In a punting tale for the ages, a Ladbrokes customer has turned a modest $100 into a monumental $3.2 million by boxing four horses in the Melbourne Cup. Their winning combination – Knight’s Choice, Warp Speed, Okita Soushi, and Zardozi – delivered a life-changing payout that was securely deposited in their Ladbrokes account within the hour. The win allowed the family to finally pay off their long-standing mortgage and secure a brighter future.
For this family, Melbourne Cup day is a once-a-year tradition, where each member picks a horse (or two) based on a mix of “good feelings” and lucky numbers. The winning punter shared how this tradition played out this year in incredible fashion:
“We only bet on the Melbourne Cup once a year. My son and my husband both liked Knight’s Choice (number 11) and my daughter liked Warp Speed because number four is her favourite number. I had my eye on two horses – number 14 kept coming up on TikTok, so I thought, ‘It has to be something.’ I chose 14, but also 12, because I was folding washing on Saturday, watching Derby Day. The female jockey, Jamie Kah, had broken her nose, won the Derby, and I thought, ‘She’s going to go out hard this time.’”