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Simulcast and betting arrangements for Irish Derby Day World Pool on offer

28/06/2024 21:11

HKJC Horse Race Betting Limited will simulcast nine races of Irish Derby Day from Curragh Racecourse in Ireland on Sunday, 30 June. Bets will be accepted* for these races and Double will be offered.

Two Double Trio pools will be also offered. A jackpot of $429,410 is carried forward to its second Double Trio pool.

World Pool will be offered (Win, Place, Quinella, Quinella Place, Forecast, Tierce and Treble) to ensure maximum liquidity for racegoers.

Race times and betting pools
The simulcast races of Irish Derby Day are scheduled as S1-1 to S1-9, and are due to start at 8:10 pm on 30 June. Details of the post time and betting pools are:

Irish Derby Day

Race No.

Post Time
(Hong Kong time)

Overseas races

Betting Pools

S1-1

8:10 pm

Maddenstown Handicap

Win
Place
Quinella
Quinella Place
Forecast
Tierce
Trio
Quartet & First 4 Merged Pool

S1-1 to S1-9

S1-2

8:40 pm

Railway Stakes

S1-3

9:15 pm

Belgrave Stakes

S1-4

9:50 pm

Rockingham Handicap

1st Double Trio
2nd Double Trio

S1-3 and S1-4
S1-5 and S1-6

S1-5

10:25 pm

Celebration Stakes

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

11:05 pm

Irish Derby

S1-7

11:40 pm

Derby Festival Handicap

S1-8

12:15 am
(1 July)

Summer Fillies Handicap

Treble

S1-7 to S1-9

S1-9

12:50 am
(1 July)

Ragusa Handicap

-       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 (excludes outbound commingling pools) 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 local races
-       If there is no winner of the Double Trio, the jackpot generated will be carried forward to Prix Jean Prat Day on 7 July
-       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. The broadcasting arrangements for the simulcast races are as follows:

Irish Derby 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 Irish Derby Day will be available for sale from 12:00 noon on Saturday, 29 June. (Subject to further announcement by the Club)

Irish Derby Day

Date

OCBBs#

1886 Telebet Automated Services and Digital Channels**

Telebet

29/6
Sat

12:00 noon to 11:30 pm

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

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

30/6
Sun

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.