One lucky horseplayer overcame odds of one in 479 millon to claim an unprecedented multi-million dollar prize. Correctly selecting the order of finish for a dozen horses running in The TAB Everest at Royal Randwick on Saturday, Oct. 14, an Auckland horseplayer won $10 million AUD (approximately $8.63 million CAD). The winner took home the life-changing prize through a special TAB promotion offered free to all New Zealand account holders. “The race had over 400 million possible finish results, and he managed to nail the exact one needed. "I didn’t put too much thought into my picks and just dropped the runners where I thought it could go.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 16, 2023 19:45 UTC