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Miracle Men

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Harness Racing , in conjunction with the New South Wales Harness Racing Club and Sky Racing, has finalised the roster of broadcasters for the SEW Eurodrive Miracle Mile meeting at Menangle Park on Sunday 29 November with Sky 's Greg Radley selected to call the $500,000 feature event.

"Greg has been the pre-eminent harness racing media identity in for almost two decades and his number one passion has always been race calling", said HRNSW Chief Executive Sam Nati.

Radley described the invitation as the "highlight of his career".

"I grew up dreaming about calling races like the Miracle Mile. It truly is a special thing for me", he said.

Although it will be Radley's first Miracle Mile call, he will share duties at the meeting with some of the the finest broadcasters to have been associated with NSW's premier event including Ray Hadley, David Morrow, Hilton Donaldson and Kevin Thompson.

"We always planned to have a race caller ’s day and what better theme than to incorporate the guys that are already part of Miracle Mile folklore", Nati explained.

Ray Hadley is recognised as one of the best sportscasters in the country and dominates the morning ratings in Sydney on radio station 2GB, David Morrow has a rich history with the ABC ’s sport department, Hilton Donaldson produced arguably the most memorable Miracle Mile call of all time with his description of Christian Cullen ’s 1998 triumph and Kevin Thompson was the voice of Sydney harness racing for almost 30 years.

Fred Hastings, who has risen to prominence as a harness racing caller in recent months, will open and close the card, calling three races on the program in total.

“I’m thrilled to be rubbing shoulders with such elite broadcasters and in 12 months time, hopefully I can add my name to the list of those that have called a Miracle Mile ”, Hastings said.

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The line-up for the day is:

R1 Fred Hastings R2 Greg Radley R3 Hilton Donaldson R4 David Morrow R5 Ray Hadley (Bohemia Crystal FFA) R6 Fred Hastings R7 Greg Radley (Miracle Mile) R8 Kevin Thompson R9 Fred Hastings

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To arrange an interview or for further information please contact: Name: Sam Nati Position: Chief Executive Phone: (02) 9722 -6671 Email: [email protected]

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