Derby day is about as big as it gets on the punt and there’s been no shortage of monster outlays by the big bettors.

The biggest single collect could come in the final race at Flemington with one punter plonking $20,000 on Shalstar at $21.

If successful the Sportsbet punter is set to collect a staggering $420,000.

While much of the attention will be on the action at Headquarters for the first day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival, the $10 million Golden Eagle will be run at Rosehill and someone’s placed $10k on the Peter Moody-trained I Wish I Win to take out the Sydney feature.

At this stage La Crique is the most popular horse on the Derby Day card with a cumulative $34,000 outlaid on the boom Kiwi mare across multiple wagering operators.

Below are just some of the big bets taken by the corporate bookmakers in the lead-up to Saturday’s racing.

For the full set, including a $25,000 wager in the Victoria Derby, check outPunters.com.au’s full list of big bets.

BetR

Flemington - Race 8 No 14 La Crique - $5000 @ $2.90

Flemington - Race 6 No 15 In Secret - $4000 @ $3.50

Flemington - Race 7 No 1 Sharp ‘N’ Smart - $2000 @ $3.90

Rosehill - Race 7 No 7 Lost And Running - $5000 @ $2.60

Rosehill - Race 8 No 12 Light Infantry - $4000 @ $4

TAB

Flemington - Race 4 No 2 Pavitra - $10,000 @ $8

Flemington - Race 2 No 6 Makram - $10,000 (place) @ $2.60

Flemington - Race 4 No 3 So Dazzling - $6000 @ $8.50

Rosehill - Race 7 No 2 Private Eye - $10,800 @ $5.50

Rosehill - Race 8 No 5 I Wish I Win - $10,000 (place) @ $3.80

Sportsbet

Flemington - Race 9 No 17 Shalstar - $20,000 @ $21

Flemington - Race 8 No12 Yearning - $15,000 @ $18

Flemington - Race 8 No14 La Crique - $6000 @ $2.45

Eagle Farm - Race 7 No 4 Chinny Boom - $7900 @ $1.65

Ladbrokes

Flemington - Race 8 No 14 La Crique - $5000 @ $2.90

Flemington - Race 9 No 17 Shalstar - $4000 @ $18

Flemington - Race 6 No 15 In Secret - $2800 @ $4.20

Flemington - Race 1 No 1 Tijuana - $2500 @ $4.80

Rosehill - Race 8 No 5 I Wish I Win - $4200 (place) @ $3.50

Neds

Flemington - Race 8 No 14 La Crique - $11,000 @ $2.50

Flemington - Race 7 No 1 Sharp ‘N’ Smart - $8000 @ $3.40

Flemington - Race 3 No 8 Triple Missile - $7500 @ $6

Flemington - Race 1 No 1 Tijuana - $6000 @ $4.20

Flemington - Race 6 No 15 In Secret - $6000 @ $3.50

Check out the rest of the Big Bets on Punters.com.au.

— This story originally appeared on punters.com.au and has been republished with permission

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