Legendary racing commentator Derek ‘Tommo’ Thompson announces retirement after 60-year career
LEGENDARY BBC, ITV and Channel 4 racing commentator Derek 'Tommo' Thompson has announced his retirement after 60 years behind the mic.
Thompson, a huge figure in the much-loved years of Channel 4 racing coverage, said: "Hello this is Tommo and can I say a very Merry Christmas to you. "I'm looking ahead to 2025 and I've got to reveal something now, it will be my last year as a racing commentator! "But it's been my whole life and I still love it. I still go in the weighing room before each race to check the colours – Michael O'Hehir taught me to do that."I've done every track in the UK and when I'm asked which is my favourite I always say 'the next one', whether it's Kempton or Sedgefield I enjoy them all.
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