I have to disagree on 1 point Pat - the value of a drawcard like Lenny for a Cup.
I think he helped them get a good crowd and I have come to believe that short priced favorites rarely hurt turnover and so wonder whether admins attempts to counter them has any point.

Every time I study turnover for a race like this latest Kilmore Cup, I find the same thing.
The Win pool on Vic TAB was only* $16k+ but the place pool was the meet's biggest at nearly $16k and the First 4 pool was a massive* $88k (7x's the previous race)
I don't know if there was a guaranteed pool but even if it was it was smart thinking.

My casual observations only but it seems to me that 'trot' races are a turnover killer* (unless we have the French on board)

* are not intentional - I think it is because I am still having to cut and paste to post