Ross Stevenson’s Love Letter to Racing offers a platform for passionate racing enthusiasts to share their experiences with the great sport.
The 3AW radio presenter began the tradition in 2016, setting the event against the backdrop of a lunch at Flemington on Black Caviar Lightning Race Day.All proceeds generated from the event are donated to Ronald McDonald House Charities Victoria and Tasmania, the Victoria Racing Club’s newest Pin & Win charity partner.
Stevenson has been enamoured with racing since he was a young boy when his mother worked in a TAB in Hawthorn, and he was tasked with stamping the backs of betting slips for “$3 and a Kit Kat.”
Bringing people who love racing together to celebrate the sport was Stevenson’s goal with the event, while raising money along the way. Past letter writers have included a range of people, from those within the industry such as champion jockey Glen Boss and Lindsay Park’s Prue Hayes, to those who have grown up with it, like VRC Board member Ann Peacock, and those who just simply love it, such as comedian Tommy Little. Each event and the people chosen represent a cross-section of the sport’s fan base.
