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Punters have followed champion jockey Glen Boss’ lead by backing the David Hayes trained Jet Away to win the Melbourne Cup, despite the horse not being guaranteed of a start. An unlucky fourth in the Caulfield Cup, Jet Away needs to win the Mackinnon Stakes on Derby Day to secure a start but that hasn’t…

The shock scratching of short-priced Sportingbet Cox Plate favourite Atlantic Jewel has thrown the betting market into disaray with It’s a Dundeel the new favourite at $4. “Atlantic Jewel held more than half of all pre-post Cox Plate bets and was a long-time short priced favourite,” Sportingbet’s Michael Felgate said. While Atlantic Jewel was a…

Irish stayer Forgotten Voice has been heavily backed to win the Geelong Cup on Wednesday with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au. Punters only have eyes for the European invader, who has been favourite with sportsbet.com.au since betting opened. Forgotten Voice has been backed from $2.90 into $2.50 and the money continues to roll in. “The punters have…

Both Polanski (was $15) and San Diego (was $12) have firmed into $9.00 with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au to win the Victoria Derby after their runs in the Norman Robinson Stakes today. Complacent remains the favourite at $7.00 followed by Savvy Nature ($8.00), Criterion ($8.00) and Tupac Amaru ($9.00). “The Derby is still a wide open…

Champion mare Atlantic Jewel is an easing favourite for Saturday’s Sportingbet Cox Plate with Sportingbet Australia pushing her price out from $2.25 to $2.40. “There is no doubt she is the one to beat but we don’t think she is a $2.25 chance. The punters love her but this is the biggest test of her…

The Gai Waterhouse trained import Tres Blue continues to attract heavy support at Sportingbet to win the 2013 Melbourne Cup. A $51 chance as recently as September 9, the lightly raced four-year-old is now $19 at Sportingbet. “We were hit with a wave of bets two weeks back and they’ve come for him again now…

Boom Irish stayer Dandino has firmed from $23 into $8 second favouritism at Sportingbet for the 2013 Melbourne Cup following his impressive 2nd behind Fawkner in today’s Caulfield Cup. Dandino replaces the Chris Waller trained Hawkspur as second favourite after his odds drifted from $7.50 to $9 at Sportingbet. Fiorente remains a $6 favourite for…

Spring Racing is all about the staying handicaps and the Group 1 Caulfield Cup is the first of the big two. Join Luxbet Here The Caulfield Cup is one of the world’s richest handicap races over a distance of 2400m and an important indicator race leading up to the Melbourne Cup. Horses that run well…

Caulfield Cup favourite Hawkspur has drifted out to $5.50 to win the Caulfield Cup with Sportingbet Australia. A $4.20 favourite before drawing barrier 16 on Tuesday, Hawkspur’s odds have drifted from $4.80 out to $5.50 today. “We are taking on Hawkspur so we have gone up best price in Australia. He’s going to need plenty…

Long-time Melbourne Cup favourite Puissance De Lune has been a huge drifter in betting for Australia’s biggest race at Sportingbet doubling his price in the last 3 weeks. Puissance De Lune had been the shortest early Melbourne Cup favourite on record at $5 less than a month ago, but since then he has been friendless…