Read her writs

Andrew Eddy in The Age reports "leading rails bookmakers Simon Beasley and Alan Eskander are being sued by fellow bookmaker Kathryn Read over comments allegedly made by the pair at a meeting in Melbourne on October 10 to discuss the workings of the Melbourne Cup call-of-the-card function. Beasley and Eskander were both served with a writ on Saturday while working at the Caulfield Cup meeting, with Read seeking damages."