Royal Blue Costly
Royal Bluo, th, beaten favourite In yeiterday'o Oamaru Winter Cup, cost bls backer, a small fortune.
The Riccarton stayer carried Sb»T In a win pool which amounted to 5593,. Those who bet S3O4S, out of a 510.M9 place pool, lost Sc for every $1 Invested. On the T.A.B. double. Royal Blue carried nearly half of the pool. His share of the $107,200 bet on the double was lOi,ooo SOc tickets The next best backed on the double was tha winner. Beau Supreme. He carried 21,220 SOc tickets. Of those. UU were ro-lnvested on Our Wyn, the second log winner. Tha meeting was held In cold, drizzly weather and the track was easy.
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Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31726, 9 July 1968, Page 4
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115Royal Blue Costly Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31726, 9 July 1968, Page 4
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