World Pool Moment of the Day and Year Award

£100,000+ Cash Prizes Available to Racing Staff across World Pool events

Following the successful introduction of World Pool Moment of the Year last year in Great Britain and Ireland, this has now been extended to all global World Pool meetings and will reward stable staff with over £100,000 in prizes on offer, as well as a VIP trip to Hong Kong, thanks to support from the Hong Kong Jockey Club, UK Tote Group, Racecourse Media Group, and Ascot Racecourse.

A World Pool “Moment of the Day” will be awarded by an industry representative at the 25 World Pool days with the moment decided by an extraordinary performance which 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

• A human or equine interest story

World Pool Moment of the Year

Each winning groom from the season’s 25 World Pool days will also enter the chance to be named World Pool Moment of the Year and win a VIP trip for four to Hong Kong for either the 2024 Hong Kong Derby or 2024 FWD Champions Day.

The 25 individual World Pool Moment of the Day winners will be narrowed down to a final four by a panel of global racing experts, before being voted for by the public for World Pool Moment of the Year, which will be revealed at the Hong Kong International Races at Sha Tin in December 2023.

Last year’s World Pool Moment of the Year winner was Alpinista and winning groom Annabel Willis, who lit up York Racecourse when landing the Group 1 Yorkshire Oaks before going on to win the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. Each member of Sir Mark Prescott’s yard benefited to the tune of £1,000 each.

What can you bet on with World Pool?

For 2023 there are seven bet types in World Pool:

Win

Single Leg bet

Pick the winner of the race

Place

Single Leg bet

Pick a horse to be placed. Hong Kong place terms apply

Exacta

Single Leg bet

Pick the first two horses in the correct order

Trifecta

Single Leg bet

Also known as the Tierce. Select the winner, the second, and the third horse in the correct order

Quinella

Single Leg bet

Select the first two finishers in either order

Swinger

Single Leg bet

Also known as the Quinella Place, Pick two horses to finish 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in any order

Treble

Multi Leg bet

Pick the first horse in three races