Laurel Offers Preakness Preview Handicapping Challenge

Laurel Park proudly hosts the Preakness Preview Day Handicapping Challenge, a one-day contest available both on-site and online. The event takes place Saturday, April 18, at Laurel Park or through Xpressbet, TwinSpires, and TVG/4NJBETS. The $500 contest ($250 entry fee, $250 bankroll) offers Win, Place, Show, Exacta, and/or Daily Double wagering on the full schedule of live races at Laurel Park. Contestants must play at least five (5) races with a minimum bet of $50 per race. Based on 120 entries, the total prize pool is $30,000, which includes one full seat to the Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge ($10,000 value) and two National Handicapping Championship Prize Packs ($5,350 value, including a $400 flight voucher and hotel stay). Additionally, the top five finishers will split $9,300 in prize money, with $4,650 going to the winner, $1,860 to the runner-up, $1,395 to the third-place finisher, $930 to the fourth, and $465 to the fifth-place finisher. All entry fees are given back as prizes. The listed prizes are estimates, and the actual prizes will depend on the final number of participants. After the contest, the top three finishers, in order, will choose their seat (BCBC or NHC). Contest players at Laurel Park can register only through walk-up registration on Saturday, April 18, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The registration area is on the first floor of the Clubhouse. Only cash will be accepted. The $500 contest buy-in is non-refundable, and the entry includes a live program. Contestants receive a betting card pre-loaded with a $250 bankroll for use at any self-service wagering machines at Laurel Park, accessed with the card's PIN. All TVG/4NJBETS online players must pre-register with Brian Skirka (bskirka@monmouthpark.com) by 3 pm ET on Friday, April 17. All Xpressbet and TwinSpires online players can pre-register with Brian Skirka or directly through Xpressbet/TwinSpires until the first post time on Saturday, April 18. All online players must declare their tournament ADW (Xpressbet, TwinSpires, TVG, or 4NJBETS) during registration. Players must have an existing ADW account to take part in the Preakness Preview Day Handicapping Challenge. Each online participant will receive a temporary online handicapping contest account through Xpressbet, TwinSpires, TVG, or 4NJBETS. Players will get login credentials to access their accounts. These online accounts will be pre-loaded with a $250 bankroll. All contest wagers are placed through a temporary contest account. It is the player's responsibility to differentiate between contest and personal accounts. After the contest, any remaining bankroll is transferred to the player's personal account. Five stakes races with a total of $600,000 in purse money will take place at Laurel Park on Preakness Preview Day. The day features the $150,000 Federico Tesio for 3-year-olds at 1 1/8 miles and the $150,000 Weber City Miss for 3-year-old fillies at 1 1/16 miles. The Tesio winner earns an automatic spot in the Grade 1, $2,000,000 Preakness Stakes on May 16, while the Weber City Miss winner secures an automatic entry into the Grade 2, $300,000 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes on Preakness Eve. For complete rules and registration details, please visit here.