Trevor Denman

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by copying

Denman's the best -- has been for last 25 years. If anyone else was even close, we could argue...
All those Durkin lovers have never heard a REAL race call before, so it will take them some time to get use to one.

So I guess a "real" race call entails missing the breakdown of a BC Distaff favorite, mispronouncing name after name and not even mentioning a winner until he's 8 lengths clear at the 1/16th pole?

If this is the case, I'll take a phony race call any day of the week.

[GenuineRisk]

I thought Denman did an okay job, Street Sense notwithstanding. I like that he frequently gives the jockey silks colors during the races-- it makes it easier to quickly find who he's talking about. I like Durkin best because I think no one calls races with as much dramatic flair as he, but I was fine with the calling yesterday.

I just came back from 45 minutes of watching the New York Marathon, trying to spot my two friends running in it, and boy, do I have a raging headache now. Fortunately they saw me! Yet another reason I could never have been a race caller... I can't find my friends who are running barely six miles an hour, coming straight at me!

[2Hot4TV]

I was at otb and couldn't hear the calls from Trevor. The local radio shows in LA are all saying he chocked on the big stage, but in his defense you got to change the saddle cloth colors to help spot the horses. When you have 14 horses its like a Easter Egg hunt to call them by the racing silks. You have 25 minutes between races to memorize the jockeys colors because you aren't going to see the # on the saddle cloth. After you listen to him call the races, most are not as good. Trever not only calls the position, he tells you what kind of trip the horses are having. Just my thought after 35 years of race watching.

[Danzig]

i really don't think when it all comes down to it that the race caller will make or break the show.
i was more peeved at lack of split times being shown on screen.
analysts were good, i think only real room for improvement is they need to show more of the horses before each race. all in all, a good day. really, it was a very good day, a good showing and a good effort from espn.

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by Danzig188

i really don't think when it all comes down to it that the race caller will make or break the show.
i was more peeved at lack of split times being shown on screen.
analysts were good, i think only real room for improvement is they need to show more of the horses before each race. all in all, a good day. really, it was a very good day, a good showing and a good effort from espn.

The lack of split times annoyed me, too. Some of the races they didn't post them until the first half mile- and then once or twice they flashed up and went away before I could read them. Made me very cranky.

But I was overall pretty satisfied. Especially with all the praise lavished on Ouija Board before and after the race. And the cameraman being sure to catch Dettori's antics.

[pmayjr]

Beyond missing Street Sense completely he did ok... I just miss Durkin for the emotion and tone he puts into his calls. Durkin was put on this planet to call those races. It's too bad they couldn't work it out with NBC to get him on.

[Crown@club]

Luke Kruytbosch started the day with the first 2 races. The change was definitely heard. It was not for the better either.