FILE PHOTO: Cast member Bill Murray arrives for the premiere of the film St.Vincent in New York on October 6,-2014 ReutersThe lawsuit does not name Murray as a defendantUS horse racing announcer Dave Johnson, who called Triple Crown races for ABC television for two decades, on Wednesday sued the makers of Bill Murray’s 2014 film “St. Vincent” for using his signature phrase “and down the stretch they come” without permission. The lawsuit does not name Murray as a defendant. Johnson said this would likely confuse the public, tarnishing his rights to a phrase “inextricably linked” with him. That’s my phrase.”The lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court seeks unspecified damages, which Johnson said he would donate to charities associated with horse racing, including for disabled jockeys.

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