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Otaki-Maori WFA Classic, Blue Diamond Stakes Day and Saudi Cup Day races to be beamed live for betting

17/02/2024 10:39

The Hong Kong Jockey Club will simulcast for betting the Otaki-Maori WFA Classic, four races of Blue Diamond Stakes Day and seven races from the Saudi Cup Day on Saturday, 24 February.
Otaki-Maori WFA Classic from New Zealand (12.15 Hong Kong time)
The Otaki-Maori WFA Classic is a G1 race over 1600M running at Otaki racecourse, north of New Zealand’s capital city Wellington. It has been awarded G1 status since 1992.
Blue Diamond Stakes Day from Australia (4 races – First race 12.40 Hong Kong time)
The Hong Kong Jockey Club will simulcast for betting four races from the Blue Diamond Stakes Day at Caulfield racecourse in Melbourne.
A field of leading two-year-old will contest the feature event – the G1 Blue Diamond Stakes over 1200M at set weights. Carrying a total of A$2 million in stakes money, the Blue Diamond Stakes is Victoria’s richest and most prestigious race for two-year-old.
Saudi Cup Day from Saudi Arabia (7 races – First race 21.20 Hong Kong time)
The Saudi Cup Day was first launched in 2020 to mark a new beginning of the horseracing sport in the Kingdom. The core race G1 Saudi Cup (1800m dirt) carries a staggering purse of US$20 million making it the richest race ever held. In the space of just a few years, the meeting has become a flagship sporting event with massive viewership worldwide.  
The 2024 Saudi Cup Day has attracted an impressive list of entries with high profile challengers from USA, Japan, Europe and UAE, etc. setting sights not just on the Saudi Cup but other valuable races such as the Saudi Derby, Riyadh Dirt Sprint and the US$2.5 million Red Sea Turf Handicap. 
Subject to change, the details of the twelve races to be simulcast are as follows:

HK Time Race Name Distance (m) Status Surface  

Venue

12.15 Otaki‐Maori WFA Classic   1600 G1 Turf Otaki
           
12.40 Futurity Stakes 1400 G1 Turf Caulfield
13.20 Blue Diamond Stakes 1200 G1 Turf Caulfield
14.00 Oakleigh Plate 1100 G1 Turf Caulfield
14.40 TBC TBC TBC Turf Caulfield
           
21.20 Saudi International Handicap 90-110   2100 Turf King Abdulaziz
22.00 Saudi Derby 1600 G3 Dirt King Abdulaziz
22.40 Riyadh Dirt Sprint 1200 G3 Dirt King Abdulaziz
23.25 1351 Turf Sprint 1351 G2 Turf King Abdulaziz
00.10 (25/2) Neom Turf Cup 2100 G2 Turf King Abdulaziz
00.50 (25/2) Red Sea Turf Handicap 3000 G3 Turf King Abdulaziz
01.40 (25/2) Saudi Cup 1800 G1 Dirt King Abdulaziz

Final declarations with barrier draws for all the above races will be available on Friday, 23 February.