Davey Johnson calling John Henry's Big Cap Victory.

2005 Bc Juvenile Lived Up To All The Hype!!!
 

Last Years BC Juvenile Lived up to all the HYPE surrounding First Sam, HH and Stevie Wonderboy.

"Its Henny Hughes on the inside First Samuri on the outside and Stevie Wonderboy closing in on them with one furlong to go." awesome just awsome

TOM DURKIN

Cardus, I have watched that replay many, many times...and it is still to close to call. Until they put the camera on You...I really thought CH was the winner. As Durkin called "a photo that doesn't deserve a loser". It was a great race..and Durkin did it justice.

Ez

PS Does anybody have a link to a replay of that race?

Favorite 3 calls from 3 different announces from the last year:

Megahertz 2005 Yellow Ribben "Flip Flop the jockey just gave a look of anguish of how do you beat Megahertz!" - Trever Denman

Lava Man 2006 Wittingham "And Lava Man says to Kings Drama 'O No You Don't' ... Lava Man is soaring away, hes like a eagle, hes like a BALD EAGLE...Lava Man crushes the Wittingham" - Vic Stauffer

Lost in the Fog 2005 Bay Meadows Speed Handicap "and it's LOST IN THE Fog.....he's all over this group....he enters the final furlong in complete command...Halo Cat can only watch him run away....so its Lost in the Fog....he will remain undefeated....a perfect 10 for 10....but still one more victory is required to silence the skeptics and prove to everyone hes the best sprinter in the world!" - Tony Calo

I sure remember that race. Picked up a few bucks myself. Skippy was running with awesome power in that victory. The best I ever saw him look and he looked good a bunch of times.

I liked Durkin's line at the end of VG and RQ's Belmont ..."history..in the waiting!..."

Phil Georgeff (?) in the '84 Million "It's John Henry, the living legend....in front!"

Durkin in the '94 Woodward...."It's Holy Bull, with devastating ease"

I think Durkin's call for the '95 BCC was "the invincible, the unbeatable Cigar" There was another adjective in there before those two I think...unbelievable?

Favourite American commentary is Durkin's of Arazi's BCJ in 1991:

"Bertrando is a stunned second......."
".......Here indeed is a SUPERSTAR..."

Its amazing how many people were lobbying for Trevor Denman for the BC, yet only one person had him on their favorite calls list?? And there have been 3 pages of Durkin calls.

incomparable

Ez

I'm not one who is excited at all about taking Durkin off the BC. He has been the voice of the BC and I still believe he is the best for a big race. He obviously struggles calling and preparing for every race but he has always been the voice of the BC. I can listen to his Tiznow calls all day and get goosebumps every single time.