Man wins over $500,000 dollars at Melbourne Cup horse races moments after being dumped

In a modern day rags-to-riches story with a twist, one Australian man turned a $10 bet into over a half-a-million-dollar payout at the Melbourne Cup on Monday.

The man, who has only been identified by the media as Kenny, correctly predicted the top four horses in the Australia's biggest race. His bet of $10—with odds of 79,300 to 1—returned $793,000 AUD , reportsKenny was on a date with an old high school friend having drinks at the Crown Casino. They watched the race and went to lunch, oblivious to his windfall."You know, this isn't going to go anywhere. I want to get the 5 o'clock train," she said.

But Master Of Reality, ridden by 49-year-old Frankie Dettori, was demoted to fourth after stewards ruled the horse nudged Il Paradiso in the home straight. That means Prince Of Arran was eventually placed second and Il Paradiso moved up the order to third to match Kenny's dream finish of Vow And Declare, Prince Of Arran, Il Paradiso and Master Of Reality.

"I thought at least the day's not over, I'll open up the Sportsbet account, because there's still a couple of races to go in the Majors," said Kenny.Craig Williams riding Vow and Declare, the eventual winner, leads the field around the first bend in the Lexus Melbourne Cup during 2019 Melbourne Cup Day.

One lucky guy.

Good riddance and good on him

Moments after winning $500,000 dollars at Melbourne Cup horse races, his ex wants to get back together.

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