Quote Originally Posted by Messenger View Post
Well I suppose I was right about the turnover not justifying the prizemoney but I found a few surprises
I compared last Friday nights Melton meet with todays
I looked at the Vic TAB pools for each race esp. the 4 main ones - win, place, tri, first 4
There was very little difference in the totals for each race except for one race. Much bigger First 4 pools on Friday was what allowed them to match today's Crown turnover
So much for odds o look on - BY FAR THE BIGGEST TURNOVER RACE of the 18 races was the one with the shortest fav : Our Waikiki Beach's race today thanks to a much, much bigger Win pool of $52k which was double some of the other win pools
The other interesting point of difference was that today's Quaddie pool was a massive $262k compared to Friday's $66k

The Waikiki Beach win pool may have been bolstered by industry funding itself. A fair guess is the winner of the $10000.00 Breeders Crown TAB voucher plonked on the nose.
I guess, at least, it will be a tax deduction.