French mare Lastotchka — the only mare in the Melbourne Cup — has been backed to win $1.5 million.
The big bets came flooding in during the annual Melbourne Cup Call of the Card with punters spending up big on one French mare.At the Melbourne Cup Call Of The Card at Crown Casino on Monday, the mare was the subject of some heavy bets, shortening her quote from $26 to $21, perShe was also backed to win $500,000 with Warren Woodcock and to win $250,000 with Lyndon Cleary, and to win $250,000 with James Filgate by Kingsley Bartholomew.
Tom Waterhouse backed Archer Stakes winner Kalapour to win $400,000 at $51 while another punter had $500 to win at $51. Steve Bradley had $11,000 to win on Jamie Kah’s mount, More Felons, at $31 while another punter had $10,000 on Chris Waller’s import.
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