Day 1 of Longines Irish Champions Weekend at
Leopardstown, featuring the Group 1 Irish Champion Stakes, saw €29.5 million
bet into World Pool.
Gross turnover for World Pool bets increased by 33% on 2021’s figure of €22.2
million.
As a collaboration of global Totes, World Pool enables racing fans from all
over the globe to bet into a single pool. This creates huge liquidity and
excellent value for racing fans.
Exceptional value for Tote customers on Day 1 of Longines Irish
Champions Weekend
World Pool is accessed via Tote Ireland. Bets can be placed on World Pool
events at the racecourse, online at tote.ie or tote.co.uk, as well as at the
Tote App or via bookmakers, the majority of whom accept Tote bets online and in
shops.
Additionally, all customers betting with the Tote, both online or at the
racecourse, not only benefit from World Pool, but also benefit from Tote
Guarantee which ensures all Win bets will always match the Starting Price or
exceed it if the pool price is bigger. Customers betting directly with the Tote
online receive an extra 10% boost on winning bets via Tote+.
The Tote offered customers exceptional value across the eight races:
• Tote+ Win beat SP in 5 of the 8 races (and matched on the
remaining three with Tote Guarantee in place)
• Tote+ Win overround was 103% vs SP overround of 118%
• Tote+ Exacta beat Forecast on 6 out of 8 races
• Tote+ Trifecta beat Tricast on 4 out of 5 races
€1,200 won by racing staff for World Pool “Moment of the Day” on Day 1
of Longines Irish Champions Weekend
At each World Pool event there is a “Moment of the Day” which will be awarded
by an industry representative, with the moment decided by a standout
performance. This could include a wide-margin winner; a winner from an unlikely
position; an extraordinary turn of foot at any point in the race; an above
expectation performance by an outsider; or a human or equine interest story.
Racing staff who look after the winning horse for each World Pool “Moment of
the Day” receive €1,200/£1,000 and a bottle of champagne. On Day 1 of Longines
Irish Champions Weekend, “World Pool Moment of the Day” was won by Derek
Hennessy, the groom, and Killian Hennessy, the work rider, of Luxembourg, who
share the prize for the horse’s success in the Group 1 Irish Champion Stakes.
At the end of the World Pool season, the 16 winners of “Moment of the Day” at
World Pool events will compete for the overall World Pool “Moment of the Year”,
which will be presented on QIPCO British Champions Day. The overall winner will
be determined by a combination of scores derived from a public vote and an
industry panel. The winning yard who looks after the horse will be awarded the
World Pool “Moment of the Year” and receive €40,000/£34,000 (making the overall
prize (c. €60,000) / £50,000).
Global collaboration continues to grow World Pool
Michael Fitzsimons, Executive Director Wagering Products of the Hong
Kong Jockey Club, said: “Day 1 of Longines Irish Champions
Weekend was another successful day for World Pool with excellent ongoing
collaboration between all parties. We appreciate the efforts by Horse Racing Ireland,
the Tote, Racecourse Media Group, our global partners, and of course the
participants, in ensuring World Pool continues to go from strength-to-strength
to the benefit of global horse racing.”
Suzanne Eade, Chief Executive of Horse Racing Ireland which owns Tote
Ireland, said: “We are delighted with Day 1 of Longines Irish
Champions Weekend which was a top-class day of racing. This was reflected in
the positive World Pool numbers. We look forward to continuing to work in
partnership with the Hong Kong Jockey Club, the Tote and Racecourse Media Group
to further develop World Pool in Ireland.”
Alex Frost, Chief Executive of the UK Tote Group, said: “World
Pool once again ensured the Tote was able to provide great value and an
excellent experience for customers, in Ireland and the UK, betting on Day 1 of
Longines Irish Champions Weekend. I would like to thank the Hong Kong Jockey
Club, as well as the teams at Horse Racing Ireland, Leopardstown Racecourse and
Racecourse Media Group for their collaboration and extensive support of World
Pool. We look forward to the final fixture of the 2022 World Pool season at
QIPCO British Champions Day. We have all appreciated this extraordinary
opportunity to progress a concept that is having such a positive impact on
horse racing in the UK and Ireland, even at these most formative
stages."
Please visit https://worldpool.hkjc.com/
for full details about World Pool and follow @WorldPool on Twitter for all the
latest news.
