Betting Info

Pari-Mutuel Local Pools

Dividend will be shared by the number of winning combinations of a particular pool. Winners will share the percentage of pool payout in proportion to their winning stakes.

Percentage of Dividend for each Pool

Single Pools

% of Pool paid out as Dividend

Win / Place / Quinella / Quinella Place / Double 82.5%
Forecast  80.5%
Trio 77%
Tierce / First 4 / Quartet / Treble 75% 
Triple Trio^ 75%
Double Trio* / Six Up** 75%

^7.5 percent of the Pool will be deducted as Jackpot Reserve Deduction
*0.5 percent of the Pool will be deducted as Operator Reserve Deduction (to be deducted from the Club’s revenue)
**2 percent of the Pool will be deducted as Operator Reserve Deduction (to be deducted from the Club
’s revenue)

Merged Pool

% of Pool paid out as Dividend

Quartet & First 4+ 75%
 

+0.5 percent of the Pool will be deducted as Jackpot Reserve Deduction

Single-race Pools are the simple and straight-forward betting pools for beginners to enjoy betting entertainment.

Single-race Pools

Dividend Qualification

 
Win 1st in a race Demo Video
Place 

1st, 2nd or 3rd in a race, or 1st or 2nd in a race of 4 to 6 declared starters (applicable to local races)

1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th in a race, or 1st, 2nd or 3rd in a race of 7 to 20 declared starters, or 1st or 2nd in a race of 4 to 6 declared starters (applicable to designated simulcast races)

Demo Video
Quinella 1st and 2nd in any order in a race Demo Video
Quinella Place Any two of the first three placed horses in any order in a race Demo Video
Forecast 1st and 2nd in correct order in a race Theme Site
Trio
1st, 2nd and 3rd in any order in a race

Tierce
1st, 2nd and 3rd in correct order in a race
 
First 4
1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th in any order in a race
Theme Site
Quartet
1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th in correct order in a race
Theme Site

All Up or Cross Pool All Up Betting

You can enjoy greater flexibility by choosing All Up or Cross Pool All Up bet. Simply by placing bets in the same or different betting pools for 2 races to a maximum of 6 races. Any dividend entitlement from a winning Leg will be automatically carried forward and reinvested in the subsequent Leg specified in your bet selection.

 

 

All Up Betting
(same betting pool in each leg)

Cross Pool All Up Betting
(different betting pools in each leg allowed)

Select 2 to 3 races
  • Forecast, Trio

e.g. Forecast → Forecast

  • Win, Place, Quinella, Quinella Place, Forecast, Trio

e.g. Forecast → Trio → Win

Select 2 to 6 races
  • Win, Place, Quinella, Quinella Place

e.g. Win → Win

  • Win, Place, Quinella, Quinella Place

e.g. Win → Place → Quinella

 
To experience the betting entertainment and increase the challenge, you may consider the multi-race pools or pools with possible jackpot.

Multi-race Pools

Dividend Qualification

Double
1st in each of the two nominated races
Consolation :1st in 1st nominated race and 2nd in 2nd nominated race
Treble
1st in each of the three nominated races
Consolation :1st in the first two Legs and 2nd in 3rd Leg of the three nominated races
 

Jackpot Pools

Dividend Qualification

Double Trio 1st, 2nd and 3rd in any order in each of the two nominated races
Triple Trio

arrow_buttonT-T Auto Pick
1st, 2nd and 3rd in any order in each of the three nominated races

Consolation :Select correctly the 1st, 2nd and 3rd horses in any order in the first two Legs of the three nominated races

Six Up 1st or 2nd in each of the six nominated races
Six Win Bonus :1st in each of the six nominated races
 

Dividend Collection

Valid betting tickets must be presented for payment within 60 days of the date after the relevant race meeting (Example: Winning tickets for races held on 1 March can be presented for payment on any day from 1 March to 30 April).

 

 

All horse race betting transactions are governed by the Horse Race Betting Rules of HKJC Horse Race Betting Limited. In the event of any inconsistency between the information above and the Horse Race Betting Rules, the Horse Race Betting Rules shall prevail of which the latest version is available on the website of The Hong Kong Jockey Club.