to be paid by Nov 1.
6. There will be AT LEAST $25000 in added prize money. (The list of payouts suggested $15,000 added, so there will be some other prize money that's not listed. These could be booby prizes or daily winner prizes or whatever.)
7. You can bet as much as you want in any race. No upper limit.
8. If one or more of the top 6 finishers has already qualified for the Nat'l Handicapping Championship, then the next highest finisher(s) will get the spot.
9. If there are less than 100 entries, then prize money will be adjusted downward. BUT, the prize money will always equal the sum of the $2500 entry fees PLUS $25,000 added by Santa Anita. Also, there was this line:
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Oak Tree and Breeders’ Cup are seeking to secure additional prize money via sponsorships and other sources. "
One other correction to something I wrote earlier. The January Nat'l Handicapping Championship will have $1 million in prize money, not $500K. I don't know how many entrants will be in that tournament. (I think there were 227 last year.)
--Dunbar