The BIG6 broke new ground at Randwick with a record pool and dividend. The exotic bet type, which carried a $716,000 jackpot, was heavily promoted throughout the week and punters didn't miss the chance to bet into the guaranteed $2million minimum pool. Most punters made champion mare Black Caviar a solo standout in the second leg, the TJ Smith Stakes. By the time the first leg rolled around the pool had hit $2,991,092 - a record, surpassing the previous mark of $2.1million.The plans of many BIG
The BIG6 broke new ground at Randwick with a record pool and dividend. The exotic bet type, which carried a $716,000 jackpot, was heavily promoted throughout the week and punters didn't miss the chance to bet into the guaranteed $2million minimum pool. Most punters made champion mare Black Caviar a solo standout in the second leg, the TJ Smith Stakes. By the time the first leg rolled around the pool had hit $2,991,092 - a record, surpassing the previous mark of $2.1million.The plans of many BIG6 players were torpedoed after the first leg when My Kingdom Of Fife, the rank outsider in the Doncaster Mile Prelude, won. Less tha 1%of BIG6 tickets were live after that race, with $14,434 in live bets after leg 1. Leg 2, which saw Black Caviar win, saw $12,363 in live units remaining but Helmet's win in the Sires' Produce knocked most of those for six. Just $1926 live tickets remained after that and by the time Shamrocker won leg 4, the AJC Australian Derby, there were just $272 inactive units still going. Hurtle Myrtle's win in the Sapphire Stakes left just $15.23 in tickets. Crafty Irna's win in the Adrian Knox produced a record dividend for the BIG6 - $2,101,765!