There were no shortage of heart in mouth moments for one punter whose $17,000 plunge on Forty Thieves had to survive not only a tight half-head result but a protest to follow.
Fortunately for this punter the result stood and his bet stands in the ‘winners are grinners’ section of the TAB bets of note from the last seven days of harness racing in Victoria.
WINNERS ARE GRINNERS
$18,500 at $1.18 on Steam Punk (Ararat Race 4 on August 14)
$17,000 at $3.80 on Forty Thieves (Tabcorp Park Melton Race 1 on August 16)
$13,000 at $1.40 on Perfect Stride (Breeders Crown 2YO C&G Semi-Final 1 [Race 3] at Bendigo on August 17)
$10,000 at $2.15 on Needabacardi (Tabcorp Park Melton Race 3 on August 16)
$10,000 at $1.50 on Be Happy Mach (Breeders Crown 2YO C&G Semi-Final 2 [Race 5] at Bendigo on August 17)
BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME
$20,000 at $4.80 on Ten Spanners (Tabcorp Park Melton Race 7 on August 16 – Unplaced)
$20,000 at $3.40 on Racene (Mildura Race 5 on August 16 – Unplaced)
$20,000 at $2.20 on Major Times (Tabcorp Park Melton Race 5 on August 16 – Unplaced)
$20,000 at $2.10 on Frankntank (Mildura Race 10 on August 16 – Unplaced)
$20,000 at $2.10 on Caulonia Terror (Mildura Race 11 on August 16 – Unplaced)
ROUND OF APPLAUSE
$500 at $10 on Wild Imagination (Shepparton Race 1 on August 13)
$400 at $14 on Jaydegar (Tabcorp Park Melton Race 8 on August 12)
$400 at $10 on War Dan (Tabcorp Park Melton Race 5 on August 16)
