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Glorious Goodwood races and Champions Cup Day to be beamed live for betting

21/07/2021 12:28

Glorious Goodwood races from United Kingdom (27-29 July – 1st race starts at 8:50pm)

The Hong Kong Jockey Club will simulcast three days of the Glorious Goodwood meeting from Tuesday, 27 July to Thursday, 29 July.
Glorious Goodwood is one of the most historic racing festivals in the UK and one of flat racing’s most-watched events in the high summer. Racegoers turn up in their elegant fashion and enjoy top class racing in a relaxed atmosphere framed by picturesque views of Sussex countryside. Three stellar Group One races will be run and won, including the Goodwood Cup for stayers, the Sussex Stakes for 3yo and older milers and the Nassau Stakes for 3yo and up fillies and mares.

Subject to changes, the details of the Glorious Goodwood races are as follows:
Day 1 – Goodwood Cup Day – 27 July 2021 (Tue)

HK Time

Race Name

Distance (m)

Status

20:50

4yo+ Handicap

1979

21:25

Vintage Stakes

1400

G2

22:00

Lennox Stakes

1400

G2

22:35

Goodwood Cup

3200

G1

23:10

4yo+ 86-105 Handicap

1000

23:45

2yo Maiden

1200

00:20 (28/7)

3yo+ Fillies and Mares 76-95 Handicap

1600

00:50 (28/7)

World Pool Fillies Handicap

1200

Announcement of final declarations with barrier draws: 26 July (Mon).
Day 2 – Sussex Stakes Day – 28 July 2021 (Wed)

HK Time

Race Name

Distance (m)

Status

20:50

3yo 0-105 Handicap

2398

21:25

Oak Tree Stakes

1400

G3

22:00

Molecomb Stakes

1000

G3

22:35

Sussex Stakes

1600

G1

23:10

2yo Fillies Conditions

1000

23:45

3yo+ Fillies and Mares 86-105 Handicap

1979

00:20 (29/7)

World Pool Handicap

1400

Announcement of final declarations with barrier draws: 27 July (Tue).
Day 3 – Nassau Stakes Day – 29 July 2021 (Thu)

HK Time

Race Name

Distance(m)

Status

20:50

3yo Handicap

1979

21:25

Richmond Stakes

1200

G2

22:00

Gordon Stakes

2398

G3

22:35

Nassau Stakes

1979

G1

23:10

2yo Handicap

1400

23:45

2yo Fillies Maiden

1400

00:20 (30/7)

World Pool Handicap

1000

Announcement of final declarations with barrier draws: 28 July (Wed).

Champions Cup Day from Greyville Racecourse, South Africa (31 July-  1st race starts at 6:10pm)
Nine races from the Champions Cup Day meeting at Greyville Racecourse in Durban will be simulcast live for betting from evening on Saturday, 31 July.

Greyville will host the final major raceday of the South African racing season which features nine Stakes races, four of which at Group One level. The day’s highlight is the HKJC World Pool Champions Cup (G1 1800m for 3yo+) of which the results will have a decisive bearing on the SA Horse Of The Year outcome. Also on the card is the Group One Mercury Sprint, two 1600m Group Ones for 2yos and the Greyville Gold Cup – the nation’s most prestigious staying race.
Subject to changes, the details of the Champions Cup Day races are as follows:

HK Time

Race Name

Distance (m)

Status

18:10

Umngeni Handicap

1000

L

18:45

The Debutante

1200

G2

19:20

Umkhomazi Stakes

1200

G2

19:55

Thekwini Stakes  

1600

G1

20:30

Premiers Champion Stakes

1600

G1

21:05

Greyville Gold Cup

3200

G3

21:47

Mercury Sprint

1200

G1

22:25

HKJC World Pool Champions Cup

1800

G1

23:00

Gold Bracelet  

2000

G2

Announcement of final declarations with barrier draws: 30 July (Fri).