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Chipping Norton Stakes Day and Saudi Cup Day races to be beamed live for betting

18/02/2023 10:49

The Hong Kong Jockey Club will simulcast for betting three races on Chipping Norton Stakes Day and six races from the Saudi Cup meeting on Saturday, 25 February.


Chipping Norton Stakes Day from Australia (Sat 25 February – 1st race 13.00pm Hong Kong time)
Sydney will host its first Group One meeting in autumn – the Chipping Norton Stakes Day. To be run over 1600m at weight-for-age conditions, the Chipping Norton Stakes serves as a major lead-up for the upcoming championship races in April such as Doncaster Mile, Queen Elizabeth Stakes and Sydney Cup. It has been won by some of Australia’s greatest horses, the likes of Tie The Knot and Winx, both of which emerged victorious on four occasions.
The meeting also features two important races over 1400m for female horses, the G1 Surround Stakes (3yo fillies) and the G2 Guy Walter Stakes (4yo+ mares).


Saudi Cup Day from Saudi Arabia (Sat 25 February – 1st race 22.05pm 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$20m 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 2023 Saudi Cup Day has attracted an impressive list of entries with high profile challengers from USA, Japan, UK 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$2.5m Red Sea Turf Handicap.  
Subject to change, the details of the nine races to be simulcast are as follows:


HK Time

Race Name

Distance (m)

Status

Surface

Venue

13.00

Chipping Norton Stakes

1600

G1

Turf

Randwick

13.40

Surround Stakes

1400

G1

Turf

Randwick

14.20

Guy Walter Stakes

1400

G2

Turf

Randwick

 

 

 

 

 

 

22.05

Neom Turf Cup

2100

G3

Turf

King Abdulaziz

22.45

1351 Turf Sprint

1351

G3

Turf

King Abdulaziz

23.25

Red Sea Turf Handicap

3000

G3

Turf

King Abdulaziz

00.05 (26/2)

Saudi Derby

1600

G3

Dirt

King Abdulaziz

00.45 (26/2)

Riyadh Dirt Sprint

1200

G3

Dirt

King Abdulaziz

01.35 (26/2)

Saudi Cup

1800

G1

Dirt

King Abdulaziz

Final declarations with barrier draws for the Chipping Norton Stakes Day and Saudi Cup Day will be available on Friday, 24 February.