"Favorite Simulcast Analyst"
 

They voted on this on some poll at thoroughbredtimes.com

You had 19 options....

The winner: Jill Byrne (730 votes)

2nd place: Mike Battaglia (671 votes)

3rd place: Kurt Hoover (264 votes)

4th place: Andy Serling (252 votes)

5th place: Katie Mikolay (210 votes)


Rich Ruda checked in 19th.

This list is pretty funny for a variety of reasons ....

If only Katie would learn the difference between Delta and Delaware - she might have outnodded two of the very best in Serling and Hoover.

I've got to wonder how those guys feel about getting totally trounced by Battaglia and barely edging out Mikolay.

This may be a sign that racing really is doomed.

'BUTT-HEAD' definitely should have won.

Hard to believe Jessica P wasn't in the top 5. She's just about the only one that I don't mute.

(Good to see they're still real.)

Katie is better looking ... and is kind of like an 11 year old girl trapped in a hot young womans body.

There have been many times when I've fantasized about seeing Chuck C. Lopez strangling him to death on a Trips and Traps taping ... but yeah, he should have won.

A few other guys down on the list should have also had MUCH better showings.

I vote for Jason Blewitt and Antyhony Mormino. Its a tie. :D

This is what I imagine a BTW press confrence simulcasted in the Pace Advantage War Room would look like the day of him hitting a 24/1 longshot earlier on with his top pick...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI5VVUtzcrM


The role of sports writer Dan Shaughnessy played by Light ... and the role of sportswriter Bob Ryan played by CMoore.

No Brad Thomas?

He should have gotten a LOT more votes than he did in my opinion.

NT

Where did he end up? The guy is a very sharp handicapper.

I vote for James Ough

They lost me at Battaglia...

Marcel Marceau took 6th...

Battaglia..second??:wf

What about those guys from River Downs?

FATS,you're alive!!! Ain't seen you in a while.

Did you actually post without calling me something awful?

It MUST be Christmas!!

It's all about you Vic.

First post and all about me. I feel special. Thanks Princess.

The dudes are the greatest...I'd like to see Serling and those guys do a show together.

My favorite was always Dave "The Weasel" Robinson at Tucson greyhound park. Just googled him and sorry to see he passed away a few weeks ago. RIP. He had a catchy little tune, "pop goes the weasel" and always used hot chicks from local simulcast outlets to show his picks on TV.

battaglia being second just goes to show you how skewed this poll is, that guy is a butcher with the signature call of "gaiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnning grooooouuuunnd"

had no clue to katie mikolay is, where does she announce at?

i got no problem with Byrne being #1, but pacheco has to be on that list somewhere.

another underrated or unknown is Dave Rodman from laurel park

-bt-

Hawthorne..and she is very fine..

and not bad with horses either

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf0OTcdb8dU

Enjoy!

She also almost knows how to read past performances.

She's also at Presque Isle, which means she spends five months a year in sunny, tropical Erie. I refuse to believe that she has had only passing contact with DrugS. His game is far too sharp to allow an attractive woman who actually knows the difference between a horse's ass and muzzle to escape him, right?

NT

eesh

aight i see it now, it would also explain as to why i had no idea who she is, Hawthorne and PID, usually don't catch my eye.

it sounds like she's a bit more knowledgeable then the beulah twins but not in the big leagues with Byrne and Pacheco... i can dig it, the fact that she's easy on the eyes helps out..... a lot

-bt-

Wrong on many counts.

I've never so much as said hello or nodded as she walked by. I think 'DrugS' and 'sharp game with women' is like an oxymoron or something.

You underestimate the Beulah twins.

Looks like she has a pearl necklace on.

First post here but have seen your act on other message boards for years. I was hoping this place would be different.

I couldn't agree more.

My "act" is the same everywhere. I love racing. I hate haters. I try to be accessable to real fans.

Thanks for the kind words.

Happy Holidays

They should drop the hayseed cohost.

Attached is her picture.

inevitably followed by "up ooooooooooooooon the ooooooutside":zz:

I'd rather listen to DrugS serinade the dearly departed GRITS with his stunning rendition of Billy Ray Cyrus's "Achey Breacky Heart" than to listen to Battaglia call a race.

Are you kidding?

PID is in Erie ... it's not exactly a breeding ground for sharp handicapping minds .... well, other than Andy Beyer, myself, and last weeks Scratch Off Lotto millionaire winner The Indomitable Deano...









In fact, I wouldn't be shocked if Dean is hired to replace Katie's hayseed cohost. It would give the show a solid 1-2 punch of incompetence - but would make the show more watchable.

Did your nose grow when you wrote this?

No. A faceless nameless person knows all about who I am as a person. You know nothing about me or my life.

Take your hate and 4 posts and try an easier target.

I'm just going to enjoy my Christmas with my family.

Here's hoping you can do the same.

VJS