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Simulcast and betting arrangements for 2000 Guineas Day World Pool on offer

02/05/2024 21:22

HKJC Horse Race Betting Limited will simulcast nine races of 2000 Guineas Day from Newmarket Racecourse in Great Britain on Saturday, 4 May. Bets will be accepted* for these races and Double will be offered.

Two Double Trio pools will be offered for 2000 Guineas Day. A jackpot of $62,993 is carried forward to its first Double Trio pool.

World Pool will be also offered (Win, Place, Quinella, Quinella Place, Forecast, Tierce and Treble) to ensure maximum liquidity for racing fans. Under World Pool branding as one of the betting partners of 2000 Guineas Day, the HKJC has naming rights for one race of the meeting, namely HKJC World Pool Handicap (S1-9).

The Hong Kong Jockey Club will simulcast the British Classic Racing, including 2000 Guineas Day on 4 May, 1000 Guineas on 5 May and Derby Stakes Day on 1 Jun. For more details, please visit HKJC British Classic Racing website: https://campaigns.hkjc.com/simulcast-uk-road-to-derby/en/

Race times and betting pools
The simulcast races of 2000 Guineas Day are scheduled as S1-1 to S1-9, and the races are due to start at 8:10 pm on 4 May. Details of the post time and betting pools are:

2000 Guineas Day

Race No. Post Time
(Hong Kong time)
Overseas races Betting Pools
S1-1 8:10 pm Ellen Chaloner Stakes Win
Place
Quinella
Quinella Place
Forecast
Tierce
Trio
Quartet & First 4 Merged Pool
S1-1 to S1-9
S1-2 8:45 pm 4yo+ Handicap
S1-3 9:20 pm 3yo+ Handicap
S1-4 9:55 pm Palace House Stakes 1st Double Trio
2nd Double Trio
S1-3 and S1-4
S1-5 and S1-6
S1-5 10:35 pm 2000 Guineas 1st Double
2nd Double
3rd Double
4th Double
5th Double
6th Double
7th Double
8th Double
S1-1 and S1-2
S1-2 and S1-3
S1-3 and S1-4
S1-4 and S1-5
S1-5 and S1-6
S1-6 and S1-7
S1-7 and S1-8
S1-8 and S1-9
S1-6 11:10 pm 4yo+ 0-105 Handicap
S1-7 11:45 pm 3yo 0-100 Handicap
S1-8 12:15 am
(5 May)
3yo 0-85 Handicap
S1-9 12:50 am
(5 May)
HKJC World Pool Handicap Treble S1-7 to S1-9
– 6% Rebates will be offered for the pools of Win, Place, Quinella, and Quinella Place on losing bets placed on simulcast overseas races (excludes outbound commingling pools). Any ticket or betline with a total losing bet amount of HK$10,000 or above will be eligible to receive a rebate of 6%
– Four Place dividends will be offered for overseas races with 21 or more declared starters at the commencement of selling
– All Up as well as Cross Pool All Up betting are available for S1-1 to S1-9, but cannot be mixed with S2 simulcast overseas races and local races
– Any jackpot generated from Double Trio in this meeting will be carried forward to Victoria Mile Day on 12 May
– The final betting pool arrangement is subject to the final announcement of the Club

Broadcast arrangements 
Simulcast races will be broadcast on TV and radio. Customers can also review the overseas races at www.racing.hkjc.com one hour after each race has finished. A Mark Six draw will be also held on the same night. To facilitate the public in watching both the draw and simulcast races, TVB Plus (Channel 82) will broadcast the draw and simulcast races in a picture-in-picture format that evening. The broadcasting arrangements for the simulcast races are as follows:

2000 Guineas Day

Time

Channels

Audio

7:45 pm until the end of S1-9

TVB Ch82

Cantonese/English

i-CABLE CH18

now TV now668 & Ch630

Racing Touch^ & HKJC TV^

7:45 pm until the end of S1-6

Off-Course Betting Branches#
(except Cheung Chau & Mui Wo branches)

Cantonese

Live commentary eight minutes before each race

Commercial Radio AM864

Hong Kong Toolbar

“S1” must be indicated for overseas race bets
Customers betting with cash or through Digital Channels** on overseas races should mark the “S1 box” and race number on the ticket or as required by the Digital Channels** interfaces. Those placing bets via Telebet should clearly indicate the overseas race and race number to the operators. Those using the 1886 Telebet Automated Services should input “overseas race” and the race number, respectively.

If “S1” is not indicated as required, any bets placed will be accepted as bets for the corresponding local race.

Odds and starter information for overseas races 
The odds and starter information for overseas races will be available at all OCBBs# and via Digital Channels**.

Ticket sales arrangement for the overseas races 
Tickets for 2000 Guineas Day will be available for sale from 12:00 noon on Friday, 3 May. (Subject to further announcement by the Club)

2000 Guineas Day

Date

OCBBs#

1886 Telebet Automated Services and Digital Channels**

Telebet

3/5
Fri

12:00 noon to
8:00 pm

12:00 noon to 6:15 am on the following day

12:00 noon to 4:00 am on the following day

4/5
Sat

12:00 noon to 11:30 pm

7:30 am to start of S1-9

7:30 am to start of S1-9

All customers must be aged 18 or above.

^ Login with betting account, press ‘Live Streaming’ under Main Menu

# With exception of some OCBBs. For details, please visit https://is.hkjc.com/ocb/ocbbizhour_en.pdf.

** Digital Channels supporting the service – Online Betting Service (eWin) bet.hkjc.com, Classic 3-in-1 and Racing Touch. For enquiries, please call 1818.