For all the anticipation and hype about the wonder mare Black Caviar making it 22 from 22 in the Group 1 Diamond Jubilee, punters with leading Australian bookmaker Luxbet know five days is a long time!
Instead, they have charged into the UK’s own unbeaten wonder colt Frankel ahead of the opening race on day 1 tonight (Aust time) unloading nearly $200k in bets, and cutting his price from $1.15 into $1.12!
“A short time ago we took $12k and several of $1k and $2k all at the $1.12, but it all started on Friday with a wager of $115,000.00 at $1.15,” Luxbet media chief Neil Evans said!
“Then streams of bets up to $10,000.00 at $1.14, and all of a sudden it was like our darling Caviar didn’t exist!”
Black Caviar is $1.30 into $1.25 on Luxbet, but the big money hasn’t turned up – yet!
“She’s a national hero, but it’s five days away agains t a tougher field, and the weather and track are queries,” Evans said.
“Even Australian punters have labelled the mighty colt Frankel a certainty, bet of the century in fact, in an ideal race that looks served up on a platter!
“By the time the starter lets them go 11.30pm tonight (Aust time) Frankel could be the most heavily backed international runner in Down Under history!”
An unbeaten super mare from the Great Southern Land & an unbeaten super colt from the Old Dart – five days apart – but five light years away from a match race!
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