The Hong Kong Jockey Club will simulcast for betting nine races from the Met Day meeting at Kenilworth racecourse, Cape Town, South Africa on Saturday, 28 January (1st race 19.50pm Hong Kong time).
Taking centre stage on the day is the running of the The Met (G1 2000m) – the Cape region’s most famous middle distance contest for three-year-olds and up and is one of the “Big Three” races in South Africa alongside the Durban July and the Summer Cup.
The day will also feature the Cape Flying Championship, one of the country’s major sprint races, and the Majorca Stakes for 3yo+ fillies and mares over a mile.
Subject to changes, the nine races to be simulcast are as follows:
HK Time |
Race Name |
Distance (m) – Turf |
Status |
---|---|---|---|
19.50 |
Majorca Stakes |
1600 |
G1 |
20.25 |
MR 74 Handicap |
1400 |
– |
21.05 |
Summer Juvenile Stakes |
1100 |
L |
21.40 |
Gold Rush |
1600 |
– |
22.15 |
Cape Flying Championship |
1000 |
G1 |
23.10 |
The Met |
2000 |
G1 |
23.50 |
Western Cape Stayers |
2800 |
G2 |
00.25 (29/1) |
World Pool The Invitational |
1200 |
– |
00.55 (29/1) |
MR 74 F&M Handicap |
1200 |
– |
Final declarations with barrier draws for the Met Day races will be available on Friday, 27 January.