Star Sydney 3YO Manawanui has firmed in betting for next Sat's Victoria Derby 2500m following his impressive win over 2040m at Moonee Valley. Starting the day as a $3.40 chance, Manawanui is now at $2.25 for the Derby. Punters were keen to not only back him at the $1.22 on offer in today's race, but also put him in a Fixed Odds double with champion mare Black Caviar. One punter outlaid $27,300 @ $1.24 while there were many other smaller bets placed on Doubles with the pair. Black Caviar, meanwhi

Star Sydney 3YO Manawanui has firmed in betting for next Sat's Victoria Derby 2500m following his impressive win over 2040m at Moonee Valley. Starting the day as a $3.40 chance, Manawanui is now at $2.25 for the Derby. Punters were keen to not only back him at the $1.22 on offer in today's race, but also put him in a Fixed Odds double with champion mare Black Caviar. One punter outlaid $27,300 @ $1.24 while there were many other smaller bets placed on Doubles with the pair. Black Caviar, meanwhile, attracted plenty of attention despite her hot price of $1.04 with TAB Sportsbet. Some of the bets taken on her were: $10,000 @ $1.04 (twice), $7,000 @ $1.04, $5,000 @ $1.04 (multiple times) and many other smaller bets.