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Old 10-05-2007, 09:13 PM
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First peeve: Track announcers have lost the ability to verbally describe a horse race. You don't know what's going on unless one is watching it at the same time.

If you're just listening to a call from the top of the stretch, good luck figuring out what is happening, who is holding on, who is passing who.

Second peeve: at Kee today, the placements weren't even announced, or who the photos were between, or who was up at the finish. Very disappointing announcing today at Kee.
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Old 10-05-2007, 09:34 PM
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You mean .... silence?
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