Five lucky ticket holders are sharing a record-breaking HK$200 million ($25.6 million) jackpot in the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s first Year of the Horse Snowball draw, held on Saturday.
The First Division Prize Fund of HK$200 million includes a HK$165 million ($21.11 million) snowball – the largest in Mark Six history and the largest payout to ever feature under the lottery, indicate local reports.
Each of the five First Division ticket winners received HK$42.18 million ($5.4 million), with the Second Division prize claimed by 13.5 winning tickets – each receiving HK$1.13 million ($144,600).
The size of the Mark Six pool caused significant crowd buildups around the HKJC’s main ticket sales points, in particular nearby Lan Kwai Fong, with lines stretching around the block.
The HKJC has invested heavily in the Year of the Horse celebrations, sponsoring the Chinese New Year fireworks display, bringing three horses to the International Chinese New Year Night Parade as the sole Parade Route Sponsor and scheduling a festive program for the 2026 Year of the Horse Raceday at Sha Tin on February 19th which saw record turnout.
The group has scheduled a series of events over the coming months, culminating in the October launch of the club’s Conghua Racecourse in Guangzhou. The group notes that ‘this will be a significant milestone in the Club’s support for national equine industry development in the Greater Bay Area and beyond’.
