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Antitrust32 · #1 03-24-2007, 05:35 PM

awwwww Barbaro.. :*(

#2 03-24-2007, 05:45 PM

Bud Longshot is For You Reppo.

They can't be serious...

GenuineRisk · #3 03-24-2007, 05:55 PM

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awwwww Barbaro.. :*(

I hate it when veterinarians cry.

somerfrost · #4 03-24-2007, 06:23 PM

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I hate it when veterinarians cry.

It was a well-done interview...as he said, you either get the relationship between animals and people or you don't! I was amazed to hear how many horses Friends of Barbaro have rescued...that alone secures a place in our hearts for all involved!

Bogey · #5 03-24-2007, 06:31 PM

The best thing about the broadcast was that Hank Goldberg was no where to be seen. Randy and Jerry did very well along with J. Edwards.

Storm Cadet · #6 03-24-2007, 07:25 PM

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The best thing about the broadcast was that Hank Goldberg was no where to be seen. Randy and Jerry did very well along with J. Edwards.

Jeannine Edwards makes the show for me!

Merlinsky · #7 03-24-2007, 09:13 PM

So Jerry got a Sports Emmy nomination eh? I think they said for analysis. What can ya say, the man's got skills.

blackthroatedwind · #8 03-24-2007, 10:18 PM

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So Jerry got a Sports Emmy nomination eh? I think they said for analysis. What can ya say, the man's got skills.

He is fine, but he got the nomination because he has a name, and he is nowhere near as good as Randy Moss in my opinion.

pmayjr · #9 03-25-2007, 11:54 AM

Jeannine is pretty good. Those 3 can do the show adequately, it's just Mayne's humor always gets me. You guys remember the Earthlink Starting Gate quote... classic stuff.

I don't miss Hammerin Hank and I don't miss that top-notch interviewer Quint Kessenich either lol.

Grits · #10 03-24-2007, 10:15 PM

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The best thing about the broadcast was that Hank Goldberg was no where to be seen. Randy and Jerry did very well along with J. Edwards.

Damn, I didn't know they were sacking Hank. Mayne, yes; but I had no idea about Hank.

That's fine, Moss and Bailey can carry the whole deal. It's Charlsie Cantey that I do miss.

paisjpq · #11 03-24-2007, 10:20 PM

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Damn, I didn't know they were sacking Hank. Mayne, yes; but I had no idea about Hank.

That's fine, Moss and Bailey can carry the whole deal. It's Charlsie Cantey that I do miss.

you can watch her call the dog shows

Grits · #12 03-24-2007, 10:25 PM

Pass!

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you can watch her call the dog shows

Cannon Shell · #13 03-24-2007, 11:36 PM

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Damn, I didn't know they were sacking Hank. Mayne, yes; but I had no idea about Hank

ESPN could not afford the feed bill

Lava · #14 03-24-2007, 11:37 PM

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ESPN could not afford the feed bill

LMAO

Grits · #15 03-24-2007, 11:41 PM

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ESPN could not afford the feed bill

This could be true. I keep seeing these people eat after races. Preakness, Belmont, whatever. Last year's Belmont, I'm in King Umberto's and again the ESPN folks walk in.......Hank can chow down. I don't think Hank hesitates with the groceries.

Merlinsky · #16 03-25-2007, 02:26 AM

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Damn, I didn't know they were sacking Hank. Mayne, yes; but I had no idea about Hank.

That's fine, Moss and Bailey can carry the whole deal. It's Charlsie Cantey that I do miss.

Wait now so is this not a temporary thing with no Kenny? He's just not gonna be around at all? I know some don't feel his sense of humor but I always liked him a lot. Not for opinions on the horses or any kind of polish, just for my own amusement. If comedian Steven Wright was on lots and lots of speed and tried to be a tv commentator you'd get Kenny Mayne: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lQbgIY5g7Q http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...comedian&hl=en Seriously it's weird that this guy reminds me of him but he does and I can't change it--don't you hate that? If it helps, pretend Kenny's really stoned and don't look at each vid while it's running. Just listen.

What's Kenny up to then? I do think Randy and Jerry make a good team. I honestly don't think some folks would be satisfied with a commentator unless they did the pick 6 for them and it paid 'em a great deal of money every single time. Hank always sounded like he was so nervous to be on tv that he was holding his breath--I know, I sound like that myself if I get so tense in a conversation that I forget to exhale and inhale normally. You realize your voice is coming out as if through a straw.

#17 03-25-2007, 03:01 AM

I vote for Kenny, in a sport that's clearly on the wane, you need a sardonic voice.

As for Hank, yes, it's ludicrous to think he is a professional handicapper who touts AP Warrior for the public, either that or he is one of the greats, sucking the public in and clearly getting a good price on his real horses. Brilliant Hank. BUt actually if you listen closely to him and sort of read between the lines, he actually is cuing you into what's really going on. I cant recall exactly but several times last year he would say "this horse isnt training well" or "leave in the bottom of exotics" or whatever w/o saying this horse sucks, but you could figure it out. He prolly really does know his stuff..

As noted above, he is clearly too self conscious for TV. I was watching last years Preakness, this evening and came to the part where Privman, Jerardi, Moss and Hank are all handicapping this with like $1000 pretend money and Hank calls out some trifecta and when he gets to the bottom picks he looks down and reads from his cue card: Barbaro, Bernadini, etc.

He must have realized how awful it looked so immediately at the end he adds.."I hope I got all that."

cal828 · #18 03-26-2007, 11:29 PM

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Damn, I didn't know they were sacking Hank. Mayne, yes; but I had no idea about Hank.

That's fine, Moss and Bailey can carry the whole deal. It's Charlsie Cantey that I do miss.

Always like Charlsie. She seemed and I'm sure she is knowledgeable about racing, but who cares whether Jeannine knows anything about racing or not.

blackthroatedwind · #19 03-27-2007, 12:01 AM

I think Jeanine knows a lot about racing and does a good job. I also think Charlsie is terrific. Hell, I grew up watching her on the Frank Wright Show in the 70s.

GenuineRisk · #20 03-24-2007, 06:37 PM

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It was a well-done interview...as he said, you either get the relationship between animals and people or you don't! I was amazed to hear how many horses Friends of Barbaro have rescued...that alone secures a place in our hearts for all involved!

That made me happy, too. Along with the prospect of a million dollars raised for laminitis research.