Stauffer's call of the 6th tonight.

[10 pnt move up]

lol, I thought it was funny "Ellie L ducks into the rail and it might of cost her the race"....ya think?

[jballscalls]

I watched the replay and think your imagining things. First of all, he said "the horse catches the eye" um yeah.... a horse that moves from last to 4th in an eighth of a mile tends to do that.

Second of all, most announcers if they see a horse is on the move, will keep an extra eye on that horse.

Third of all, having watched lots of Hollywood races, when Vic has seen a horse moving like that, no matter who the rider is, he will call that horse and pay extra close attention too it....why, because as the race caller he's telling you "the fan and horseplayer" that the horse has got a big shot.

fourth of all, I've never ragged on an announcer for a call of any kind when i had a winning ticket in my hand. So i'm guessing you weren't rooting for Ellie L.

Vic's the man, i think your just trying to pick a fight or have a bone to pick. just my observations

[SCUDSBROTHER]

I've been listening for this, and I haven't heard any of it. Fact is that if you watch these animals 4 or 5 days a week, it's not that hard to see who has horse n' who doesn't. The races that seem tough to call would be races like the 5th race. Rosario n' Solis came to the wire together. I think it must be tough for him to seem like he doesn't care which one wins(when, obviously, he does care.) He's doing it really well though. Seems like he can somehow block it out. Even gave Strawberry Tart a big "YES" when she roared past Joel (on Jehan) in the Stakes tonite.

[stonegossard]

Originally Posted by jballscalls

I watched the replay and think your imagining things. First of all, he said "the horse catches the eye" um yeah.... a horse that moves from last to 4th in an eighth of a mile tends to do that.

Second of all, most announcers if they see a horse is on the move, will keep an extra eye on that horse.

Third of all, having watched lots of Hollywood races, when Vic has seen a horse moving like that, no matter who the rider is, he will call that horse and pay extra close attention too it....why, because as the race caller he's telling you "the fan and horseplayer" that the horse has got a big shot.

fourth of all, I've never ragged on an announcer for a call of any kind when i had a winning ticket in my hand. So i'm guessing you weren't rooting for Ellie L.

Vic's the man, i think your just trying to pick a fight or have a bone to pick. just my observations

A few things:

1) I didn't bet the race so had no rooting interest.

2) It was a very good ride by Rosario, so before anyone starts the "I am anti-Rosario" thing, this isnt about him.


Stauffer has done this thing before. But last night's call was really bad. It's great that you watch a lot of Hollywood races and are a big fan of his, but if you listened objectively you would notice how ridiculous the call was.