Johnson and Durkin

Ogygian · #1 05-10-2010, 03:05 PM

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Any suggestions?

The goof that calls at Tampa...they would love him...

pointman · #2 05-10-2010, 04:33 PM

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.

copying · #3 05-10-2010, 09:03 PM

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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.

All the people saying "Durkin is the best" -- you have low standards.

pointman · #4 05-11-2010, 08:44 AM

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All the people saying "Durkin is the best" -- you have low standards.

Please enlighten us as to who you think is better, or as you put it, for those with higher standards.

the_fat_man · #5 05-11-2010, 11:15 AM

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Please enlighten us as to who you think is better, or as you put it, for those with higher standards.

Right now, Vic is the best race caller in the country. And Wrona, up at GG, is 2nd best. Durkin excels in 'Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr' type calls, which keeps his fans very happy.

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.

Sightseek · #6 05-11-2010, 11:16 AM

The "Arrrrrrrrrr" call is the worst ever.

#7 05-11-2010, 11:20 AM

Durkin is Fur Elise to Stauffer's Cotton-Eyed Joe

alysheba4 · #8 05-11-2010, 05:46 PM

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The "Arrrrrrrrrr" call is the worst ever.

.....shut up....that ruled.

my miss storm cat · #9 05-14-2010, 06:35 PM

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The "Arrrrrrrrrr" call is the worst ever.

Toss up between that one and this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWmxWdHKS4Q

They both make me want to kill myself.

copying · #10 05-23-2010, 12:55 PM

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Please enlighten us as to who you think is better, or as you put it, for those with higher standards.

Trevor Denman is heads and shoulders above anyone else in the business if you want insight into how a race is being run, who's in trouble, where the danger is coming from.

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.

Bigsmc · #11 05-23-2010, 12:59 PM

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Trevor Denman is heads and shoulders above anyone else in the business if you want insight into how a race is being run, who's in trouble, where the danger is coming from.

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.

Vic is just as good or better than Trevor with the insight.

They all pale in comparison to Richard Grunder.

PeteMugg · #12 05-23-2010, 01:45 PM

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Vic is just as good or better than Trevor with the insight.

They all pale in comparison to Richard Grunder.

Yeah, because getting the names right is so over rated.

pointman · #13 05-23-2010, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by copying

Trevor Denman is heads and shoulders above anyone else in the business if you want insight into how a race is being run, who's in trouble, where the danger is coming from.

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.

Vic is head and shoulders above Denman. Frankly, I don't know how Denman gets so many big gigs. Johnson is much better than him, but Durkin is easily still the tops IMO.

my miss storm cat · #14 05-23-2010, 04:27 PM

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Murray Johnson, and the Australian callers are very good.

... and David Raphael as well as the current race caller at She Tin / Happy Valley (whose name I blanked out on).

copying · #15 05-23-2010, 11:40 PM

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?"

the_fat_man · #16 05-25-2010, 04:07 PM

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Trevor Denman is heads and shoulders above anyone else in the business if you want insight into how a race is being run, who's in trouble, where the danger is coming from.

This is correct. Denman is absolutely the best MUMBLER in the business presently. I can never understand what the **** he's saying, especially during the loading period where he low-talks in combination with the mumbling. I almost always mute the idiot. Johnson is another one that I mute. And it's not just about the accent, as I appreciate Wrona's calls very much.

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.

pointman · #17 05-25-2010, 05:52 PM

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This is correct. Denman is absolutely the best MUMBLER in the business presently. I can never understand what the **** he's saying, especially during the loading period where he low-talks in combination with the mumbling. I almost always mute the idiot. Johnson is another one that I mute. And it's not just about the accent, as I appreciate Wrona's calls very much.

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.

I too have trouble understanding what the hell Denman is saying half the time. The good news for him is that when he is done as a track announcer he is ideally suited to be a strip club announcer. No one really cares what the f**K they are saying anyway.