Tom Durkin we missed you
 

Trevor Denman had a rough day calling races, in the Juvenile he didn't pick up Street Sense until he opened up 6 lengths and I'm still wondering if he knows Pine Island broke down. Tom Durkin you were truly missed.

Tom Durkin posts here?

I like Tom D. but he's slipping...Last week he was reading about refunds when they sprung the gate...totally missed the break..he actually said "oh, and I guess I'll call the race for you..." he's getting embarassing.

Poor Trevor....choked under pressure. The sad thing is that he really is the best technical race caller in the game....he sees moves and events develope and calls them before they happen, versus react to them after they happen like all others - but Saturday was disappointing....

I agree with you that Durkin's slipping, but it does seem as though he does a bit more preparation. This has all been said here already, but watching the replays again I really was stunned at some of the miscues.

Where'd the corgi go?

Durkin has done some of my favorite races calls over the years...and lately some of the worst IMO.

Corgi will be back...big brother Oscar wanted a turn:)

Calling Breeder's Cup races with fields of 14 is slightly different than calling 6 horse Del Mar races. His calls also lacked the excitement of Durkin's calls.

Yeah Durkin's more exciting, but lately he's relying a bit too heavily on adjectives... Exhilarating! Electrifying! Scintillating! Thundering!

(And usually he's describing a maiden claimer field.)

And it's usually a 22 3/5 quarter that he's describing.

Right, I forgot that part. A BLISTERING quarter.

make that a NY bred 2YO Filly MCL...LOL

I agree completely. i was thrilled that he would be calling and i hope he gets another shot next year - -though the juvy and the distaff were suspect.

the tv in my hotel room in chicago was so fuzzy that you couldn't make out the silks or numbers on the saddle cloths, so due to his call i thought great hunter was winning the juvy when i saw the horse sneaking up the middle.

a sixteenth of a mile later i realized that my ticket was good after all.

i thought he did a fine job though, in the other six races -- totally as good as i would expect from him. he sees things happen before they do, i love it.

Its either a blistering pace, or they are blazing away on the front end.
This is in the range of 22 2/5 and 22 4/5.

I don't remember what 22 flat is. Suicidal? Scorching?

American In England
 

I Like Englishmen As Much As The Next Guy But For An American Race Track I Prefer American Voices. Are There Any Americans Calling Races In England?

Is Trevor English? I thought he was Australian or South African or somewhere not in Europe :confused:

he's south african

There they go.....we need Calo to call the Breeders Cup.

Thats what I thought...Wrona is the Aussie

the incomprable, invincible, unbeatable...

I know those NY Bred races are brutal to watch and wager, but it is just awful when Durkin tries to bring excitement to them.

I still would prefer Durkin over Denman in the big races. That was unexcusable what he did in the Juvy. Almost as bad as the announcer at Hoosier Park during the running of the Indiana Derby this year.