Denman trying hard; (Bejarano-Multiple facial fractures)

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Originally Posted by Gander

I like when track announcers call close finishes. Denman and Vic both do this all the time. Durkin wont call something unless its over a half length. He simply leaves it as too close to call or a head bob either way or simply a close finish that could have gone either way. Denman and Vic also both go out of their ways to correctly say the names of the horses too. Thats neat.

I agree it's good to call a photo if you are pretty sure you saw it right, but missing one is never a good thing.

It depends greatly on where the announcers booth is. Some tracks its right on the wire, and some are far away from the line. River Downs was right on the line and i think i maybe didn't call 3 photos in 3 years. Portland Meadows i'm atleast 50 or 60 feet up the track from the wire, thus i call a lot more "photos" or "too close to call" as you say.

I mean Keeneland's booth is halfway between the 1/16th pole and finish line, so you'll hear becker call photo finish on races that on TV look pretty clear.