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Simulcast and betting arrangements for Grand Prix de Saint‐Cloud Day and Irish Derby Day French’s Win and Place outbound commingling pools with a Jackpot Reserve

27/06/2025 20:25

HKJC Horse Race Betting Limited will simulcast two races of Grand Prix de Saint‐Cloud Day from Saint-Cloud Racecourse in France and nine races of Irish Derby Day from Curragh Racecourse in Ireland on Sunday, 29 June. Bets will be accepted* for these races.

For Grand Prix de Saint‐Cloud Day, as with previous arrangements for the French outbound commingling pools△, Win and Place bets will be outbound commingled with the respective pools operated by PMU, the Club’s outbound commingling partner, in accordance with the modified horse race betting rules of PMU. Quinella, Quinella Place and other exotic bet pools will still be operated under separate Hong Kong pools. To provide more jackpot opportunities (referred to as “Boosters” in France), Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU) of France will introduce a Jackpot Reserve for Win and Place bets. The deduct rate will be 0.1699% of the turnover for the relevant pool, which will be returned as jackpots for designated French races. A jackpot of EUR 110,000 (over HK$1 million) will be offered for the Win pool of S1-1.

The betting method for the outbound pools remains unchanged and is the same as the method for betting on Hong Kong pools. The odds are calculated according to PMU’s method, that is, the investment is deducted prior to the division of the dividend pool (Photo 1). The odds displayed will change to show the odds of the PMU pools when the Hong Kong investment of the current race has been outbound commingled with PMU, and after the dividends of the preceding race have been confirmed. The Place odds are the minimum value odds in the range (Photo 2).  In other words, the final Place odds could either be the same or higher than the value indicated. For more information on outbound commingling, customers can visit the Club’s website at https://campaigns.hkjc.com/outbound-commingling/en/.

For Irish Derby Day, World Pool will be offered (Win, Place, Quinella, Quinella Place, Forecast, Tierce and Treble) to ensure maximum liquidity for racegoers.

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Photo 1
Photo 2
Photo 2

Race times and betting pools
The simulcast races of Grand Prix de Saint‐Cloud Day are scheduled as S1-1 to S1-2, and are due to start at 7:45 pm on 29 June. The simulcast races of Irish Derby Day are scheduled as S2-1 to S2-9, and are due to start at 8:15 pm on the same evening. Details of the post time and betting pools are:

Grand Prix de Saint‐Cloud Day

Race
No.
Post Time
(Hong Kong time)
Overseas races Betting Pools
S1-1 7:45 pm Class 3 Handicap Win
Place
Quinella
Quinella Place (S1-1 only)
Forecast
Tierce
Trio
Quartet & First 4 Merged Pool (S1-1 only)
S1-2 11:30 pm Grand Prix de Saint‐Cloud
–    France-related races Win and Place are outbound commingled pools to France PMU and governed by the overseas Horse Race Betting Rules. Rebate is not applicable; Quinella and Quinella Place are operated under separate HK 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%
–    All Up as well as Cross Pool All Up betting are available for S1-1 to S1-2, but cannot be mixed with other simulcast overseas races and local races
–    The final betting pool arrangement is subject to the Club’s final announcement

Irish Derby Day

Race No. Post Time
(Hong Kong time)
Overseas races Betting Pools
S2-1 8:15 pm Dubai Duty Free Handicap Win
Place
Quinella
Quinella Place
Forecast
Tierce
Trio
S2-1 to S2-9
S2-2 8:50 pm Derby Festival Handicap
S2-3 9:25 pm Dash Stakes (Belgrave Stakes)
Quartet & First 4 Merged Pool S2-1 to S2-8
S2-4 9:55 pm Celebration Stakes 1st Double Trio
2nd Double Trio
S2-3 and S2-4
S2-5 and S2-6
S2-5 10:30 pm Rockingham Handicap 1st Double
2nd Double
3rd Double
4th Double
5th Double
6th Double
7th Double
8th Double
S2-1 and S2-2
S2-2 and S2-3
S2-3 and S2-4
S2-4 and S2-5
S2-5 and S2-6
S2-6 and S2-7
S2-7 and S2-8
S2-8 and S2-9
S2-6 11:10 pm Irish Derby
S2-7 11:50 pm Ragusa Handicap
S2-8 12:20 am
(30 June)
Summer Fillies Handicap
S2-9 12:55 am
(30 June)
Stayers Handicap Treble S2-7 to S2-9
– 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 S2-9, but cannot be mixed with other 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

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:

Grand Prix de Saint‐Cloud Day and Irish Derby Day

Time

Channels

Audio

7:20 pm until the end of S2-9

TVB Ch82

Cantonese/English

i-CABLE CH18

now TV now668 & Ch630

Racing Touch^ & HKJC TV^

7:20 pm until the end of S2-6

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

Cantonese

Live commentary eight minutes before each simulcast race

Commercial Radio AM864

Hong Kong Toolbar

“S1” or “S2” must be indicated for overseas race bets
Customers betting with cash or through Digital Channels** on overseas races should mark the “S1 box” or “S2 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” or “S2” 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 Grand Prix de Saint‐Cloud Day and Irish Derby Day will be available for sale from 12:00 noon on Saturday, 28 June. (Subject to further announcement by the Club)

Grand Prix de Saint‐Cloud Day and Irish Derby Day

Date

OCBBs#

1886 Telebet Automated Services and Digital Channels**

Telebet

Racecourses

28/6
Sat

12:00 noon to
10:00 pm

12:00 noon to 6:15 am on the following day

12:00 noon to 4:00 am on the following day

3:00 pm to 9:45 pm

29/6
Sun

12:00 noon to
11:30 pm

7:30 am to start of S2-9

7:30 am to start of S2-9

Closed

* 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.