"Ace Blue will watch those two run away" - Vic Staufer

Originally Posted by taoaracing

Ok OK I just couldnt resist: ARE YOU PEOPLE INSANE?


First off I challenge any of you to memorize 12 horses and there silks , then once you have done that , mix them up every 5 seconds and speak to 10,s of thousands of people. Ok well thats what a track announcer does, I might only announce harness which is 8 horses and the same silks all the time (drivers) but lets put it this way if you never tried it dont critizize . I despise most of durkins calls these days and can say that from a stance that i do what he does and can do what he does but hey take it easy these guys and myslef are doing the best we can and if it aint good enough i offer anyone out there the chance to step up to the mic any night just ask.

This is exactly why I said they are gifted. Making the call seem like it matters just adds to it. Vic sounds like he has bet on every winner.

Ill also take a stab at the fact that Vic get's excited not because he has a wager on any particular horse but because he has major passion for the sport that he announce's. When I was training to announce , A announcer whom was in the business for 40 years gave me the best advice . First he told me you could be the best announcer in the world but if your not getting paid to do it , it means nothing. Second he said your job is simple make people stand up , make the hair on the back of there neck stand up when the horses turn for the money . This is what vic tries to do every race, every day ,and thats his job thats what he gets paid to do. We could go round and round about good ,bad, or mediocre announcers its a style and only 40% are going to like you thats the facts. In any event things could be worse the top 2 announcers in the country could be JIM DOOLEY and ROSS MORTON . Id be happy with vic myself and luke . Oh well

Originally Posted by taoaracing

JIM DOOLEY

Do you mean John Dooley?