One of the horse racing punters from Australia just pocketed a huge amount after the decision dropped the Master of Reality from second place to fourth. This year’s Melbourne Cup will be long remembered by a lucky punter.
Why lucky? The guy, named Kenny, was ditched by his date moments before realising he pocketed an unbelievable amount. The fortune-changing decision brought a cool 793000 Australian dollars (a bit over 420000 pounds) that made his day.
However, the changed decision did not affect just this one lucky bettor. One of the top online bookmakers reported to pay out the post-protest bets. The trifecta bet landed its lucky owner a more than £1600 ($3097.20) payout, while a first four bet pocketed more than £43000 ($79,381.40).
Will this go as one of the biggest bookmakers’ upsets? Congratulations to all the winners!