World Pool has closed its season with a 24% year-on-year increase in turnover totalling HK$7.4bn. The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC)-owned operation started and finished at Flemington Racecourse in Australia, and reached out to eight countries for a total of 222 races (up from 154 races in 2022), making it a record-breaking 2023. Michael Fitzsimons, Executive Director, Wagering Products of …
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World Pool makes Latin American debut with G1 Longines Gran Premio
The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) has confirmed that the G1 Longines Gran Premio Latinoamericano at San Isidro will be a World Pool event for the very first time. With the event taking place this Sunday, the group revealed that, while the local tote in Argentina will not commingle internationally, other partners’ pools from the likes of Australia, France, North …
Read More »Irish and German Derbies to make same-day World Pool debut
HKJC has revealed that its World Pool will be in operation at both the Irish and German Derbies for the first time this Sunday. The Deutsches Derby marks the first time that World Pool has operated in Germany and will see the country’s richest race offered to bettors in 28 countries. This will come just two hours before World Pool …
Read More »UK Tote and HKJC renew partnership to enhance World Pool
The UK Tote Group and Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) have agreed to expand their strategic partnership until 2028, focusing on the development of new wagering products to benefit all horse racing stakeholders. The partnership, which has grown since the UK Tote Group purchased the Tote in October 2019, has allowed for the successful development of World Pool. Entering its …
Read More »World Pool Q1 turnover up 70% on 2022 as Dubai World Cup tops bill
World Pool has reported a total turnover of HK$1.27bn (approx. $161.8m) across its five fixtures for Q1. Its year-on-year turnover for the quarter has increased by 70% compared to 2022’s Q1 total of HK$745.4m (approx. $94.9m). Globally commingled bets from more than 20 countries saw an average of HK$254m (approx. $32.6m) bet on each of the fixtures, which were Met …
Read More »Dubai World Cup hits World Pool’s highest turnover of 2023
The Dubai World Cup meeting at Meydan over the weekend saw the World Pool’s globally commingled turnover reach HK$315,177,810 (approx. $40.1m). This figure is a rise of $33.6m (approx. $4.2m per race) across the eight-race card, compared to 2022. The feature competition, which was won by Japanese raider Ushba Tesoro, saw the highest turnover of the evening, with pari-mutuel organisations …
Read More »HKJC ‘couldn’t be happier’ as Dubai’s Super Saturday exceeds 2022 turnover
Dubai’s Super Saturday meeting saw the World Pool’s global turnover reach HK$224,802,517 (approx. $28.6m) across the eight races in Meydan on 4 March. This value is an increase of HK$18.9m (approx. $2.4m) on the 2022 edition of the flat racing tournament, with the Ras Al Khor conditions race having the highest turnover of them all. The Hong Kong Jockey Club …
Read More »World Pool Days extended to 25 races to build on 2022 success
In pursuit of its goal of supporting and expanding horse racing, the World Pools has announced the addition of four new race days. The World Pool – set up as an international parimutuel betting community by the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) – has set up new days in Australia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Ireland, expanding the number of …
Read More »World Pool generates record 2022 turnover of £521m
The World Pool remains confident in its increasing popularity among racegoers and horse racing bettors after recording a turnover of £521m throughout the 2022 season. As revealed in the Racing Post, the international group reported a 44% growth across the UK and Ireland’s 17 World Pool race days, an increase of £363m on the previous year. The Final Racecard was …
Read More »BetMakers’ Global Tote powers World Pool expansion
Technologies from Global Tote, a BetMakers company, have helped British racing’s World Pool expand to new racecourses across the UK. Praising its Quantum technologies and services, Global Tote revealed that World Pool has been rolled out to 17 race days across six racecourses in 2021. The BetMakers company also noted that in the last 12 months it has added a …
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