HKJC Horse Race Betting Limited will simulcast a total of 12 overseas races in Hong Kong on Saturday, 25 January, including two races of Al Maktoum Challenge Day from Meydan Racecourse in UAE, three races of Railway Stakes Day from Ellerslie Racecourse in New Zealand, and seven races of Cape Town Met Day from Kenilworth Racecourse in South Africa. Bets will be accepted* for these races.
A jackpot of $1 million will be offered for the Quartet & First 4 Merged Pool of Jebel Hatta (S1-2) and Railway Stakes (S2-3) respectively.
For more details about Railway Stakes, please visit HKJC website: https://campaigns.hkjc.com/simulcast-railway-stakes/en/.
For races of Al Maktoum Challenge Day, World Pool will be offered (Win, Place, Quinella, Quinella Place, Forecast and Tierce) to ensure maximum liquidity for racegoers. For races of Railway Stakes Day, World Pool will be offered for the first time on New Zealand races while it is also the first time ever to include Double as one of the World Pool bet types which include Win, Place, Quinella, Quinella Place, Tierce, Double and Treble. For races of Cape Town Met Day, World Pool will also be offered (Win, Place, Quinella, Quinella Place and Forecast). Under World Pool branding as one of the betting partners of Cape Town Met Day, the HKJC has naming rights for one race of the meeting, namely HKJC World Pool Cape Flying Championship (S3-2).
Race times and betting pools
The simulcast races of Al Maktoum Challenge Day are scheduled as S1-1 to S1-2, and are due to start at 12:25 am on 25 January. The simulcast races of Railway Stakes Day are scheduled as S2-1 to S2-3, and are due to start at 1:23 pm in the same afternoon. The simulcast races of Cape Town Met Day are scheduled as S3-1 to S3-7, and are due to start at 8:45 pm in the same evening. Details of the post time and betting pools are:
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Al Maktoum Challenge Day (S1) |
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| Race No. |
Post Time (Hong Kong time) |
Overseas races | Betting Pools |
| S1-1 | 12:25 am | Al Maktoum Challenge |
Win Place Quinella Quinella Place Forecast Tierce Trio Quartet & First 4 Merged Pool Double |
| S1-2 | 1:00 am | Jebel Hatta | |
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– 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 S1-2, but cannot be mixed with S2, S3 simulcast overseas races and local races – The final betting pool arrangement is subject to the final announcement of the Club |
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Railway Stakes Day (S2) |
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| Race No. |
Post Time (Hong Kong time) |
Overseas races | Betting Pools | |
| S2-1 | 1:23 pm | Karaka Millions 2yo |
Win Place Quinella Quinella Place Forecast Trio Tierce Quartet & First 4 Merged Pool |
S2-1 to S2-3 |
| S2-2 | 2:03 pm | Karaka Millions 3yo | ||
| S2-3 | 2:43 pm | Railway Stakes | ||
| Double Trio | S2-2 and S2-3 | |||
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1st Double 2nd Double |
S2-1 and S2-2 S2-2 and S2-3 |
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| Treble | S2-1 to S2-3 | |||
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– 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 S2-1 to S2-3, but cannot be mixed with S1, S3 simulcast overseas races and local races – If there is no winner of the Double Trio, the jackpot generated will be carried forward to the Double Trio Jackpot Reserve – The final betting pool arrangement is subject to the final announcement of the Club |
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Cape Town Met Day (S3) |
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| Race No. |
Post Time (Hong Kong time) |
Overseas races | Betting Pools | |
| S3-1 | 8:45 pm | Olympic Duel Stakes |
Win Place Quinella Quinella Place Forecast Tierce Trio Quartet & First 4 Merged Pool |
S3-1 to S3-7 |
| S3-2 | 9:20 pm | HKJC World Pool Cape Flying Championship | ||
| S3-3 | 10:05 pm | Cape Town Met | ||
| S3-4 | 10:45 pm | Politician Stakes |
1st Double Trio 2nd Double Trio |
S3-2 and S3-3 S3-4 and S3-5 |
| S3-5 | 11:20 pm | Class 4 Handicap |
1st Double 2nd Double 3rd Double 4th Double 5th Double 6th Double |
S3-1 and S3-2 S3-2 and S3-3 S3-3 and S3-4 S3-4 and S3-5 S3-5 and S3-6 S3-6 and S3-7 |
| S3-6 | 11:55 pm | Cape A Stakes | ||
| S3-7 |
12:30 am (26 January) |
Class 4 Handicap | Treble | S3-5 to S3-7 |
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– 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 S3-1 to S3-7, but cannot be mixed with S1, S2 simulcast overseas races and local races – If there is no winner of the Double Trio, the jackpot generated will be carried forward to the Double Trio Jackpot Reserve – The final betting pool arrangement is subject to the final announcement of the Club |
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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:
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Al Maktoum Challenge Day (S1) |
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Time |
Channels |
Audio |
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12:00 am until the end of S1-2 |
TVB Ch82 |
Cantonese/English |
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i-CABLE CH18 |
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now TV now668 & Ch630 |
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Racing Touch^ & HKJC TV^ |
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Live commentary eight minutes before each race |
Commercial Radio AM864 |
Cantonese |
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Hong Kong Toolbar |
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Time |
Channels |
Audio |
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1:00 pm until the end of S2-3 |
TVB Ch82 |
Cantonese/English |
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i-CABLE CH18 |
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now TV now668 & Ch630 |
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Racing Touch^ & HKJC TV^ |
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1:00 pm until the end of S2-3 |
Off-Course Betting Branches# |
Cantonese |
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Live commentary eight minutes before each race |
Commercial Radio AM864 |
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Hong Kong Toolbar |
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Cape Town Met Day (S3) |
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Time |
Channels |
Audio |
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8:20 pm until the end of S3-7 |
TVB Ch82 |
Cantonese/English |
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i-CABLE CH18 |
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now TV now668 & Ch630 |
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Racing Touch^ & HKJC TV^ |
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8:20 pm until the end of S3-5 |
Off-Course Betting Branches# |
Cantonese |
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Live commentary eight minutes before each race |
Commercial Radio AM864 |
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Hong Kong Toolbar |
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“S1”, “S2” or “S3” must be indicated for overseas race bets
Customers betting with cash or through Digital Channels** on overseas races should mark the “S1 box”, “S2 box” or “S3 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”, “S2” or “S3” 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 Al Maktoum Challenge Day (S1), Railway Stakes Day (S2) and Cape Town Met Day (S3) will be available for sale from 12:00 noon on Friday, 24 January. (Subject to further announcement by the Club)
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Al Maktoum Challenge Day (S1), Railway Stakes Day (S2) and |
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Date |
OCBBs# |
1886 Telebet Automated Services and Digital Channels** |
Telebet |
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24/1 |
12:00 noon to |
12:00 noon to 6:15 am on the following day |
12:00 noon to 4:00 am on the following day |
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25/1 |
12:00 noon to 11:30 pm |
7:30 am to the |
7:30 am to the |
* 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.
