Sportsbet opens markets on Greg Miles’ final call

Greg Miles ready for last call at Caulfield
IT truly is the end of an era as Greg Miles takes to the microphone for the last time this weekend as Melbourne’s chief racing commentator.

The 57-year-old veteran of 36 Melbourne Cup calls will commentate his final ever race on Saturday at Caulfield, and never has the interest levels in the man behind the microphone been at such a high level.

Never a company to rest on their laurels, Sportsbet.com.au opened a number of markets on how the great man’s final call will go and what his movements will be after he is officially retired.

The customary “Racing” from Miles is the $1.87 favourite way to be the first phrase uttered at the jump, while “And they’re off” is the next best option at the $2.50 mark.

Those who think there will be a false start in the final race of Greg Miles’ calling career can get a juicy $34 return on their investment if the veteran calls “Oh and we’ve got a false start”.

While we will miss having his dulcet tones gracing our ears every weekend at the major meets, Miles will not be lost to the industry entirely.

The record-breaking race caller will take up a position at Racing.com, but that has not stopped Sportsbet from opening another market on what Miles’ next move will be.

The unlikely scenario of radio shock jock ($3) is at the top of the market, while becoming a newsreader ($4) is the only other option at single figures.

There is few things we doubt the great man can do with a microphone, but we’re comfortable not investing our hard earned on Miles becoming a soul music singer ($101) or a rapper ($501).

As for Greg Miles’ legacy, Sportsbet has a few ideas on what could happen after Saturday’s meet.

A statue erected in his honour at Caulfield or a comeback for the 2017 Cox Plate or Melbourne Cup are locked together at the $3 quote, while shedding a tear whilst calling the final race on the card is at the $7 mark.

Following in Daniel Ricciardo’s footsteps and doing a shoey after the race is at $11 while crowd surfing the members area during the meet is at $34.

One thing is for certain, Greg Miles presence at the racetrack and voice in our ears will be missed dearly, so we will leave you with arguably his greatest ever call, Lohnro’s win in the 2004 Australian Cup.


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