Vic Stauffer

[Linny]

Yes. He called a harness race at Saratoga a few years back. The winner was a mare named Dominatrix. In the stretch his call was "Dominatrix feeling the sting ofthe whip and LOVING it!..."

[MISTERGEE]

in a stretch duel at a/c he said this is a WAR they are bunge jumping off the clubhouse rooftops!!!! he had a million like that

[Bogey]

Great Call, if you don't get chills running down your spine as Lava Man hits the wire, you are not a true horse racing fan.

[KY_Sasquash]

i got chills watching the race, but i really feel that vic forces it. i'll never be able to forget his "soaring, soaring like a bald eagle" for Lava Man's whittingham win last year or the cowabunga dude. serious vic, put down the pipe.

[KY_Sasquash]

i got chills watching the race, but i really feel that vic forces it. i'll never be able to forget his "soaring, soaring like a bald eagle" for Lava Man's whittingham win last year or the cowabunga dude. serious vic, put down the pipe.

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

"Straight and strong!"

[pmayjr]

I appluad his enthusiasm. Same for Durkin, the Oaklawn guy, and Paul Allen at Canterbury Park. I like emotion and differences in tone in a race call, or any kind of sports annoncing for that matter. These mono-toned guys put me to sleep. So no offense to Denman. He can call an accurate race, but you don't get the differences in tone from him.

[pba1817]

Stauffer blows call after call, then studders, and the best is when he goes silent for 5-7 seconds to re-check his program while they are on the back stretch. He is the worst big track race caller I have ever heard.

If anyone likes what they are hearing out of his calls, they are probably related to Helen Keller.

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by pba1817

Stauffer blows call after call, then studders, and the best is when he goes silent for 5-7 seconds to re-check his program while they are on the back stretch. He is the worst big track race caller I have ever heard.

If anyone likes what they are hearing out of his calls, they are probably related to Helen Keller.

I feel the same way when people say they like Denman.

[Samarta]

Originally Posted by pmayjr

I appluad his enthusiasm. Same for Durkin, the Oaklawn guy, and Paul Allen at Canterbury Park. I like emotion and differences in tone in a race call, or any kind of sports annoncing for that matter. These mono-toned guys put me to sleep. So no offense to Denman. He can call an accurate race, but you don't get the differences in tone from him.

Terry Wallace is the worst very enthusiastic race caller there is.....just brutal....but he does get excited, I'll give him that...

[Port Conway Lane]

Frank Mirahmadi at Pleasanton Fair does a variety of imitations of well known announcers. Wednesday June 27th 10th race at Pleasanton he did an imitation of Rodney Dangerfield. It's a classic !!

[miraja2]

I can't stand Stauffer.
I would rather listen to just about ANYONE not named Dave Johnson than him.
His "soaring like a bald eagle" was just the greatest example of his annoyingly overdone race calls, that I believe demonstrate that Vic thinks he, rather than the horses, is the star of the show.
It also frequently appears that he looked at the entries for the race for the first time about 2 minutes before the race starts, and only knows about half the horses in the field.
When Durkin calls it quits, I hope to God they don't put that guy on the TC races. That gig should go to John Dooley....who I believe is the best around.

[XIIPointStables]

Is John Dooley the guy from Arlington? I like him a lot.

[Pedigree Ann]

Originally Posted by XIIPointStables

Is John Dooley the guy from Arlington? I like him a lot.

Except when he gets that nasal inflection every 15 seconds or so. Cannot stand that. Gave up watching Fair Grounds regularly because of it.

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by miraja2

That gig should go to John Dooley....who I believe is the best around.

Without a doubt my favorite track announcer, regardless of whether he's calling at AP or Fairgrounds.

Any guy who occasionally uses the word "marauding" during the call of a horse race is tops for me!

[PPerfectfan]

Originally Posted by Linny

Yes. He called a harness race at Saratoga a few years back. The winner was a mare named Dominatrix. In the stretch his call was "Dominatrix feeling the sting ofthe whip and LOVING it!..."

No he didnt????? I think I would have fell over laughing.

[DerbyCat]

Originally Posted by Linny

Yes. He called a harness race at Saratoga a few years back. The winner was a mare named Dominatrix. In the stretch his call was "Dominatrix feeling the sting ofthe whip and LOVING it!..."

A real dominatrix doesn't enjoy the "sting of the whip", the dominatrix is the one USING the whip... so technically, someone like Chantal Sutherland could be considered a dominatrix

The things that I conjure up in my mind frighten me sometimes

[Linny]

To be literal, the driver would have had to have been the dominatrix, but the call was a riot. Right up there with Michael Wrona's "staying like a mother in law..."
Lederman is hysterical. Of course Luke Kruytbosch is the only man I know who can say the words "charging up the backside" 9 times a day and not lose his job.

Great race. And I think Vic likes Lava Man.
You know he loves the horse and he wants him to win so what the hell.
I found it endearing and exciting. And I like Lava Man.

LAVA MAN YESSSSSSS.

[ELA]

In my opinion, I think much of the public is too critical. I think a racetrack announcer, who has and displays his passion, has one of the main ingredients in being a good racetrack announcer. If you look at the big names, at the big tracks -- they are all more than competent, professional, etc. Somebody may not like a drawl, inflection, or a voice, but that doesn't make them a bad announcer.

Forgetting a name, blowing a call, hesitating, whatever -- everyone makes mistakes. Vic Stauffer is a professional and he knows his craft.

Eric