Could this be Australia's smartest punter?   A punter at Sportingbet has turned $24 into a life changing $107,190 after correctly picking the first four across the line in the 2013 Melbourne Cup.   The punter from Dampier in Western Australia, who requested to be known only as Jados, selected Fiorente, Red Cadeaux, Mount Athos[...]

The big money got it right with Fiorente at the Melbourne Cup, with online bookmaker Sportsbet Australia taking a number of big bets on the favourite. One punter will be particularly happy, placing a bet of $40,000 at odds of $7.00 on the favourite to collect $280,000. Other big bets on Fiorente include $25,000 and $15,000.[...]

A Victorian TAB customer is celebrating hard after they snared the First 4 straight out!   Spending just $1, they have pocketed $118,652 after picking the first four horses across the line in the Emirates Melbourne Cup in order.   They stood Fiorente out for first; picked Red Cadeaux to run second; had Mount Athos to run[...]

Punters have been splashing out early on the Emirates Melbourne Cup with TAB. Already today, TAB Fixed Odds has recorded several big bets on a number of runners. Some of the bets of note so far today are: $2000 @ $18 Simenon $4000 ew @ $26 and $7.25 on Tres Blue $2000 @ $71 on[...]

Online bookmaker Sportsbet Australia has refunded more than $200,000 to punters who backed Chris Waller's Opinion in Race 3 at Flemington after jockey Nash Rawiller lost control of the horse's irons at the beginning of the race.   “Opinion was clearly the best backed horse in the race, but he never stood a chance and refunding[...]

The Gai Waterhouse trained Fiorente is an easing favourite for today's $6.2 million Melbourne Cup at Flemington.   Fiorente's odds have drifted from $7 to $8 at Sportingbet as punters rally behind Sea Moon, one of six runners for owner Lloyd Williams.   Sea Moon has firmed from $19 into $15 fourth favouritism at Sportingbet[...]

Punters are throwing their support behind the John Singleton owned Dear Demi to win tomorrow's Melbourne Cup, cutting the mares odds from $19 into $17 at Sportingbet late on Cup eve.   Larrikin punter Singleton stands to collect $2.2 million from Sportingbet should Dear Demi win, after placing $50,000 the win and $25,000 the place[...]

One of the most open Melbourne Cups in recent years has sparked a dramatic increase in punters placing each-way bets, where a horse is backed to both win and finish second or third.   Sportingbet Australia CEO Michael Sullivan said each-way betting is up 20% so far on last year's Melbourne Cup.   “Punters are[...]

As is typical of any racing, money talks all languages. So with that in mind we've put together a list of all the big bets on this years Cup at Sportsbet.   You too can follow the money trail and back your own pick with confidence knowing someone else thinks enough of it to have[...]

Trainer Gai Waterhouse is set to capture her first Melbourne Cup according to punters who have heavily backed her star six-year-old Fiorente into clear-cut favouritism at Sportingbet for tomorrow's $6.2 million race that stops a nation.   Fiorente's odds have been crunched from $9 into $7.50 at Sportingbet on Cup eve after a high volume[...]

In what looks to be one of the most even Melbourne Cup's in some time, where exactly does that leave the once a year punters who aren't too sure what to back? Luckily online bookmaker Sportsbet Australia is offering a number of novelty bets on the race that stops the nation, just for those punters who may[...]

Dear Demi, Seville, Royal Empire and Fawkner. These are the horses punters with online bookmaker Sportsbet Australia are tipping might be able to cause an upset at tomorrow's Melbourne Cup, with money coming for these outsiders in the last 24 hours. Fiorente still remains the best backed horse and is favourite at $7.00, however punters[...]

Caulfield Cup runner-up Dandino has firmed from $13 in $11 third favouritism at Sportingbet for Tuesday's Melboune Cup after attracting a large number of significant wagers. Sportingbet Australia CEO Michael Sullivan said punters are rallying behind the Caulfield Cup runners after Dear Demi, which placed 3rd in the Caulfield Cup, franked the form with an impressive[...]

Australia's wagering market leader, Tabcorp, is set for Australia's biggest day of racing and wagering as it looks towards Tuesday's 153rd Emirates Melbourne Cup. Hundreds of thousands of Australians will have their Cup wager through Tabcorp's NSW and Victorian TAB businesses and nationally via the corporate bookmakers and TAB online. “Research commissioned by Tabcorp shows that 74% of[...]

The odds of owner Lloyd Williams winning his 5th Melbourne Cup on Tuesday are shortening. Sportingbet is offering odds of $4.45 (in from $4.60) that Williams will win the Cup with one of his six runners, and after five of them drew inside barrier 10, punters are warming to his chances. The odds of any other[...]

MONEY COMES FOR FIORENTE AFTER IDEAL BARRIER DRAW  Punters with online bookmaker Sportsbet Australia have been quick to react to Fiorente's ideal barrier draw, with the $7.00 favourite now clearly the best backed horse to win the Melbourne Cup. Up until yesterday Dandino had been the best backed, however after drawing barrier five, there has been[...]

The Luca Cumani trained Mount Athos remains a $7.50 favourite at Sportingbet for the Melbourne Cup, despite drawing wide in barrier 22 for Australia's great race.   Fiorente, which was replaced as favourite by Mount Athos on Friday, remains an $8 second favourite at Sportingbet after drawing favourably in barrier 5.   Sportingbet Australia CEO[...]