Horse Racing
Season
Simulcast and betting arrangements for Melbourne Cup Day
HKJC Horse Race Betting Limited will simulcast seven races of Melbourne Cup Day from Flemington Racecourse in Australia on Tuesday, 5 November. Bets will be accepted* for these races. A jackpot of $1,033,346 is carried forward to Melbourne Cup Day’s Double Trio pool.
As one of the betting partners of Melbourne Cup Day, the HKJC has naming rights for one race of the meeting, namely The Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes (S3-6).
Race times and betting pools
The simulcast races of Melbourne Cup Day are scheduled as S3-1 to S3-7, and are due to start at 9:40 am on 5 November. Details of the post time and betting pools are:
Melbourne Cup Day |
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Race No. |
Post Time |
Overseas races |
Betting Pools |
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S3-1 |
9:40 am |
Schweppervescence Plate |
Win |
S3-1 to S3-7 |
S3-2 |
10:20 am |
BM96 Handicap |
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S3-3 |
10:55 am |
Furphy Plate (Melbourne Cup Day Plate |
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S3-4 |
12:00 noon |
Melbourne Cup |
Double Trio |
S3-6 and S3-7 |
S3-5 |
12:50 pm |
The Amanda Elliott |
1st Double |
S3-1 and S3-2 |
S3-6 |
1:35 pm |
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes |
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S3-7 |
2:15 pm |
BM90 Handicap |
Treble |
S3-5 to S3-7 |
– 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% |
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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.
Melbourne Cup Day |
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Time |
Channels |
Audio |
9:15 am until the end of S3-7 |
TVB Ch82 |
Cantonese/English |
i-CABLE CH18 |
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now TV now668 & Ch630 |
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Racing Touch^ & HKJC TV^ |
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9:15 am until the end of S3-7 |
Off-Course Betting Branches# |
Cantonese |
Live commentary eight minutes before each race |
Commercial Radio AM864 |
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Hong Kong Toolbar |
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“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 Melbourne Cup Day will be available for sale from 12:00 noon on Monday, 4 November. (Subject to further announcement by the Club)
Melbourne Cup Day |
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Date |
OCBBs# |
1886 Telebet Automated Services and Digital Channels** |
Telebet |
4/11 |
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 |
5/11 |
9:00 am to start of S3-7 |
7:30 am to start of S3-7 |
7:30 am to start of S3-7 |
* 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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