Nationally? Hammerin' Hank without a doubt...

Kevin Gorg, the Canterburry track analyst handicapper guy kinda sucks too... I mean he's well spoken, has a good camera presence, but his picks are lousy... But then again, so are the Beulah chicks lol.

What ever happen to Chris Lincoln?
Some of my buddy's from the "valley" really got on his case one year at Saratoga during an ESPN broadcast...
maybe you remember that incident (estreet)

Hank's a nice man.

If you didn't know better you'd think Hank had stage fright or something. He sounds really nervous to be on tv. Quint had me doubled over laughing so so hard when he talked to Harry Aleo. If I were one of the desk guys I'd have had a hard time not laughing my tail off when they cut back to me on that one.

Was it Chris McCarron that they tried to bring on after his retirement and it was just the most horrific thing to watch? I really liked him as a jockey but that was painful.

I don't care what anybody says, "I'm only gonna say it once" Kenny Mayne's a hoot. The only thing he's ever done that sounded a little funky is say 'Invasor...he is the best' with such a Jose Jimenez accent only about 50 times. I'll be kinda glad when Invasor retires so I don't have to hear it anymore. That said there are some of the most random things that make me chuckle and I enjoy watching him crack up Randy Moss. I wanna see more Muttonchops.

Icky me too.....
Jeff Siegal irritates me greatly as well.

I would have to go with Jerry Bailey...dont get me wrong...he was a great jockey and a great announcer but his voice is too squicky and it gets annoying to me ...thats just my opinion

if it wasnt Horse Racing I would have to say Randy Peterson (PBA announcer for ESPN)

my post was silly, so i erased it.

i'm just in awe of jerrys head. it's different for sure.

Its so big compaired to his body...

it's just an odd shape or something. maybe a combo of shape and hairline. but i don't think i'd miss him if he wasn't there. but the gate thing he did was informative.

another i can't deal with is that woman they have with the hat--she's ditzy. referred to the mannings as the peyton bros.

Wish they would have done some changes to it for Breeders Cup since they used the SAME exact on for the Derby...(they might have used it for all the Triple Crown races not sure though)

I also cant stand Mike Battagelia... he can't handicap (unless the favorite wins), call races, or commentate for the life of him...they should send him to the pastor

Mike Battaglia on NBC wins with the phony Bob Costas a close second. Iggy whateshisname from TVG a distant third.

I remember that on Travers Day 2 years ago, i had to do a double take when i heard his response..... priceless

-bt-

You got that right!!!

The single worst interviewer on TV in any capacity is Leslie Stahl....There is no close second.

The Janis Joplin reference he made during this year's Sunshine Million broadcast was priceless, comparing the outside post at Gulfstream to bad acid trips.

Battaglia and Bailey are horrible....

by vote goes to two people. hank goldberg and mike battagelia
both are bad in by book. enough said.