Nearly 1.6 billion bets on the National Day Horse Racing Day, the second-highest father in history brought his 18-year-old into the stadium to feel the atmosphere

Sha Tin Racecourse will hold National Day Race Day today (October 1), with the first race starting at 1pm.

Ten events will be staged on the National Day Horse Racing Day. The focus event is the National Day Cup (1000m), the international third-level race, which is the first graded 1,000-meter straight race this season.

The horse fans had already entered the arena at 11:00 in the morning. Many people brought their horses to the arena for research. The atmosphere was good, and the horse fans were very excited. Whenever there was a race, the stands would be filled with the cheers of horse fans.

A citizen who just turned 18 said that his 18th birthday just passed a few days ago, and his father took him to the venue for "experience" today during the National Day holiday. He believes that the atmosphere is good today and will cheer with other citizens in the stands.

According to the Hong Kong Jockey Club, 11,701 people attended the two racecourses today, of which 10,828 were admitted to the Sha Tin Racecourse, and the full-day betting amounted to HK$1.588 billion, the second highest in the National Day horse racing calendar.

The Hong Kong Jockey Club held National Day Horse Racing Day at Sha Tin Racecourse today. The opening performance was held at 12:00 noon in the horse show circle. It was attended by Zhang Guoyi, Deputy Director of the Publicity, Culture and Sports Department of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government. The Hong Kong Jockey Club Scholarship winner and soprano Tan Lexuan was in the police band. Accompanied by the national anthem and classic songs.

In addition, there is also a local percussion group "Drum Club" playing drums.

The Sha Tin Racecourse opens at 11:00 am and the first race starts at 1:00 pm.

Ten events will be staged throughout the day today, the focus of which is the National Day Cup (1000m), the international third-level race, which is the first graded 1,000-meter straight race this season.

Although the first race started at 1:00 pm, horse fans had already entered the arena at 11:00 am. Many people brought horse books and even laptops to the arena for research. In addition, the weather was fine today, there was no rain and the sun was not too strong. There is a breeze from time to time, the atmosphere is very good, and the horse fans are very excited.

At the beginning of the first race, all the horse fans went to the outdoor stands to watch and cheer for their favorite horses. When the horses ran into the final straight, many horse fans shouted and cheered for their favorite horses, and the scene was full of horse numbers. And the sound of horse fans shouting "up, up, up".

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Just turned 18, Mr. Su: I believe I will win one of the quartets today

Mr. Su's birthday was a few days ago, and he just turned 18. His father, who has not been in the racecourse for more than 30 years, is convenient to bring him to "see it" today.

On his first visit to the racecourse today, Mr. Su was very happy and said with a smile, "I saw so many seniors buying horses. I believe I will be one of the four winners today." The other horse fans cheered together, "I hope more people will be able to win the horse with their hearts and minds."

Mr. Su's birthday was a few days ago and he just turned 18. His father, who has not been in the racecourse for more than 30 years, brought him here today to "see it".

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He said that he brought more than 300 yuan as a bet today to "play". He also pointed out that he would buy Mark Six at the racecourse, thinking that betting on the racecourse would be very lucky.

He entered the racecourse for the first time today, and also made a special trip to the souvenir shop to buy a water glass for 80 yuan as a souvenir as a birthday present.

He also said that today will be saved to the end and watch all the competitions.

Photography enthusiast Ms. Su: Photography is the most important thing, but buying a horse is second

Ms. Su and her friends who love photography at ordinary times were attracted by the National Day Horse Racing Day, and she brought a full range of mirrors to enter the venue, hoping to photograph different horses.

She pointed out with a smile that the most important thing is to enter the venue today, and buying a horse is the second most important.

Ms. Su also thought that the atmosphere today was very good, "The first people almost all went out to the finish track to see how good the atmosphere was."

She also mentioned that today is the National Day, and many photos related to the National Day have been taken this morning. She went to the Tsim Sha Tsui Cultural Center to shoot the National Day helicopter pulling the regional flag and went to the exhibition to shoot the fountain. The themes of the photos taken today are all related to the National Day.

Mr. Chen said that the Jockey Club only posted online in mid-September that online registration was required for souvenirs, but many horse fans would register at the off-track betting shop two weeks in advance, but in the end there were no souvenirs.

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Although the atmosphere of the racecourse was warm today, there was a small episode when the public entered the venue.

Some horse fans mistakenly thought that they could get souvenirs when they entered the venue, but after arriving at the venue, the staff told them that if they wanted to receive souvenirs, they had to register in advance, which caused some horse fans to be upset.

Mr. Chen, a horse fan, is one of the horse fans who failed to collect the souvenirs. He said that the Jockey Club only pointed out that online registration was required to obtain souvenirs in mid-September, but many horse fans would be two weeks earlier. He went to the off-site betting shop to register, but in the end there was no souvenir. He pointed out that it affected the mood of many horse fans today.

Shatin and Happy Valley Racecourses totaled 11,701 visitors, with a bet of $1.588 billion

The Hong Kong Jockey Club said that the two racecourses attracted a total of 11,701 visitors today, including 10,828 visitors to the Sha Tin Racecourse and 873 visitors to the Happy Valley Racecourse.

The seventh National Day Cup was won by "Ju Cai" trained by trainer David Heath.

Today's full-day betting amounted to 1.588 billion yuan, the second highest ever on National Day horse racing.

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