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Written by: Ouyang Dehao
2020-09-06 22:08
Last update date: 2020-09-06 22:08
The new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong continues. This season's horse racing kicked off at Sha Tin Racecourse at 1:00 pm today (6th).
The Jockey Club stated that the full-day betting amount broke the record for the start of the gong in the past years, reaching $1.376 billion. The number of people at the Sha Tin Racecourse today was only 362. There was no celebration ceremony after each race. Limited to two people.
The Jockey Club stated that the full-day betting amount broke the record for the start of the year, reaching 1.376 billion yuan.
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No celebration ceremony for 362 people
As of June 30, 2020, the amount of horse racing betting for 2019/2020 dropped only 3.2% to 121 billion yuan during the year.
Today (6th) is the first day of the new season of horse racing. The Jockey Club stated that although it will continue to play behind closed doors in response to the epidemic, the full-day betting amount broke the record for the opening day of previous years, reaching 1.376 billion yuan, which is higher than the previous year. The opening day of the quarter rose 6.8%.
Ying Jiabai, chief executive of the Hong Kong Jockey Club, said that the new racing season has made a good start and is satisfied with today's performance.
The Jockey Club pointed out that there were 362 people at the Sha Tin Racecourse today, and there is no bilateral betting service at the Happy Valley Racecourse.
Apart from trainers, jockeys and staff, only owners with pre-booked racing horses and one accompanying guest are allowed to enter the racecourse.
All people must take their temperature and fill out a health declaration form before entering the venue. Those who have traveled to other places within 14 days are not allowed to enter the venue. There is also no celebration ceremony when "pull the horse" after each race, and only two people can take the lead.
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