TURNOVER AND BIGGEST WINS AND HUGE LOSSES

Q How much cash would you turn over at meetings and AI throughout a year? held over a million from single meetings about six times. My biggest hold was $1.125 million. In the best

Q Whatyears I’d hold up to $25 million. was the biggest bet you laid for someone in all your years?

A In a Magic Millions race one day a guy fronted me with $50,000 cash at 5-1 and I bet him. It didn’t win.

Q You

have had some good wins but what was your worst loss

A At from a meeting? a Golden Slipper meeting at

Q Were Sydney I lost about $180,000.

you involved when Mark Read’s horse Getting Closer won at Canterbury in 1982?

A It was biggest plunge I saw. It was officially backed from at least 66-1 into about $5.50. Read had commission agents everywhere to bring off the plunge, including the Gold Coast.