Where to Find HKJC Race Entries, Racecards and Odds

Where to find HKJC race entries and racecards

The Hong Kong Jockey Club runs the whole show in Hong Kong: it is the sole operator authorized by the government to provide horse racing and football betting, and it administers the Mark Six lottery on behalf of the government¹. That means there is one official source for entries, racecards and odds. The Club's Sha Tin and Happy Valley racecourses, its off-course betting centers, its official website and other approved internet sites are the places where you can submit lottery entries².

Entries and racecards are published on the Club's website and apps. The racing section of hkjc.com carries the declared runners, jockeys, draws, weights and form for each meeting, and the same information is available in the HKJC apps. If you are at the track, printed racecards are sold at the racecourse, and the big screens and monitors show the same fields.

For a first-timer, the useful thing to know is that a racecard is not just a list of names. It tells you the horse, the jockey, the trainer, the draw, the weight, the recent form and the gear. If you want to understand what each column means before you bet, our guide to how to read a racecard walks through it line by line.

Entries for the big international races follow published deadlines. For the LONGINES Hong Kong Vase, the stages are set out below.

The race itself is run at Sha Tin on Sunday, December 13, 2026.

That pattern is worth remembering if you follow the international races: entries, supplementary entries, selection and declarations are separate steps with their own dates, and the field you see early in the week is not always the field that starts.

Odds and bet types on hkjc.com

The Club's racing product covers Pari-Mutuel Pools and fixed odds bet types, along with the betting formulas and procedures that go with them⁶. In practice that means two different ways of betting on the same race.

Pari-mutuel pools are the traditional tote: all the money on a pool goes in, the club takes its cut, and the dividend is shared among winning tickets. Fixed odds bets are the alternative, where the price is set when you take it. The Club's horse race betting rules are organized into Pari-Mutuel Bets, Betting on Overseas Races, Fixed Odds Bets and Outbound Commingling on Overseas Races⁷.

If you are working out which bet type suits you, the pool names are worth learning before you get to the window. Win and place are the simplest. Forecast, quinella, tierce and Triple Trio are the combination bets, and the Club offers Win, Place, Forecast, Place Forecast, Tierce and Triple Trio among its commingling bet types⁸. Our explainers on win and place bets, quinella and quinella place and trifecta, tierce and trio bets cover how each one pays.

Odds are shown on the Club's website, in the apps and on the monitors inside the racecourse, and they move as money comes in on the pari-mutuel pools. If you are betting fixed odds, the price you take is the price you get.

One practical point on payouts: for fixed odds football betting, winnings on each winning bet are calculated to the nearest 10 cents, rounded up or down⁹. The same rounding logic applies across the Club's fixed odds products, so do not expect a payout to the exact cent.

Key race meetings and entry deadlines to watch

The Hong Kong season is built around a handful of meetings that draw the biggest fields and the biggest pools, and the international races in December are the ones most visitors plan around.

If you want to follow the build-up rather than just turn up on the day, the deadlines above are the ones that matter: free entries, supplementary entries, selection and declarations. The field for a race like the Vase can change right up to declarations, so check the Club's site in the week of the race rather than relying on an early list.

Conghua Racecourse in Guangzhou was slated to host world-class thoroughbred racing from October 2026, with no betting services, but the Jockey Club announced on September 2, 2026 that it had postponed the October launch of regular racing at the venue, and no new date has been set¹⁰. If you are in Hong Kong and thinking of crossing to watch, check the Club's announcements for a revised schedule before you plan a trip, and treat it as a day out at the races, not a betting trip.

Who can bet and enter: age, accounts and access rules

The minimum age for all HKJC betting is 18⁴. That applies to horse racing, football and the Mark Six, and it is not a soft rule. The Club enforces it through physical access controls at its two racecourses and all Off-Course Betting Branches, and through ID checks as part of opening a betting account². Its license conditions require it not to accept bets from minors¹¹, and it will not sell a betting ticket or pay a dividend on a winning ticket for someone who is underage¹.

For football betting specifically, anyone under 18 or wearing school uniform may not place a bet, claim a dividend or refund, or enter a betting location unless the operator authorizes it¹². The same age gate applies across the Club's products.

If you want to bet online, you need a betting account. Online betting services are available only to people who hold one³. If you do not have an account, you apply in person at any Off-Course Betting Branch or at a racecourse, bringing the required documents with you³. If you already hold a betting account, you apply for online betting services through the registration link and follow its instructions³.

Opening an account means proving your age. Applicants must provide proof of age when opening a betting account, and when using the account afterwards they confirm with the account number and password⁴. The Club also runs bet limit facilities for account holders who want to set their own limits¹⁴.

For visitors, the practical position is that you can bet at the racecourse and at Off-Course Betting Branches if you are 18 or over, and you can open an account if you meet the Club's requirements. There is no separate tourist scheme: the same age rule and the same access controls apply to everyone.

One thing that is not available: betting on Macau horse races from Hong Kong. There is no two-way betting arrangement with Macau, and the government has said it has no plan to allow betting in Hong Kong on Macau horse races¹⁵. Bets placed at authorized venues of the Macau Horse Racing Company in Macau are a separate arrangement, limited to win, place, double, quinella, forecast and quinella place bets as defined under the betting duty¹⁶.

Payments: cash and account betting only

The Club provides cash betting and account-based betting only. No credit facilities and no credit card betting are allowed¹. In Chinese-language terms, it accepts cash and account betting, does not accept betting through credit card accounts, and does not provide lending⁴. Its license conditions specifically require it not to accept credit betting¹⁷.

For football bets, unless announced otherwise, you can pay by cash, cash coupons and/or betting account¹². The same three routes cover most of what you will do at a branch or at the track.

That has a few practical consequences worth knowing before you go.

• Bring cash if you plan to bet at the racecourse or a branch without an account. There is no card option at the window.
• If you hold an account, you can bet from it online, in the app or at a branch, and your balance funds the bet.
• There is no credit. If your account balance is empty, the bet does not go on.
• The Club's betting services are limited to horse racing, the Mark Six lottery and football under its license¹. You will not find other products on the menu.

If you are used to betting with an offshore site that takes cards, this is the main difference to plan around. The trade-off is that everything here is inside the licensed system, with published rules and a defined claims process.

Claiming winnings and keeping your account safe

Payouts, refunds and rebates must be claimed within 60 days from the date of the race meeting, on any working day, at a betting location¹⁹. That is the outer limit, and it applies across the board.

There are shorter deadlines for ticket problems. If you lose a physical betting ticket, you must ask the Club to identify it within 7 days after the date of the relevant race meeting⁵. If a ticket is defaced, the request must be made within 60 days after the date of the relevant race meeting⁵. Keep your tickets, and if something happens to one, go to a branch quickly rather than waiting.

On the account side, the Club uses one-time password SMS authentication linked to your personal digital devices for Classic 3-in-1 and Racing Touch customers²⁰. You can update your mobile number through the HKJC Classic 3-in-1 app or at an Off-Course Betting Branch²⁰.

The Club does not send SMS messages asking customers to upgrade, and it does not ask customers to log in or provide personal data through third-party email, SMS, websites, apps or phone calls¹⁸. If you get a message that does any of those things, it is not from the Club. You can verify a suspicious message or call by phoning the Customer Service Hotline at 1817 or emailing customer.care@hkjc.com²⁰. For digital service issues there is also a dedicated hotline on 3161 5188²⁰.

The Club's Online Customer Centre lets you view and change your personal data, see which betting services are available to you, book racecourse restaurants on race days, view your records, and check event invitations and limited-time offers, all without queueing at a branch or calling the hotline¹⁸.