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Simulcast and betting arrangements for Tattersalls Gold Cup and Irish 1000 Guineas

23/05/2025 20:31

HKJC Horse Race Betting Limited will simulcast Tattersalls Gold Cup and Irish 1000 Guineas from Curragh Racecourse in Ireland on Sunday, 25 May. Bets will be accepted* for these races.

World Pool will be offered in the two races (Win, Place, Quinella, Quinella Place, Forecast and Tierce) to ensure maximum liquidity for racing fans.

Race times and betting pools 

The simulcast races of Tattersalls Gold Cup and Irish 1000 Guineas are scheduled as S3-1 and S3-2, and are due to start at 10:05 pm and 10:40 pm respectively on 25 May. Details of the post time and betting pools are:

Tattersalls Gold Cup and Irish 1000 Guineas

Race No.

Post Time
(Hong Kong time)

Overseas races

Betting Pools

Race No.

S3-1

10:05 pm

Tattersalls Gold Cup

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

S3-1 to S3-2

S3-2

10:40 pm

Irish 1000 Guineas

Double Trio

S3-1 and S3-2

Double

S3-1 and S3-2

–       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 bets are available for S3-1 to S3-2, but cannot mixed with other simulcast overseas races and local races
–       If there is no winner for 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. The broadcasting arrangements for the simulcast races are as follows:

Tattersalls Gold Cup and Irish 1000 Guineas

Time

Channels

Audio

9:40 pm until the end of S3-2

TVB Ch82

Cantonese/English

i-CABLE CH18

now TV now668 & Ch630

Racing Touch^ & HKJC TV^

9:40 pm until the end of S3-2

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

Cantonese

Live commentary eight minutes before each race

Commercial Radio AM864

Hong Kong Toolbar

“S3” must be indicated for overseas race bets
Customers betting with cash or through Digital Channels** on overseas races should mark the “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 “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 Tattersalls Gold Cup and Irish 1000 Guineas will be available for sale from 3:30 pm on Saturday, 24 May. (Subject to further announcement by the Club)

Tattersalls Gold Cup and Irish 1000 Guineas

Date

OCBBs#

1886 Telebet Automated Services and Digital Channels**

Telebet

Racecourses

24/5
Sat

3:30 pm to
11:30 pm

3:30 pm to 6:15 am on the following day

3:30 pm to 4:00 am on the following day

Closed

25/5
Sun

9:00 am to start of S3-2

7:30 am to start of S3-2

7:30 am to start of S3-2

11:30 am to 6:20 pm

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.