World Pool will once again be in operation on all five days of Royal Ascot, allowing racegoers and remote bettors the opportunity to bet into a global pool consisting of over 20 countries. World Pool is now in its fourth year, having started at Royal Ascot in 2019. World Pool was created by the Hong Kong Jockey Club, in partnership with the UK Tote and Ascot Racecourse, and is a collaboration of over 20 operators, enabling bettors from all over the globe to bet into a single pool. The result is increased liquidity, and a multi-million pound betting experience. It is proving ever popular with racing fans and is generating a significant financial return for racing. All 35 races at Royal Ascot will again be included in the World Pool. Last year generated total turnover of £129m worldwide across the Royal Meeting with Britain, Hong Kong, Australia, Singapore, South Africa and the US betting into a single pool, helping to create greater value for customers either via Bet with Ascot on course or remotely. The First Two (Exacta) and the Bet with Ascot Treble, covering the last three races of each day, will be included for the first time this year. The bet types included in World Pool available through Bet with Ascot therefore are:
WIN
Pick the winner of the race
FIRST THREE TRIFECTA Select the winner, the second and the third horse in correct order
TREBLE
Pick the winner of three races
PLACE
EACH WAY Pick a horse to be placed. Place terms as per below
TWO FROM THREE SWINGER Pick two horses to finish first, second or third in any order
FIRST TWO
EXACTA Pick the first two horses in the correct order
QUINELLA
New for this year, “World Pool Moment of the Day” will celebrate the most exciting moments on the track throughout the week. Decided by an industry representative, the member of racing staff from the yard who looks after the horse awarded “World Pool Moment of the Day” will win £1,000 and a bottle of champagne. An award will be made following the 16 World Pool days with an overall winner, determined by a combination of scores derived from a public vote and an industry panel, announced on QIPCO British Champions Day. The overall “World Pool Moment of the Year” winner will receive £34,000 for the staff and yard (making the overall prize £50,000).
£25,000 Stable Bonuses for QIPCO King George Diamond Day and the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Ascot’s next World Pool day is QIPCO King George Day, 23rd July, which has been reshaped to create a compelling mix of quality and competitive racing in order to incentivise owners and trainers to target the supporting races on the day, to the benefit of the World Pool. In tandem, there will be additional £25,000 stable prizes offered on both QIPCO King George Day and Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Day (6th August 2022). These will be awarded £20,000 to the trainers and £5,000 to stable staff across the top three performing yards based on points achieved for first to fifth placings.
Select the first two finished in either order
The place terms for all races are determined by the number of declared runners and are as follows: • 4 declared runners: No place pool • 5 or 6 declared runners: 1st or 2nd (void if less than 4 actual runners) • 7-20 declared runners: 1st, 2nd or 3rd (3 places remain if 5 or 6 runners, void if less than 5 actual runners) • 21 – 34 declared runners: 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th (4 places remain for 20 or less runners)
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