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Is It Worth Playing A Jackpot?

By Blues Clues | 02-Feb-2026

Is it worth it playing the jackpot for Indian Races? 

I doubt it! Collection of over 1.8 crores on Derby Day, and it pays a miserly 37, 000. You had an unknown horse in Desert Classic win the last leg of the jackpot and a dark horse like King Ke win the first leg of the jackpot, it's incomprehensible how it only pays 37,000. You'd be better off playing the two horses win and make way more. The Derby Day is supposed to draw in people, but the way things seem, it seems the race clubs want people to leave the sport. I'm personally thinking of never playing a jackpot ever again and maybe even quitting Indian Racing. Why? 

- The Taxes are too high and nothing is being done by The Turf Authorities of India to fix that.

 - The payouts are miserly even when outsiders hit, so long-term you don't have a proper return on investment.

- Jockey A. Sandesh, P. Trevor, K. Mukesh Kumar, but they just get suspended for just a few days. What's the use of calling racing a sport then? 

What are your thoughts friends?

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15 Replies

Justhorseetips said ...

04-Feb-2026

YES ..it is worth. Cracking a jackpot needs lot of understanding of the Race... Not everyone can crack it. Not as simple as playing King ke and Reset Classic . 

I doubt that King ke nd desert classic wee made bankers on the winning tickets . 

Usually investing upto 1000 is ok for Jackpot tickets.. 

I myself have won many Jackoots innysire hyd Bangalore Mumbai .kolkatta .Thr payouts depends on the remaining tickets and total collection . 

See if it was worth or not of my winning tuckets 

Hyd - 160/- 35000 pais

Mys - 320/-- 100000 paid , 240/- 35000/- paid 

Bangalore - 240/- 12000 paid ( Suraj Last race 10to1 ) 

Mumbai 120/- 110 paid  ( all fav ) 

These r the intance which is memory not lost .many instances I have got  2k 5k . 

If u take a 10 rs ticket winnee ticket with all 5 winning horses .. isn't it worth 33k ? 1 winner 1 runner . 

You would get runner tickets as many runners in last leg . 

Missed 2 times single ticket in Mysore worth 3 lakhs .. had banker in 3rd leg .. with all other winners .

Iif odds on Fav had won ..then the same tickets would have fetched less than 1k .. due to 50lakhs extra added by club for Derby Day. If no extra money .. not even that . 

Hope it answers your doubt !! 

Yuvanraj said ...

04-Feb-2026

@Dark Horse 

Thank you sir,

Why they are cuttin(46%)

In hyderabad Total amount will be distribute.

70%for win

30% for runnerof

 

Hall Of Fammer said ...

04-Feb-2026

Most of the jackpot Will be won by horse trainers 

Especially clubs like HYDERABAD, MYSORE & BANGLORE

T.venkata Ramana said ...

04-Feb-2026

@rock star, 

People are getting confused over GST and Income tax. I will clarify as under. Investment whether successful or unsuccessful will attract 40 percent GST . Suppose you invest 50,000/- 20,000 will be GST state 10,000/- and Central 10,000/-. If yours is successful ticket , if the dividend is less than 10,000/- no income tax you will get full amount without any deduction , otherwise 30percent on profit minus investment. So you have to ensure that multiple tickets shall be bought not to attract any Tds on your winning ticket and profit shall be 10,000/- below despite any investment. Hope I have clarified your query.

Dark Horse Told said ...

04-Feb-2026

@ Rockstar

If the winning ticket is accounted for more than Rs. 10,000/- then the ticket holder should be liable to pay 30% of the winning amount as TDS (Tax Deduction @ Source) which will be deducted and added into the ticket holders PAN Account. Later the PAN holder can claim this amount while filling the ITR.  

 

 

@ Yuvanraj

Total Collection               18333520
After deduction(46%)9900100.8
70% for Winners6930070.56
30% for Runners2970030.24
Paid for each of 211 Tckts1627.41383
Paid for each of 1825 Tckts32843.9363

Libero said ...

04-Feb-2026

Straight answer to title post is that "Yes" 

If you are playing (investing less) and getting even 10 times of your investment in returns means definitely yes

But now a days the collections are very less and if you are investing 10k for your jackpot on a favorite day, you won't get 10% of your investment back, it depends on how many hot favorites lost to get a good return dividend

@Rockstar

Good question, but what admin of indiarace can do in this, as you can bet only in race clubs and their totes which won't come to indiarace admin territory, and to be frank none of them see horse talk and respond to you

Secondly it is the Race clubs idea of win-win like "chit tu hara pat main jeeta" they just want your money to enjoy for themselves

@Ramiyer

Congratulations dear Ram, @blues clues, see Mr.Ramiyer took JP with 360/- and got 16k in returns, that is very good JP (JP is good if you are taking with less investment and getting more in return)

@Yuvanraj

I think the clud deducts around 45% or so from the total collection and give back from the remaining only, that is if they are adding 50Lakhs to attract punters, indirectly they are adding only 25Lakhs and punters in search of big JP adds another 1cr plus to the collection from which also they deduct 50Lakhs plus and gives peanuts to punters 

Regards

Santhosh

Jaya said ...

04-Feb-2026

Let us assume Jackpot collection is Rs100000/- then 30% is consolation JP and 70% is final JP..this is the allocation formula on 100% collection..now we have 1825 tkts on 4th leg and 211 tkts on 5th leg of solved Jackpot.. dividends will be 30000 divided by 1825 and 70000 by 211..now you calculate and you will arrive at the final dividend for payment 

Blues Clues said ...

04-Feb-2026

We are thankful to The Poonawalla family who are doing a wonderful job helping racing survive during these dire times.

 

The Turf Authorities of India should make a contribution as well and take action to save the sport. They should communicate with the government and help those in power understand that a 40% GST isn't feasible and that it is crippling the sport. 

 

@ Rockstar

That's a good question! I'd like an answer to that as well. 

Blues Clues said ...

03-Feb-2026

Very True Dark Horse Told, but the Turf Authorities of India are not doing anything to save the sport from these exorbitant taxes. It seems they want the sport to die. 

Rockstar said ...

03-Feb-2026

Hi respected Htians I have small doubt here please clarify me we play in tote certain amount i.e 50,000 then the club will deduct tax in that 50000 and remaining amount will be distributed to all the punter who won in that particular race it's all good upto now.the real question is now I won 12000 in that certain race and the club members are again deducting tax on my ticket why? Can somebody please clarify ADMIN SIR PLEASE POST THIS

 

Yuvanraj said ...

02-Feb-2026

Hi every one.

Total collection of amount 1,83,33,520/-

Consalation ticket:1825 only

Final tickets: 211

Why they give less amount 1627/-Consolation and 32844/-jp amount.

Can any one explain about this?

Ramiyer said ...

02-Feb-2026

Playing jackpot is a totally waste investment after the GST fiasco. Except on derby days in different centres you can try as the collection was huge. I got jp yesterday in hyd for 360 rs.It paid only 16 k plus whereas in rwitc which was having combined jp paid much better 37k. In hyd pay out  for all pools are very less. Better to play with bookies win or place to enjoy the thrill 

Abel.d.raj said ...

02-Feb-2026

The successful distribution of nearly ?1 crore in the Second Jackpot to around 2,000 punters was possible only because of the exceptional generosity of Dr. Cyrus Poonawalla and Mr. Adar Poonawalla. This was achieved despite the considerable challenge of a 40% SIN tax, along with the Club’s commission.

Such an accomplishment would not have been feasible without the wholehearted support of our sponsors. I am sincerely grateful to the Poonawalla family for their generous contribution, which ensured broad participation and added to the excitement and enjoyment of all the punters.

Chikonda Sheyker said ...

02-Feb-2026

JACKPOT POOL only experts can win full in detailed study can make it ,I had won 2 Hyderabad jackpots 

No one can play a 10/1 win above horse more than 2k need guts to play

Yesterday all ate PUCCINI most played david allan at 8/1 

That's all about gamble we have catch it no books, no tips can make it

Dark Horse Told said ...

02-Feb-2026

Exactly 46% will be straightaway snatched from the Punters Pocket when he opens his wallet to wager in tote windows. Remaing 54% will be distributed to the winning tickets. (In which their will 70% for the winner tickets and 30% for the runner tickets). The sin tax loaded upon a punter who participates in the sport is surely a scape goat who himselfself suicides for a coastliest entertainment, so called R-A-C-I-N-G.

 

Regards :-

Dark Horse Told