Dress up, get drunk, and have a gamble. It’s the Australian way.
“Bookmakers have vowed to take on Melbourne Cup favourite Fame Game – whose buffer at the top of betting continues to trim – as William Hill Australia chief Tom Waterhouse sensationally backed the race’s outsider Sertorius to win $5 million at the Call Of The Card.
“Japanese stayer Fame Game, whose run in the Caulfield Cup courted an interrogation of jockey Zac Purton from stewards, was shopped at the inflated odds of $5 and received solid backing at the traditional Melbourne Cup eve function at Crown Casino.”
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