Victorian greyhound MacKenna crunched in Million Dollar Chase betting
A slashing first-look trial at Wentworth Park has setup a plunge in 2023 Million Dollar Chase (MDC) all-in winner betting.
Victorian youngster Mackenna was the subject of a concerted move in 2023 MDC betting after a flying 29.32 trail at Wentworth Park on Tuesday.
MacKenna won her way through to the MDC semi-finals on October 6 with a brilliant win in the Temora MDC regional final, going within a half length of the track record.
Trained outside Bendigo by Lee Moore and Michelle Carruthers, MacKenna surprised connections with the speed of her trial at her first look at the Glebe circuit.
“She's gone a lot faster than we thought she would.
“We were hoping she could trial around 29.80 at her first look at Wentworth Park, especially after the long trip from where we live,” said Carruthers.
Following the trial, MacKenna was crunched in betting to be become +800 second favourite to win the MDC final behind fellow Victorian and ex-Kiwi greyhound Postman Pat, who is unchanged at +600 on greyhound betting apps.
As much as +2500 was bet about MacKenna in early ‘all-in' pre-post betting on the MDC final.
Mackenna has now had 10 starts for eight wins and a second, banking $40,665 for connections.
She comes from a hot litter that includes talented youngsters Imani, Keisha, and Zadie, and are all trained jointly by Michelle Carruthers and Lee Moore.
Although only training a small team, trainers Lee Moore and Michelle Carruthers are no strangers to greyhound racing success, having trained Orlando to a Group 1 Australian Cup final in 2022 at The Meadows.
The Million Dollar Chase series moves to Wentworth park this Saturday night for city qualifying heats.
Greyhounds who qualify through the Wentworth Park city qualifying heats will join the 2023 Million Dollar Chase semi-finalists back at Wentworth Park on October 6, including MacKenna.
You can read the full Million Dollar Chase series schedule here: 2023 Million Dollar Chase Schedule