John Singleton has backed his mare Dear Demi to win $1 million in the Melbourne Cup with a NSW-based betting operation.
TopSport.com.au's head Lloyd Merlehan has a long history of laying big bets from Singleton. He was happy to accept the challenge about the mare, which ran third in the Caulfield Cup.
“It is not the silliest racing bet Singo has had with me,” Merlehan said. “She ran a good race in the Caulfield Cup and when he rang up and asked to back her to win a million I was happy to take him on.


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