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Originally Posted by Travis Stone

I'm pretty sure most of the announcers in America could handle 20 horse fields... if we had them.

As for photo finishes, my booth is approximately 30 to 40 feet before the actual wire, which puts me at a severe disadvantage to calling photos. Simply put, my angle is awful for splitting hairs on the wire. The same rings true for many other booths out there. I would much rather release a "Photo Finish!" than run some quick geometrical calculations in my mind, taking into consideration the angle of the sun and wind speed, to announce who was first or second. In all seriousness, the location is the major factor.

As for Durkin, calling out Tiznow the winner of the '01 Classic was pretty bold, so he gets a big thumbs-up from this corner.

I assumed all the announcers booths would be right at the finish line -- if not, then that would explain a lot. I notice Ed Burgart at Los Al calls them to the whisker but I just assumed that was the nature of QH race-calling.