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![]() The goof that calls at Tampa...they would love him...
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#2
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![]() For those who go back to the days of Roosevelt Raceway and then after at Freehold Raceway, Jack E. Lee was one of the best all time horse racing announcers when he could stay sober.
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![]() All the people saying "Durkin is the best" -- you have low standards.
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#4
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#5
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Vic is much more accurate and knowledgeable (when it comes setups) than Durkin and Wrona is much more entertaining. Wrona towers over all the other 'accent' announcers in the country. |
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![]() The "Arrrrrrrrrr" call is the worst ever.
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#7
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![]() Durkin is Fur Elise to Stauffer's Cotton-Eyed Joe
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![]() .....shut up....that ruled.
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![]() ![]() Toss up between that one and this... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWmxWdHKS4Q They both make me want to kill myself. |
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Tom Durkin is the Harry Henson of the east - he tells you where the horses are (somewhat inaccurately - but I assign that to age), along the rail , 2 lengths back, etc., but little else. Murray Johnson, and the Australian callers are very good. |
#11
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They all pale in comparison to Richard Grunder. |
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![]() Yeah, because getting the names right is so over rated.
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![]() ... and David Raphael as well as the current race caller at She Tin / Happy Valley (whose name I blanked out on).
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![]() Tom Durkin is very old school. That style left SoCal 20 years ago when Trevor came to town. Vic and the new crop have all adopted Trevor's style of commentary. They are very good, but I'm partial to Trevor because he introduced the style of letting you know how the race is being run to this country. Watching international racing, I see they all call races in this style overseas.
When Durkin retires, and New Yawkers move into the modern era, boy are they in for a shock. They're like my father-in-law who use to say "I don't need no cable tv, rabbit ears are just fine!". Before that it was "This 1-speaker am radio sounds just fine. Who needs stereo?" |
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Denman, Durkin, Johnson: these ****ers need to be out of the game. The present day race caller at least needs to have a clue about setups. These guys are about as bad as it gets when it comes to understanding races and moves within them. |
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![]() Jack Lee was the best Harness racing caller....there is a big difference in calling harness races.
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![]() My vote for best Harness caller would go to Robin Burns.
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![]() Can't call anyone else goof. You owe me $8.00.
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