I Feel Badly For......

[Antitrust32]

my uncles Carolina BBQ company. I do hope everyone who was planning on attending still goes though!

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

my uncles Carolina BBQ company. I do hope everyone who was planning on attending still goes though!

BT's still going, so he"ll still be alright.

[Calzone Lord]

Here is how I envision Vic's planned Triple Crown Call...

And lets see, you had better take a look at I'll Have Another! He's a Chestnut like Secretariat with a noseband just like Seattle Slew's.

I'll Have Another is 4th right now, but could soon be into 2nd.

And there he goes!! and slingshots past rivals with the speed of Count Fleet, the class of Citation, and the heart of Affirmed!! I'll have another is about to ASSAULT the record books and look at him WHIRLAWAY from them like a GALLANT FOX!!!

I'll Have Another is STRAIGHT AND STRONG and he strides away!! He might win from here to OMAHA!! Is this the biggest Cinderella story since when Sir Barton broke his maiden in the Kentucky Derby? YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

Here is how I envision Vic's planned Triple Crown Call...

OMG. Now that's freaky. How did you know? You got every word exactly right except for " I'll Have Another says BITE ME to the field" Uncanny

[Alabama Stakes]

the way this guy was vilified, i;m not surprised he's not running....i mean really, not letting him cook the oats..wtf. all the bullshit with the special rules. aren't you supposed to bend over bacwards to make him and his hoss happy?

[Dahoss]

I feel bad for Michael Wrona.

[slotdirt]

Have a friend who paid way over face on stubhub. Definitely feel the worse for the folks who were making tomorrow an event.

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by Alabama Stakes

the way this guy was vilified, i;m not surprised he's not running....i mean really, not letting him cook the oats..wtf. all the bullshit with the special rules. aren't you supposed to bend over bacwards to make him and his hoss happy?

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by v j stauffer

OMG. Now that's freaky. How did you know? You got every word exactly right except for " I'll Have Another says BITE ME to the field" Uncanny

You said you "have spent that last week or so wondering how I'd call the race, what I'd want to say."

So, tell us.

Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

You said you "have spent that last week or so wondering how I'd call the race, what I'd want to say."

So, tell us.

I really don't know. Anything planned to say would probably have been only one line and only if he had won. Would have thought about various ways the race could unfold. Solicited ideas from friends, family, fellow announcers and maybe you guys as well.

As for thinking about it. I would have been working on preperation. Knowing every horse and jockey and silk days before. Something anictdotal about each horse.

Knowing the fastest and slowest fractional times at every split.

Thinking about how to control my nerves, stress and breathing. Announcers can move too early and have nothing left for the stretch at Belmont as well.

Reminding myself that calling the race is exactly where I've worked so hard to get. Remember to have fun.

Praying not to say something wrong or stupid that would be re-played forever.

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

I wonder if they get choked up during the funeral procession?

Don't judge me, Coachie, and I know it's dumb but there's no way I'll be able to watch him leading out the field without my eyes welling up.

There is just no way.

Originally Posted by v j stauffer

Praying not to say something wrong or stupid that would be re-played forever.

Stupidly that has never occured to me... that you guys must have that on your collective minds on big race days...

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

Here is how I envision Vic's planned Triple Crown Call...