Monmouth Park’s $500 Handicapping Challenge on Saturday, August 8 saw the Monmouth Park home team finish in six of the top seven spots – headlined by Joe Perry atop the leaderboard.

Perry’s $3,099.26 bankroll was best of 219 total entries and landed him first prize of a Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge seat and $12,993.75.

In total, Saturday’s contest awarded two BCBC seats, two seats to the National Horseplayers Championship and cash.

Contest players could participate on-site at Monmouth or online using TVG/4NJBETS, Xpressbet and HPI. All players needed to wager a minimum of $50 on five Monmouth Park races. All Monmouth and Saratoga races were available for optional plays. Available wagering pools were win, place, show, exacta and daily double.

Monmouth Park’s next live-money handicapping contest is Saturday, August 29 (Travers Day). That contest sports an $800 buy-in ($400 entry fee, $400 bankroll) and consists of races from Monmouth Park and Saratoga. Players may participate online through TVG/4NJBETS, Xpressbet, HPI or on-site at Monmouth Park. On-site players are eligible for a 25% cash prize bonus.

While all mandatory races in the August 29 contest are from Monmouth, the entire Saratoga card will be available for optional plays. Based on 200 entries, the prize pool will consist of four BCBC seats, three NHC seats and $25,000 cash.

In order to participate in the August 29 contest, all TVG/4NJBETS players must pre-register with Brian Skirka by Friday, August 28 at 3pm eastern. Skirka can be reached at bskirka@monmouthpark.com or 732-571-6595.

Xpressbet players can register with Skirka or directly through Xpressbet up until first post on Saturday, August 29. On-site players can only register day-of from 10:30am-1:30pm.

For information on future Monmouth Park contests, please contact Skirka at bskirka@monmouthpark.com.

$500 Handicapping Challenge Results & Prizes