New Pimlico Analyst

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by Left Bank

It always has to be another pretty face on the T.V. screen, telling the public "this horse looks so pretty in the paddock".

As long as they actually know what they're talking about ... they can be great in that limited role...and it's useful info to everyone who isn't at the track and isn't strong in that aspect.

Maggie Wolfendale is very good in that role imo. Maybe the new girl at Pimlico will be as well ... but they are probably doing a wise thing by not letting her make the morning line. Keep her to her strengths.

There are a lot of great horse racing TV analysts.

On top of everything else, Blackthroatedwind is an extremely good tv presence. I hope he isn't too offended by you putting his name next to mine.

Jeff Siegal is incredible at HRTV. Randy Moss is excellent for ESPN. Kurt Hoover for SA and Jon White for HRTV are very good. Brad Free is good. TVG has a few that do a good job and a few others who could be useful if they applied themselves. A few different tracks have useful analysts. Monmouth with Brad Thomas ... I've seen guys here like Pat, Travis, and NTamm all do very good jobs. NTamm is very articulate.

As great as a guy like Jeff Siegal is ... tracks want "image" people in that role. The kind of people they think can get attention with looks and sound cool.