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Astronaut Helps Vic Stauffer Orbit Field To Win Pacific Classic Betting Challenge

Vic Stauffer, from Hot Springs, Ark., hit a $100 race 11 exacta that paid more than $45,000 to blast into the lead of Saturday's Pacific Classic Betting Challenge at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in Del Mar, Calif. Stauffer bested 115 total entries with a final bankroll of $55,820.

Todd Cady from San Diego and Roger Cettina from Rumson, N.J., finished second and third to round out the top three as both turned the $3,500 starting bankroll into over $33,000.

Stauffer wins $50,000 in cash plus $10,000 Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge entry, this year held at Del Mar on November 5 and 6. His gigantic exacta payoff in the last race featured a 24-1 winner on top of a 22-1 second-place finisher to easily move into the first place finish.

A total of seven entries to the Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge were awarded to the top seven finishers. Also awarded were 2022 National Horseplayers Championship berths plus cash prizes accumulating to $180,000 in total prizes.

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Craig Siedler Sweeps To Victory In Del Mar Summer Handicapping Challenge

Craig Siedler, from Henderson, NV, catapulted into the lead in the second race Saturday and never looked back in the two-day 18th annual Del Mar Summer Challenge. Siedler won handily over 127 classy entries with a final bankroll of an unfathomable $100,000 from the $3,000 starting bankroll. Prize winnings totaled $50,000 including $35,000 cash, a $10,000 Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge (BCBC) entry at Del Mar and an August 21 $5,000 Pacific Classic Betting Challenge Del Mar entry. The final bankroll and prizes totaled $150,000.

Matt Arndt of Tempe, AZ and Jim Meeks from Elko, NV finished second and third to round out the top three. Cash and prizes for Matt were $27,000 while Jim received $15,000.

Siedler hit exacta and trifecta wagers in the contest's second race to put him in the lead with a score of over $19,000 then followed that up with a nearly all-time exacta payoff in race 7. Siedler had 78-1 winner Miss Carousel over 27-1 After Midnight an amazing 50 times for more than $51,000 in race winnings. The $1 exacta payoff of $1,025 just missed an all-time Del Mar record. His incredible day ended with $82,617 and he kept firing Sunday pushing his total all the way to the insurmountable six figure finale.

The top five finishers receive BCBC entries in the November 5 and 6 Breeders' Cup at Del Mar.

PLACE NAME FINAL BANKROLL

1 Craig Siedler $100,000.70
2 Matt Arndt $47,080.00
3 Jim Meeks $36,000.00
4 Bill Chenvert $27,400.50
5 Ron Myeress $20,315.20
6 Rob Talstra $14,003.50
7 Michael Shutty $13,000.00
8 Carl Rasak $12,456.00
9 Gary West $11,570.00
10 Steve Eisner $8,416.50

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Del Mar Handicap Exacta Helps Espino Win Pacific Classic Betting Challenge

Sean Espino from Solana Beach, Calif., took a swing Saturday in Del Mar's Pacific Classic Betting Challenge. He hit it out of the park.

In the day's 7th Race, the regular tournament player put 4-1 shot Red King on top of odds-on favorite United in the Del Mar Handicap and played the one-way exacta for $1,000. When it hit, he collected $12,200.

That was enough to make him the winner of the “live money” Challenge that required players to put up $4,000 with $3,000 of it wagered throughout the afternoon and the other $1,000 placed in the prize pool.

So besides his take home tally of $12,070 at the end of the day, Espino also collected $50,000 for proving best in the 150-player contest that was conducted through TVG.com. It was the first time the Challenge was held on-line.

Second in the event was Joe Regan of Marlborough, Mass., with $11,545 in winnings and an additional $20,000 from the prize pool. Third was Seth Morris of Rockville Center, N.Y., with $10,667 in bets cashed and an extra $5,000 from the pool.

Further, the top five finishers in Saturday's Challenge won free admission into the Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge (a $10,000 value to each), which offers $1-million in cash prizes.

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Aug. 22 Pacific Classic Betting Challenge Shifting To Online Only At TVG.com

Del Mar near San Diego, Calif., will offer the “Pacific Classic Betting Challenge” on Saturday, August 22, TVG Pacific Classic Day at the seaside oval when five graded stakes will be presented on a stellar 11-race card.

The “live money” Challenge is offered online for the first time through TVG.com only and is expected to draw as many as 200 players.

Those interested in competing can sign up at the Handicapping Contest link at DMTC.com/PCBC. Registration opens this Thursday, August 13, at 9 a.m. (Pacific).

Here are the rules and facts around the Challenge:

Online live money Challenge at TVG.com only.
$4,000 to enter with $3,000 to bankroll and $1,000 to prizes. 100% payout of prizes.
Del Mar live races only with loaded card including 5 graded stakes races; 11 total races.
Prizes include Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge and National Horseplayer Championship entries.
Win, place, show, exacta, trifecta and double wagering.
Wager at least $500 on 4 races and at least $3,000 for the Challenge.
Up to two entries per player.
Feeders on HorseTourneys.com.

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