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leviathan
noun
a heavy backer of horses AUSTRALIA, 1874- — Tom Ellis, The Science of Turf Investment, p. 150, 1936
- [H]e was one of the last survivors of the leviathans of the Australian turf whose betting during the last two decades of the 19th century rivalled anything seen on racecourses anywhere in the world. — James Holledge, The Great Australian Gamble, p. 81, 1966
- Somewhere in this mess of print you should find a clause saying that the hapless leviathan who was reckless enough to take on myself and Uncle Tom owes us fifty-two dollars. — Gerald Sweeney, The Plunge, p. 111, 1981
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