The Belmont Stakes Challenge, a two-day live-money handicapping tournament during the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival, will now feature a $1 million bonus for the winner, if they go on to win the Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge in November.
With a guaranteed prize pool of $110,000, Belmont Stakes Challenge entrants will also compete for one seat to the 2018 Belmont Stakes Challenge, four seats to the National Handicapping Championship and two seats to the Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge. The entry fee is $10,000, of which $2,500 will go directly to the prize pool with the remaining $7,500 comprising each participants' bankroll. Eligible tournament races at Belmont Park will start Friday, June 9 and end with the GI Belmont S. June 10. Contest players can make win, place, show, exacta, and trifecta wagers.
Online registration for the Belmont Stakes Challenge is now open via belmontstakeschallenge.com or nyrabets.com and close Wednesday, June 7, at which time full payment is required.
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