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Letter of the Week

Feed bin

A bugbear of mine is racecallers going overboard with namechecks for advertising sponsors during calls.

A well known Victorian racecaller’s penchant for naming a Melbourne eating establishment mid-race is really getting to the embarrassing level, even to the point where I switched my radio on slightly late to listen to a race last week only to hear the caller referring to the winning horse as the name of that restaurant (which happens to sponsor the day’s best bet) as they charged to the post instead of the horse’s actual racing name.

If the racecaller really is that desperate for a free feed surely he should cease giving his tips each day. They’re obviously not doing him any good.

Jed Pride
Cronulla (NSW)
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