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Zabeelionaire hugged the rails in the closing stages to take out the South Australian Derby and in the process, landed some good bets for TAB Sportsbet customers.
The money suggested Zabeelionaire would be hard to beat.
TAB Sportsbet took bets of $5,000 @ $3.80, $5,000 @ $3.70 and $4,000 @ $3.60, just to name a few, on the Leon Corstens-trained youngster.
Zabeelionaire defeated Sabrage and Westsouthwest in the Morphettville feature.
Landing bubble bursts
All the money suggested Landing could continue the unbeaten start to his career, however, he couldn't even manage to place in the Blacktown Workers Guineas at Hawkesbury.
Free Wheeling scored an upset win at the price of $20 over Pied A Terre, with Bound To Blush running third.
One TAB Sportsbet customer outlaid $50,000 @ $1.10 on Landing to place, while other bets taken on the three-year-old were $10,000 @ $1.07 (place), $6,300 @ $1.55, $6,000 @ $1.50 and $4,000 @ $1.55.
Shez Sinsational gets the cash in Hollindale
Most of betting attention in the AD Hollindale Stakes at the Gold Coast focused on Foreteller.
Backed from $6.50 into $3.80 late including one bet of $5,000 @ $4.20, Foreteller appeared to be the one punters wanted.
However, there was also late money for Shez Sinsational which drifted in betting from $4.50 to $6.00 on TAB Sportsbet Fixed Odds.
Bets of $3,000 @ $6.30 and one of $12,000 @ $2.11 for a place came in for the Kiwi mare, which hit the front at the top of the straight and then held off the fast-finishing Lights Of Heaven to score the narrowest of wins.
Race favourite Mawingo ran third.
Star Of Octagonal drifts but wins Rowley Mile
Despite drifting in betting, Star Of Octagonal held off the fast-finishing Western Symbol to take out today's Rowley Mile at Hawkesbury.
Opening at $4.60 and drifting out to $7.00, Star Of Octagonal was overshadowed in betting by the Waterhouse pair of Fast Clip ($2.80 into $2.20) and Western Symbol.
Star Of Octagonal hit the line strongly to beat Western Symbol at the finish, with Saint Encosta running third.
Some of the bigger bets taken on the race included:
$4,000 @ $2.90, $3,100 @ $2.20 on Fast Clip
Upset in Prime Ministers Cup
Celtic Dancer upset the apple cart for some TAB Sportsbet customers when it took out today's Prime Ministers Cup at the Gold Coast.
The heavily backed favourite Mid Summer Music looked home after hitting the front at the top of the straight, however, Celtic Dancer began to fight back and eventually took the race in a photo-finish.
Celtic Dancer blew in betting from $31 to $51 while Mid Summer Music was the subject of some heavy wagers.
Bets of $6,000 @ $4.00, $10,000 @ $3.60, $3,500 @ $3.40 and $2,900 @ $3.60 were taken on Mid Summer Music.
Phelan Ready was close up behind the leading pair in third.
Waterhouse runner lands plunge
Reuben Percival was the subject of good money late with TAB Sportsbet to win today's Richmond Club Stayers Final at Hawkesbury.
Such was the level of money late for the Gai Waterhouse-trained runner that it firmed from $5.50 to $4.60 just minutes out from jump time.
Some of the bets taken by TAB Sportsbet on Reuben Percival were $1,000 @ $6.50, $4,000 @ $5.50 and $2,200 @ $4.80.
Reuben Percival went on to easily defeat Charing Cross the well backed Maximum Gladiator, who attracted bets of $6,000 @ $3.20 and $4,000 @ $3.00.Big bets go astray
TAB Sportsbet customers lined up to back Almodovar in the third race at Flemington this afternoon, however, they were burned.
Bets of $20,000 @ $1.40, $15,000 @ $1.45 and $10,000 @ $1.60 were taken for the Peter Moody-trained galloper.
Despite trying hard to run down the leader and eventual winner, Dame Claire, Almodovar could only manage second.
High Kingczar ran third.
In the fourth event, Elusive King was the subject of good support late in betting but failed to figure in the finish.One customer outlaid $4,000 @ $1.86 on him to run a place, while another spent $3,000 @ $4.60 to win.