What are The Best Race Calls of All Time?
 

What are the best race calls of all time. I can't find a good list out there so I thought Derby Trailers would be able to come up with one.

Here's the best race calls I've heard:

1973 Belmont Stakes
1978 Belmont Stakes
2007 Belmont Stakes
1989 Preakness Stakes
2009 Preakness Stakes
2009 Breeders Cup Classic
2001 Breeders Cup Classic
2003 Kentucky Derby
2004 Belmont Stakes

What are the best race calls of all time in your opinion?

1998 Breeders' Cup Classic

1987 classic

1994 Travers

2001 BC Classic handily IMO.

NT

I am not a huge Denman fan but the 2009 Breeders Cup Classic was an awesome call.

Paul

My favorite...

http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/r...2005&raceno=07

"... but Silent Witness... I'll never see anything again like thiis in my life!

17 straight!

Stand, cheer... applaud the best because he just got better..."

"... but Silent Witness... I'll never see anything again like thiis in my life!

17 straight!

Stand, cheer... applaud the best because he just got better..."[/quote]

He should show up at Hollywood Park in a couple of weeks.

1987 bc classic, when Durkin calls the two derby winners hit the wire together. The races which Ferdinand was involved were very good also. I think 87 Big Cap with Broad Brush and another race 88 race with Alysheba and Good Taste. I remember when Vic Stauffer called races at DRC he made a couple of Michigan Mile races exciting. When I think of his calls the 2001 Fla. Derby also stands out.

Okay I'll bite...

Why?

(As an aside he's retired and living the good life at Living Legends). :tro:

edit - Re the nice pm... no I'm not a complete moron, yes I know what's in a few weeks but my point was what's he gonna do... run with the girls? Root for her? Geez...:D

"and Smarty Jones enters the stretch to the roar of 120,000, but Birdstone is going to make him earn it today.............Birdstone surges past, Birdstone wins the Belmont Stakes." :mad:

What a great call, but damn, it still hurts.

Yeah I know, it does. :(

No Vic? I refuse to vote.

1976 Marlboro Cup

Forego gets up to nip Honest Pleasure on the wire...

What a stretch run and call !!!!

Mark Johnson of CD

1994 Woodward.

......was at the wire mid level, remember all those "go smarty go " ping pong paddle things they gave out, went flying.......i laughed and said to myself, i love new york. great day.

I'd listen to Tom Durkin read the phonebook, so not only is he the best, he's my favorite... I think his call of the 1988 Distaff is amazing. While there was no drama, his call of 'Zapper's Met Mile is awesome... "there he is, your horse of the year"... and let's not forget his calls of Cigar and Tiznow's B/C Classics. I am not a big Trevor fan, and I really hope that we get to hear Tom call one of Zenyatta's races. Vic's the best they've got west of the Hudson.

I was a huge Denman fan.

That call was among his worst ever.

Easy one for me. 2001 Breeders Cup Classic call by Tom Durkin.

"Tiznow fights on.....desperately close....Tiznow wins it for America"

It was an awesome race and a very masterful call,, especially considering everything that had just happened. :tro: