slam dunk 1,317 Report post Posted July 6, 2020 Interesting snippet from Tim Barton's piece on Eric Temperton. Surely someone on racecafe must know or have a clue. "The win was especially popular with an un-named New Zealand punter who, more than three months earlier, spent $2,200 to couple Silver Knight with eight horses in the Caulfield Cup in the Caulfield-Melbourne Cups double market. In each case, the bets were to return $100,000, the same figure as the Melbourne Cup stake. Favourite Gay Icarus won the Caulfield Cup and Silver Knight, who started at 10-1, also did the right thing for the punter. Using the CPI index as a guide, the punter’s return was the equivalent of $1.5 million in today’s currency. Marsh was only 21 when he partnered Silver Knight to win the Cup and it was also the first time the race was broadcast live on television in New Zealand." chelseacol 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
