HKJC Horse Race Betting Limited will offer Winning Region (Composite Win) for the first time at this Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup Day (3 November). Six races from the Melbourne Cup Day will be simulcast from Flemington Racecourse of Australia. The Melbourne Cup, scheduled as Simulcast Race 3 (S1-3), will offer Winning Region, giving customers an alternative way to pick the winner.
Winning Region is one of the Composite Win options, allowing customers to pick all the starters from their preferred region which are running in the same race. Horses are grouped into three or four composites according to the region they represent (not the country of origin). Customers will receive a dividend if any horse within their selected composite wins.
Winning Region for the Melbourne Cup will start selling from noon on 2 November after the composites are defined. Turnover from Winning Region will be merged into the existing Win pool and dividends will be calculated on a pari-mutuel basis.
Race times and betting pools
The first simulcast race of the Melbourne Cup Day will start at 10:20 am on Tuesday. These overseas races will be scheduled as Simulcast Race 1 (S1-1) to Race 6 (S1-6). 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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S1-1
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10:20 am
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Schweppes #FlemingtonFling
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All races:
Win
Place
Quinella
Quinella Place
Tierce
Trio
Quartet & First 4 Merged Pool
Designated races:
Winning Region (Composite Win) S1-3
Double Trio S1-3 & S1-4
Treble S1-4 to S1-6
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S1-2
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11:00 am
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Lexus Hybrid Plate (Desirable Stakes)
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S1-3
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12:00 noon
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Melbourne Cup
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S1-4
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12:55 pm
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James Boag’s Symphony Stakes (Melbourne Cup Day Plate)
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S1-5
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1:35 pm
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MSS Security Sprint (Always Welcome Stakes)
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S1-6
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2:15 pm
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The Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes (Maybe Mahal Stakes)
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- All Up as well as Cross Pool All Up betting is available between the overseas races prefixed S1
- All Up is not available for Winning Region
- Rebates are not available on bets placed on overseas races
- Double Trio jackpot of $192,649 generated from the simulcast race meeting on 31 October 2015 will be carried forward to the Double Trio pool of Melbourne Cup Day.
- If there is no winner for the Double Trio, the jackpot generated will be carried forward to the Double Trio pool of Emirates Stakes Day on 7 November
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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) and Happy Valley Racecourse. Customers can review the overseas races at http://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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10:00 am until the end of S1-6
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TVB J2 Channel
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Cantonese/ English
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Cable TV Channel 64
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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
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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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Free entry to public from 9:30 am
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Public Stand of Happy Valley Racecourse
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Cantonese/ English
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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 (2 November). 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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Happy Valley Racecourse
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2/11
Mon
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12:00 noon to
11:00 pm
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12:00 noon to 6:45 am on the following day
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12:00 noon to 6:45 am on the following day
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Closed
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3/11
Tue
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9:00 am to
start of S1-6
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8:00 am to start of S1-6
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8:00 am to start of S1-6
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9:30 am to start of
S1-6
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* All customers must be aged 18 and above
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Photo 1:
overseas races should mark the S1 box and race number of the overseas race on the ticket
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