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Old 10-23-2013, 03:07 PM
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Piss poor job by Kurt Becker to explain what was happening. He still hasn't. Then Battaglia comes on and says, "If you saw what happened, Calvin Borel was being treated on the track"... NO, we didn't see what happened, the camera never showed what was happening, and Becker didn't announce what was happening...
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Old 10-23-2013, 03:22 PM
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Piss poor job by Kurt Becker to explain what was happening. He still hasn't. Then Battaglia comes on and says, "If you saw what happened, Calvin Borel was being treated on the track"... NO, we didn't see what happened, the camera never showed what was happening, and Becker didn't announce what was happening...
Love the phone ringing in the booth mid race.
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Old 10-23-2013, 03:57 PM
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Chairman Garey, almost!
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Old 10-23-2013, 04:03 PM
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Chairman Garey, almost!
Surprised they did anything with that.
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Old 10-23-2013, 06:15 PM
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Prayers being asked for on Calvin's FB. Initial reports just a concussion but God Bless.
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Old 10-23-2013, 06:24 PM
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Piss poor job by Kurt Becker to explain what was happening. He still hasn't. Then Battaglia comes on and says, "If you saw what happened, Calvin Borel was being treated on the track"... NO, we didn't see what happened, the camera never showed what was happening, and Becker didn't announce what was happening...

Seth, I was listening to the call on the radio. Thought Becker explained it pretty well.
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Old 10-23-2013, 06:41 PM
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Seth, I was listening to the call on the radio. Thought Becker explained it pretty well.
I was watching the live feed, and he called the horse going down, kept calling the race, until approximately the 1/2 mile pole or so, then stopped (as I'm sure he was being told it was a no-contest). He then told us it was a no contest, but NEVER said why. The camera NEVER showed what was going on with Calvin Borel either, they just cut to a still shot of nothing.

So he certainly told us quickly it was being called a no-contest race by the stewards, and then explained how the wagers would be handled. BUT my problem was we were never told or shown why.

Did I miss that?
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Old 10-23-2013, 07:00 PM
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You probably didn't miss anything. Maybe it was the guys on HRRN that explained that Calvin was lying by the finish line.
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Old 10-24-2013, 07:49 AM
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Calvin B. reports a fx fibula no head injuries this morning.
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