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1-tom durkin -when its on the line for a big one no one better, becomes disintrested at lower races, but understandably so after you call so many
2-john dooley- underated-always makes the race call sound like its important at all points of the race to keep the tension high,makes every race call sound important from a 5000 claim to a stakes, 3-vic stauffer-has some of the better calls at the finish of races, but during a race sounds like the average person calling a race by sound of voice but very detailed and accurate in his calls.and he makes you feel like hes one of us 4-michel wrona-best announcer to me with a english-irish-australian- accent, accurate calls, keeps you intrested thru the whole race 5-trevor denmen- i could have put him in 3rd just as easily as here, great race caller but wrona gets the nod by a slight edge 6-luke kruytbosch-this guy has a voice that was ment to call races, sounds exactly what you would expect a race caller to sound like with the tone of his voice, unique and very good voice, but can sound repetitive at times 7-dave rodman- great caller also 8-richard grunder- underated this guy needs to be on a bigger circut worst 1-mike battaglia-it cant get no worse, i cant believe they let him call kentucky derbys at one time, but im sure a very nice man and respected inthe industry just not calling races 2-tony calo - the beginning of his calls make me just shutter, the worst and the rest of the call is average at best just my opinion |
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The best call I have ever heard was Vic's call last year when they were having an earthquake. If you didnt get to hear the call you are missing out. This call really shows Vic's brilliance as a race caller.
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Interestingly, I never see threads entitled "Battaglia" or "Durkin". But I often see Vic tossed up there. Makes me think he isn't all that bad. (I actually like most callers except Battaglia. I like variety.) I agree that Durkin is not as good lately but it seemed to stem back to that really bad cold or whatever it was he had last year. I actually kind of wonder if he is well. Things like that show in a "performance".
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Who was the race caller that used to impersonate people while calling the race. He would do Rodney Dangerfield, Dave Johnson and didnt he do Larry King too?
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i think its a track announcer from a louisiana track or was, dont know the name off hand
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You're right...that was a legendary call because he obviously did it spontaneously....great call, I will admit....Anyone ever heard any of Frank Mirahmadi's impersonation calls?....Freakin' hilarious! |
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i wanna hear the racecall in socal, when the guys were still on the track and just got out of the way of the horses in the nick of time
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I think the gender gap shows when talking about this. I like guys like Dooley and Stauffer because I think there calls lend to a younger crowd that is their for excitement. How couldn't you get pumped from Vic's Lava Man call, and I played against him and was still pumped. Wrona I can never understand through my small laptop speakers. The Lone Star guy is TOP NOTCH |
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I just emailed this link to Vic, Haber, you should get Dooley on the board.....These track announcers LOVE message boards.
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One thing I love in a race call is when the announcer will say the jocks name--something like--Bailey is sitting chilly, or Solis has asked for a little more speed from the horse--this allows me to focus on what the jock might be doing.
One thing I hate is when a caller says the horses number. I think it is the guy from Charlestown that does this. He will say and the 1 horse is coming on the outside. |
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For the record, Indiana Downs has some great, GREAT turf races, very profitable too |
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Classic calls: Durkin during that fog last year. That was great. I mean, really great. I kept that for a long time too because it just made me laugh!
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I remember that. I will never forget that worker diving over the fence on the final turn. Also, what was the race where the horse ran through a flock of birds? |
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dont forget this one. HIDDEN LAKE WHAT A BRAVE FILLY!! SHES FIGHTING BACK!!!!!! HIDDEN LAKE COMES BACK TO BEAT FLAT FEAT FLEET AT THE WIRE!! and he did not stutter on flat feat fleet either. |
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