HKJC Horse Race Betting Limited will broadcast 10 races of King’s Plate Day from Kenilworth Racecourse in South Africa on Saturday, 10 January. Bets will be accepted* for these races.
World Pool will be also be offered on King’s Plate Day, where a total of 10 races will be commingled, including the G1 King’s Plate (S1-8), which was featured in the recent rankings of the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities’ Top 100 G1 Races, to ensure maximum liquidity for racing fans. For King’s Plate Day, World Pool will be available for Win, Place, Quinella, Quinella Place and Forecast.
Under World Pool branding, as one of the betting partners of King’s Plate Day, the HKJC has naming rights for one of the races – World Pool Cape Flying Championship (S1-7).
To enhance customers’ digital service experience, the Club has introduced arrow markers in the “Last Race Replay” videos for runners in overseas key races. These markers are designed to help customers track the performance of their selected horses. Visit the “Racing Info (Simulcast)” webpage to download the “Form Guide” and view the “Last Race Replay” videos in the past performance section for each horse.
Race times and betting pools
The simulcast races of King’s Plate Day are scheduled as S1-1 to S1-10, and are due to start at 6:25 pm on 10 January. Details of the post time and betting pools are:
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| Race No. | Post Time (Hong Kong) | Overseas races | Betting Pools | |
| S1-1 | 6:25 pm | Charles Dickens Stakes |
Win Place Quinella Quinella Place Forecast Tierce Trio Quartet & First 4 Merged Pool |
S1-1 to S1-10 |
| S1-2 | 7:00 pm | Cape B Stakes | ||
| S1-3 | 7:35 pm | Class 4 Handicap | ||
| S1-4 | 8:15 pm | Sceptre Stakes | ||
| S1-5 | 8:50 pm | Premier Trophy |
1st Double Trio 2nd Double Trio |
S1-7 and S1-8 S1-9 and S1-10 |
| S1-6 | 9:25 pm | Paddock Stakes |
1st Double 2nd Double 3rd Double 4th Double 5th Double 6th Double 7th Double 8th Double 9th 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 S1-9 and S1-10 |
| S1-7 | 10:00 pm | World Pool Cape Flying Championship | ||
| S1-8 | 10:45 pm | King’s Plate | ||
| S1-9 | 11:20 pm | Chairman’s Cup | ||
| S1-10 | 11:55 pm | Cape B Stakes | Treble | S1-8 to S1-10 |
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– 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 S1-10, but cannot be mixed with 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 Club’s final announcement |
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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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Channels |
Audio |
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6:00 pm until the end of S1-10 |
TVB Ch82 |
Cantonese/English |
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i-CABLE CH18 |
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now TV now668 |
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Racing Touch^ & HKJC TV^ |
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6:00 pm until the end of S1-9 |
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” 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 King’s Plate Day will be available for sale from 12:00 noon on Friday, 9 January. (Subject to further announcement by the Club)
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Date |
OCBBs# |
1886 Telebet Automated Services and Digital Channels** |
Telebet |
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9/1 |
12:00 noon to 9:00 pm |
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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10/1 |
12:00 noon to 11:30 pm |
7:30 am to the start of S1-10 |
7:30 am to the start of S1-10 |
* 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.
