Hussler, I appreciate very much what you mean with regard to the name changes of feature races. At least in this case it is still an appropriate traditionalist sort of name, that is, it sounds like a horse race of some note. Am I wrong that the Hotham Handicap which has most recently been called the Saab Quality, was at one time changed to the Sorbent Handicap. I know I read this but it is not impossible that it was just a journalist 'slinging off' at the time about such name changes. Maybe it was the Harpic. The Hotham/Saab Quality of course is one of the traditional lead up races for the Melbourne Cup. It is part of the Vic Derby day program. I can assure members that there is more than one Sorbent Handicap held in Australia each year. There was one at Rosehill in March of this year and another at Mooney Valley. However, there is no getting away from the necessity for sponsorship in racing and for that matter in virtually every sport. If Sorbent wants to sponsor some dog races in a big way then bring it on. In fact, there are probably some dogs around with names that would make them omen bets. I will stay away from this one otherwise I might get kicked of the site which I have only just joined.