Horse Racing
Season 2024/2025
2025 Mar
Simulcast and betting arrangements for Australian Cup Day, Tancred Stakes Day and SA Derby Day

27/03/2025 17:22

HKJC Horse Race Betting Limited will simulcast a total of 12 overseas races in Hong Kong on Saturday, 29 March, including three races of Australian Cup Day from Flemington Racecourse in Australia, three races of Tancred Stakes Day from Rosehill Racecourse in Australia and six races of SA Derby Day from Turffontein Racecourse in South Africa. Bets will be accepted* for these races.

World Pool will be offered in all these three meetings to ensure maximum liquidity for racing fans. For races of Australian Cup Day and Tancred Stakes Day, World Pool will be available on Win, Place, Quinella, Quinella Place and Tierce. For races of SA Derby Day, World Pool will be available on Win, Place, Quinella, Quinella Place and Forecast.

Under World Pool branding as one of the betting partners of the three meetings, the HKJC has naming rights for three races of the meetings, namely HKJC World Pool Sprint Classic (S1-2), HKJC World Pool Handicap (S2-3) and HKJC World Pool Premier’s Champions Challenge (S3-3).

Race times and betting pools
The simulcast races of Australian Cup Day are scheduled as S1-1 to S1-3, and are due to start at 12:05 pm on 29 March. The simulcast races of Tancred Stakes Day are scheduled as S2-1 to S2-3, and are due to start at 1:35 pm on the same afternoon. The simulcast races of SA Derby Day are scheduled as S3-1 to S3-6, and are due to start at 8:25 pm on the same evening. Details of the post time and betting pools are:

Australian Cup Day (S1)

Race No. Post Time
(Hong Kong time)
Overseas races Betting Pools
S1-1 12:05 pm Bob Hoysted Handicap Win
Place
Quinella
Quinella Place
Forecast
Tierce
Trio
Quartet & First 4 Merged Pool
S1-1 to S1-3
S1-2 12:40 pm HKJC World Pool Sprint Classic
S1-3 1:15 pm Australian Cup
Double Trio S1-2 and S1-3
1st Double
2nd Double
S1-1 and S1-2
S1-2 and S1-3
Treble S1-1 to S1-3
– 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 S1-3, but cannot be mixed with S2, S3 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

Tancred Stakes Day (S2)

Race No. Post Time
(Hong Kong time)
Overseas races Betting Pools
S2-1 1:35 pm Tancred Stakes Win
Place
Quinella
Quinella Place
Forecast
Tierce
Trio
Quartet & First 4 Merged Pool
S2-1 to S2-3
S2-2 2:15 pm Doncaster Prelude
S2-3 2:55 pm HKJC World Pool Handicap
Double Trio S2-1 and S2-2
1st Double
2nd Double
S2-1 and S2-2
S2-2 and S2-3
Treble S2-1 to S2-3
– 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 oversea 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

SA Derby Day (S3)

Race No. Post Time
(Hong Kong time)
Overseas races Betting Pools
S3-1 8:25 pm Empress Club Stakes Win
Place
Quinella
Quinella Place
Forecast
Tierce
Trio
Quartet & First 4 Merged Pool
S3-1 to S3-6
S3-2 9:00 pm Computaform Sprint
S3-3 9:35 pm HKJC World Pool Premier’s Champions Challenge
S3-4 10:15 pm SA Derby Double Trio S3-3 and S3-4
S3-5 10:50 pm SA Oaks 1st Double
2nd Double
3rd Double
4th Double
5th 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 11:25 pm Hawaii Stakes Treble S3-4 to S3-6
– 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 S3-6, but cannot be mixed with S1, S2 oversea 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

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.

Australian Cup Day (S1) and Tancred Stakes Day (S2)

Time

Channels

Audio

11:40 am until the end of S2-3

TVB Ch82

Cantonese/English

i-CABLE CH18

now TV now668 & Ch630

Racing Touch^ & HKJC TV^

Off-Course Betting Branches#

Cantonese

Live commentary eight minutes before each race

Commercial Radio AM864

Hong Kong Toolbar

SA Derby Day (S3)

Time

Channels

Audio

8:00 pm until the end of S3-6

TVB Ch82

Cantonese/English

i-CABLE CH18

now TV now668 & Ch630

Racing Touch^ & HKJC TV^

8:00 pm until 11:30 pm

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”, “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 box”, “S2 box” or “S3 box” 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 Australian Cup Day (S1) and Tancred Stakes Day (S2) will be available for sale from 12:00 noon on Friday, 28 March. Tickets for SA Derby Day (S3) will be available for sale from 2:00 pm on Saturday, 29 March. (Subject to further announcement by the Club)

Australian Cup Day (S1) and Tancred Stakes Day (S2)

Date

OCBBs#

1886 Telebet Automated Services and Digital Channels**

Telebet

28/3
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

29/3
Sat

11:00 am to start of S1-3 or S2-3

7:30 am to start of S1-3 or S2-3

7:30 am to start of S1-3 or S2-3

SA Derby Day (S3)

Date

OCBBs#

1886 Telebet Automated Services and Digital Channels**

Telebet

29/3
Sat

2:00 pm to start of S3-6

2:00 pm to start of S3-6

2:00 pm to start of S3-6

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.

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