Ranking Tom Durkin

[Travis Stone]

Originally Posted by v j stauffer

We all have our Durkin favorites.

I'll add the '05 Belmont Stakes to the list. It was such a great depiction of the mood of the moment, the happenings on the track and the overall feeling.

"Birdstone wins the Belmont Stake!"

Such simple words, yet very powerful. His voice was excited yet dissapointed, yet not too much of either one.

Personally, my wanting to call races spawned purely from my passion for the game. If you know me personally, I live and breathe it. Heck my dog is named after a race horse. I also enjoy entertaining and merging the two together ended-up being the ideal recipe.

Hopefully someday I'll get to call the big races and folks can critique me here too!

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by Travis Stone

"Birdstone wins the Belmont Stake!"

Such simple words, yet very powerful. His voice was excited yet dissapointed, yet not too much of either one.

thats the thing with Durkin, those little intangibles that add so much. the way he uttered that sentence above spoke volumes. kinda like a lump in the throat when he said "Birdstone" conveying two emotions at once.

Originally Posted by Travis Stone

I'll add the '05 Belmont Stakes to the list. It was such a great depiction of the mood of the moment, the happenings on the track and the overall feeling.

"Birdstone wins the Belmont Stake!"

Such simple words, yet very powerful. His voice was excited yet dissapointed, yet not too much of either one.

Personally, my wanting to call races spawned purely from my passion for the game. If you know me personally, I live and breathe it. Heck my dog is named after a race horse. I also enjoy entertaining and merging the two together ended-up being the ideal recipe.

Hopefully someday I'll get to call the big races and folks can critique me here too!

You have called big races and done a great job with them.

[ArlJim78]

how about a movie?

first there was Saving Private Ryan

then Being John Malkovich

why not Ranking Tom Durkin?

[Travis Stone]

Originally Posted by v j stauffer

You have called big races and done a great job with them.

Thank you, sir. I appreciate it!