The Melbourne Cup is almost here, and punters have been saving their cash ready to splash on Australia’s biggest and best thoroughbred race.
The nation’s set to stop at 3pm, and there’ll be some watching with bated breath with some big bets being thrown down ahead of Tuesday afternoon.
One punter is in line to win $130,000 if one of Chris Waller’s stars hits the line first, while another could take home $171,000.
There was a $9,000 wager placed on Interpretation at a whopping $19, with Teo Nugent the man to potentially hand one lucky winner a life-changing sum of money.
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However, the biggest bet of all? $5k on Just Fine at a whopping $51 — a potential $255k collect. Not bad for a day’s work.
Just Fine booked its place in the Melbourne Cup after winning The Bart Cummings, but its last start left much to be desired in the Moonee Valley Cup.
Another punter has thrown $1.5k Sea King, getting on the eventual Bendigo Cup winner at a staggering $101 for a win of $151.5k. The Harry Eustace runner is now paying only $12.
With Sportsbet, the biggest market movers have been Land Legend, who has been backed in from $20 to $12, while Okita Soushi has seen a similar move, going from $19 to $12.
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Absurde, who finished seventh in the 2023 edition of this race, has also been backed into $9.50 after starting at $11 following the barrier draw.
Palmerbet have also seen Zardozi with a mountain of support, with the Cummings runner being backed into $11 from $16.
So what are the biggest bets that the bookies have taken ahead of the 2024 Melbourne Cup?
TAB
$10,700 on Onesmoothoperator to win at $9
$10,000 on Buckaroo to place at $2.80
$10,000 on Zardozi to place at $4.80
$9600 on Land Legend to place at $5
$9000 on Absurde to win at $11
$7500 on Land Legend to win at $17
$6000 on Vauban to win at $6
$5000 on Land Legend to win at $13
$5000 on Just Fine to win at $51
$4000 on Absurde to win at $11
$3000 on Absurde to win at $11
$3000 on Onesmoothoperator to win at $8
$3000 on Just Fine to win at $26
$2300 on Vauban to win at $8
$2020 on Buckaroo to win at $6
$2000 on Okita Soushi to win at $21
$2000 on Buckaroo to win at $5
$2000 on Vauban to win at $8
$2000 at on Land Legend to win at $21
$2000 on Absurde to win at $15
$2000 on Onesmoothoperator to win at $6
$2000 on Circle Of Life to win at $34
$2000 on Zardozi to win at $12
$1500 on Sea King to win at $101
$1500 at on Just Fine to win at $26
$1300 at Buckaroo to win at $6
SPORTSBET
$20k on Buckaroo at $6.50 (now $7)
$9k on Interpretation at $19 (still $19)
$5k on Sharp n Smart at $23 (now $61)
$5k on Buckaroo at $7.50 (now $7)
$5k on Vauban at $6.50 (still $6.50)
PALMERBET
$10k on Vauban at $6.50
$5k on Buckaroo at $6.50 win and place
$4k on Absurde at $9
$1.5k on Circle of Fire at $34
$1k on Sharp N Smart at $61
BLUEBET
$5k on Vauban at $6
$8k on Buckaroo at $6.50
$3k on Buckaroo at $6.50
$2.5k on Circle of Fire at $26
$1k on Warp Speed at $26
$2k on Warp Speed to place at $6
$5k on Just Fine at $26
$1k on Land Legend at $20
$1k on Land Legend at $18
$1k on Land Legend at $13
$1k on Zardozi at $16
$1k on Onesmoothoperator at $9
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