Both codes of football dominated the betting world over the weekend and it was Friday night at Moonee Valley that attracted the majority of the horse betting action.

It was a great move by the Moonee Valley race club to co-join the Group 1 Manikato Stakes with the Bill Stutt Stakes as the turnover at IASbet.com was well over the same meeting last year.

“Apache Cat finished off strongly at the end of the Manikato and I expect to see a huge improvement in him throughout the spring,” Mark Read said.  “Shocking improved again in the last race to indicate he is still on-course for his Grand Final.”