Victories from Loves Only You and Marche Lorraine were not the only Japanese success stories of the Breeders’ Cup at Del Mar. One other spotlight was betting from Japan and from Hong Kong, each of which provided separate-pool wagering on choose Breeders’ Cup contests.
In line with the Breeders’ Cup, Japanese bettors wagered $11.7 million on three races: the Maker’s Mark Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1T), the FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Mile Offered by PDJF (G1T), and the Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1T). Hong Kong bettors wagered $3.1 million collectively on the Mile and the Turf.
Twenty-seven international locations took wagers on the Breeders’ Cup, although additions of Japan and Hong Kong had been among the many most financially important. This 12 months marked simply the primary time Japan bettors have been capable of wager on a Breeders’ Cup race because the 2016 Filly & Mare Turf from Santa Anita Park. Japan permits betting on solely a restricted variety of worldwide races annually.
The excessive deal with originating from Asia got here regardless of these races happening within the early morning of Nov. 6.
In Japan’s separate pool, Loves Solely You began at odds of roughly 8-5, in comparison with 4-1 within the North American commingled pool. Wagering was not provided in Japan on the Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1), by which Marche Lorraine scored a 49-1 upset. 5 different Japanese horses competed within the Breeders’ Cup.
