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Originally Posted by DaTruth
Wallace is liked by the average person who attends live racing at Oaklawn. The crowd really gets into it when he acts as the master of ceremonies before some of their bigger races, especially when he plays up the local favorites. This is an important consideration because Oaklawn still attracts large on-track crowds. They had 60,000 on hand yesterday, and 24,000 last Saturday for a pretty bad Oaklawn Hcp card. The live crowd's opinion of Wallace is going to carry more weight than what some simulcast bettors think, and really, who avoids betting a track just because they don't like an announcer.
You step back in time when you go to Hot Springs and Oaklawn, and as long as Wallace is considered to be as much a part of the tradition of Oaklawn as the corned beef sandwiches, I think Cella will let Wallace leave on his own terms.
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Perhaps Oaklawn should employ two callers: Mr. Wallace for the on-track fans who love him dearly, and another for the off-track players who apparently do not.