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The Met Day races to be simulcast for betting

21/01/2023 10:49

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.