The Macau Jockey Club (MJC; ,

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: Jockey Clube de Macau) is an

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providing horse racing and betting entertainment in

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, China. MJC is one of the largest private employers of

with around 1,400 employees and around 1,100 part-timers.

History

The club began as the Macau Trotting Club in 1980 in an attempt to introduce harness racing in

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, but it was not a popular sporting event and gave way to the formation of the current thoroughbred racing club in 1989.

Taipa Racecourse

The Macau Jockey Club has one track on

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converted from the old trotting track. The old track is now the inner sand track and the newer outer track is turf. The track has a grandstand seating area for 15000 spectators and Race Complex for 3000. The main stables at the MJC can house 1183 horses, 60 at a quarantine stable and 28 at spelling stables. The track has an equine hospital to handle minor care to surgery.

Races

* Macau Derby - July * Macau Gold Cup - May * The Macau Star of The Sand Stakes - June * Macau Sprint Trophy - April * Chairman's Challenge Cup - June * Director's Cup

Betting

Single-Race Bets

Pool Name - Dividend Qualification * Win (獨贏, Vencedor) - 1st in a race. * Place (位置, Placê) - 1st, 2nd or 3rd in a

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with 7 or more declared starters or 1st, 2nd in a race with 4, 5, 6 declared starters. * Quinella (連贏, Quiniela) - 1st and 2nd in either order in the race. * Quinella Place (位置, Exata) - Any two of the first three placed horses in any finishing order in the race. However, the Pool will not opened when a race less than 6 starters. * Tierce (三重彩, Trifeta) - 1st, 2nd and 3rd in correct order in the race.

Multiple-Race Bets

Pool Name - Dividend Qualification - Consolation f any * Double (孖寶, Dupla) - 1st in two nominated races - 1st in 1st leg and 2nd in 2nd leg. * Triple Trio (三T, Trio Triplo) - 1st, 2nd and 3rd in any order in three legs - 1st, 2nd and 3rd in any order in any two Triple Trio legs.

References

External links

Official website
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