Props to Trevor...

are you saying the race caller is actually doing the counting himself? doesnt he have help? I thought he had help, but I dont know. Thats why I worded it the way I did...

In any case, for some reason he choose to call Tiago out of the four or five other horses that were trailing the field; why does the beaten lengths matter at that pt? Look at the video yourself as they near the top of the stretch. I couldnt tell at that pt. that Tiago was moving up any more than the other, but then camera had just pulled back so...

[philcski]

Originally Posted by easy goer

are you saying the race caller is actually doing the counting himself? doesnt he have help? I thought he had help, but I dont know. Thats why I worded it the way I did...

In any case, for some reason he choose to call Tiago out of the four or five other horses that were trailing the field; why does the beaten lengths matter at that pt? Look at the video yourself as they near the top of the stretch. I couldnt tell at that pt. that Tiago was moving up any more than the other, but then camera had just pulled back so...

Correct. There is also a person who does the chart calling, but that is separate from the race caller (and they may not even see it the same way.)

oh but sometimes dont they make the chart straight from the race call? Last year the KY derby chart was a mess, I went about fixing the BRIS chart which differed markedly from the DRF or whatever the other one is...As I recall the BRIS chart used beaten lengths just as they were called which led to problems with e.g.Jazil. Dunno if BRIS people just play back the tape or what. That chart was seriously out of whack as was the DRF chart perhaps to a lesser degree. One year they had to re draw the derby chart a few years back..I had assumed then that the race caller would look at some sort of notes that the chart caller was making..

[SundayStar]

what is it with california? all you need is a phony sounding british accent and you can be a race caller.

[Unstable]

Originally Posted by SundayStar

what is it with california? all you need is a phony sounding british accent and you can be a race caller.

Hey, hey, hey! You're attacking my home turf! The tracks out here did seem to go through a phase, but I think they were just trying to capitalize on the popularity of Trevor Denman.

Alas, I think Trevor has tailed off in the last few years. I only wish he had gotten his chance to call the Breeders' Cup 10 years ago, when he was in his prime.