HKJC Horse Race Betting Limited will simulcast three of the Caulfield Cup Day races from Caulfield Racecourse, Australia and five of the British Champions Day races from Ascot Racecourse, UK on Saturday, 17 October 2015. Bets will be accepted* on these overseas races.
Race times and betting pools
The first race of the Caulfield Cup Day will start at 1:20 pm on Saturday and that of the British Champions Day will start at 8:20 pm on the same day. These overseas races will be scheduled as Simulcast Race 1 (S1-1) to Race 8 (S1-8). Details of the post times and betting pools are:
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Race No.
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Post time
(HK time)
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Overseas races
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Betting pools
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Caulfield Cup Day
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Win
Place
Quinella
Quinella Place
Tierce
Trio
Quartet & First 4 Merged Pool
Double Trio (S1-4 and S1-5)
Treble (S1-6 to S1-8)
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S1-1
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1:20 pm
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Moonga Stakes
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S1-2
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1:55 pm
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Tristarc Stakes
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S1-3
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2:40 pm
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Caulfield Cup
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British Champions Day
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S1-4
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8:20 pm
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British Champions Sprint Stakes
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S1-5
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8:55 pm
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British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes
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S1-6
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9:30 pm
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Queen Elizabeth II Stakes
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S1-7
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10:05 pm
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Champion Stakes
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S1-8
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10:45 pm
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Balmoral Handicap
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- All Up as well as Cross Pool All Up betting is available between S1 overseas races, but these bets cannot be combined with bets on local races
- Rebates are not available on bets placed on overseas races
- If there is no winner for the Double Trio, the jackpot generated will be carried forward to the Double Trio pool of Victoria Derby Day on 31 October 2015
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Broadcast arrangements
The overseas races will be broadcast on TV and radio, as well as at Off-Course Betting Branches (OCBBs). Customers can also review the overseas races at www.hkjcracing.com one hour after the running of each race.
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Time
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Channels
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Audio
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Caulfield Cup Day
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1:00 pm until the end of S1-3
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TVB J2 Channel
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Nicam – Cantonese/ English
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Cable TV Channel 18
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Cable TV HD203
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now TV now668 Channel
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DBC Channel 7
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Cantonese
Cantonese
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UTV
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Off-Course Betting Branches (OCBBs)
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Live commentary 8 minutes before each race
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Commercial Radio AM864
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Hong Kong Toolbar
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British Champions Day
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8:00 pm until the end of the last race
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TVB J2 Channel
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Nicam – Cantonese/ English
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Cable TV Channel 18
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now TV now668 Channel
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DBC Channel 7
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Cantonese
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UTV
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Off-Course Betting Branches (OCBBs)
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Live commentary 8 minutes before each race
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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 Interactive Services** on overseas races should mark the S1 box and race number of the overseas race on the ticket or as required by the Interactive Services 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 “Overseas race” 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, via Interactive Services, and on the Odds and Information Hotline 1835888.
Bets accepted from 12:00 noon tomorrow
Ticket sales for overseas races will be available from 12:00 noon tomorrow (16 October). Selling hours# for the overseas races are:
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OCBBs
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Telebet
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Interactive Services and 1886 Telebet Automated Services
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16/10
Fri
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12:00 noon to
11:00 pm
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12:00 noon to 5:15 am on the following day
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12:00 noon to 5:15 am on the following day
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17/10
Sat
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12:00 noon to
start of S1-8
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6:30 am to start of S1-8
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6:30 am to start of S1-8
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* All customers must be aged 18 and above
** Interactive Services supporting the service - Online Betting Service (eWin) www.hkjcracing.com , Mobile Betting Service, CIT-8, Mango devices and MangoPRO betting app. For enquiries, please call 1818.
# Some OCBBs close earlier while business hours of other betting channels may change.
