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Breeders' Cup turnover 'incredibly healthy' as bookmaker friendly Saturday leads to layers coming out on top
Rebel's Romance: a rare result for punters on the Breeders' Cup Classic cardCredit: Edward Whitaker
Betting turnover on the Breeders’ Cup was described as “incredibly healthy” by Coral and “significantly up” on previous years by bet365.
Firms reported unprecedented levels of ante-post interest in City Of Troy for his Classic bid, so his defeat in the feature race, as well as some other bookmaker friendly results, ensured the layers came out on top.
Notable Speech, Cogburn and Cinderella’s Dream were among the beaten favourites at Del Mar on Saturday.
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