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Local racecaller Andrew Watts is in Brisbane to call the Battle of the Bush Final at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Picture: RLR PHOTOGRAPHY

Longreach Jockey Club president and outback racecaller Andrew Watts flew to Brisbane on Thursday, ahead of Saturday’s Battle of the […]

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