HRTV Track Additions

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by The Bid

White - Boring

I try to hold these guys to reasonably high standards when I rate them, and I'll admit Jon White isn't the most "exciting" guy around....and he isn't the prettiest thing to look at...nor is he even a super talented handicapper.

However, he gets very high marks from me. The guy takes his job very seriously and is highly competent. Besides being a true racing fan and a true horseplayer, he's one guy that really has a lot of knowledge about the history of the game.

He's one of the few guys in that profession who never leaves you wondering 'Did he find the sport, or did the sport find him?'

I listened to him and Kurt Hoover together A LOT growing up (Fox Sports West shows) and there is really not a pair I find more enjoyable than those two.

I think the best HRTV on-air people are clearly superior to the best TVG on-air people.

[JJP]

I agree HRTV hosts are superior to TVG. But one problem: Millie Ball must be illiterate. She absolutely positively cannot read and mispronounces the easiest of words. Maybe CDI or Magna can spring for a "Hooked on Phonics" to bring Millie up to speed.

[SlewsMyHero]

I don't pay too much attention to the talking heads, but I must admit that Todd "Schmuck" (as Roger Stein refers to him) and Ken Rudolph are both unwatchable for any serious player. The rest of the TVG crew is fine as far as I'm concerned. I like the HRTV folks, but they really need to do something about their graphics package and video presentation. I can't stand the way they zoom into the track feeds so that they'll fit into their screen. You end up seeing grainy shots of horses with the heads of the jockeys cut off. It just does not look good. TVG's graphics and video presentation are superior.

[whodey17]

The graphics are horrible and they do not update the upcoming races often enough.

[bigjag0716]

I wish they would show hrtv on comcast, so I can have two different channels to watch. TVG has better racing, but like other posters have mentioned, they rant too much about their pick 4, pick 6 tickets. I cannot stand Shrump, Shrup (spelling) and Ken Rudolph. Both of those guys are so irritating. I have never seen any footage of hrtv before, so I can't give an opinion on what I think about it, But TVG can get a little irritating at times.


I think that instead of them always touting their pick 4 and pick 6 tickets, they should give you more exacta/trifecta/superfecta plays during each race. Not everyone plays pick 4's and pick 6's, and the real horse player isn't going to play the tickets they give out most of the time anyways. They just do it so they can show off if they hit it.

[ALostTexan]

Originally Posted by bigjag0716

I wish they would show hrtv on comcast, so I can have two different channels to watch. TVG has better racing, but like other posters have mentioned, they rant too much about their pick 4, pick 6 tickets. I cannot stand Shrump, Shrup (spelling) and Ken Rudolph. Both of those guys are so irritating. I have never seen any footage of hrtv before, so I can't give an opinion on what I think about it, But TVG can get a little irritating at times.


I think that instead of them always touting their pick 4 and pick 6 tickets, they should give you more exacta/trifecta/superfecta plays during each race. Not everyone plays pick 4's and pick 6's, and the real horse player isn't going to play the tickets they give out most of the time anyways. They just do it so they can show off if they hit it.

Which isn't very often. Amazing how these guys will reach for some totally illogical horse in the opening leg of a Pick 4, single him on a $120 ticket, and then act surprised when the favorite comes in and kills their ticket right off the bat.

Amazing...