South Australian trotter Aldebaran Dexta had been beaten in his previous two trips to Victoria, but one TAB customer cashed in on his breakthrough success across the border at Geelong last Friday night.
The punter launched $6500 on Ryan Hryhorec’s squaregaiter at $1.70 before his victory in a heat of The Lang Trot at Beckley Park.
While that proved one of the big collects last week, another punter was left seeing red when Emma Stewart’s star mare was beaten in the Make Mine Cullen at Melton on Saturday night.
They placed $4240 on Ladies In Red at $1.55, but watched on as she was beaten up along the sprint lane by Rakero Rebel at bolter’s odds.
The bet proved one of the big plays on Victorian harness racing last week, with all of TAB’s big hits and misses listed below.
WINNERS ARE GRINNERS
$6500 at $1.70 on Aldeberan Dexta (Geelong Race 8 on October 13)
$5000 at $2.25 on Regardless (Mildura Race 10 on October 13)
$4000 at $2.90 on Glamour Fox (Wangaratta Race 6 on October 15)
$4000 at $2.80 on I’m Alright Jack (Mildura Race 4 on October 13)
$4000 at $1.60 on Topsies Bling (Geelong Race 9 on October 13)
$3000 at $1.24 on Paris Abbie to place (Melton Race 3 on October 11)
BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME
$5200 at $1.60 on Sharper Memory (Melton Race 1 on October 11) – Unplaced
$5000 at $3 on Kwick Sand (Geelong Race 9 on October 13) – Second
$5000 at $1.35 on Cool Night (Geelong Race 7 on October 13) – Second
$4240 at $1.55 on Ladies In Red (Melton Race 2 on October 14) – Second
$4000 at $2.30 on John McLean (Melton Race 6 on October 13) – Third
$4000 at $2.15 on Impulsive George (Melton Race 3 on October 11) – Second
