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[Travis Stone]

Originally Posted by Scurlogue Champ

It's like the difference between Kobe Bryant and a high school kid. The huge fields they deal with along with the absence of color coded saddle cloths make the task they accomplish pretty amazing.

Always colorful with their calls and they make it seem like they are just relaxing through the race without getting nervous and trying to "find" horses.

The in-race analysis of how it is setting up is another thing that the antipodean guys are experts at. They really know their racing and circuits.

I don't disagree that Australian, or any race caller overseas, are solid, accurate and top-notch. But to judge American-based callers utilizing field size is a tough go because American field size is quite low. If it were larger, we'd call larger!

Race callers use the silks, not the saddle cloths. I use the colored cloth only in an absolute pinch, but more frequently use my marker colored silks on my program in the "brain cramp" moments of a call.

Race calling is tough... it's like music. Some people like a certain genre and hate others and visa-versa.

[TheSpyder]

I asked earlier, are you calling at Fairgrounds? If not who is it?

Thanks,

Spyder

Originally Posted by Travis Stone

I don't disagree that Australian, or any race caller overseas, are solid, accurate and top-notch. But to judge American-based callers utilizing field size is a tough go because American field size is quite low. If it were larger, we'd call larger!

Race callers use the silks, not the saddle cloths. I use the colored cloth only in an absolute pinch, but more frequently use my marker colored silks on my program in the "brain cramp" moments of a call.

Race calling is tough... it's like music. Some people like a certain genre and hate others and visa-versa.

[FGFan]

Originally Posted by TheSpyder

I asked earlier, are you calling at Fairgrounds? If not who is it?

Thanks,

Spyder

John G. Dooley, regular caller for the last couple of years at The Fair Grounds and Arlington.

[TheSpyder]

Thank you....he's very good.

Originally Posted by FGFan

John G. Dooley, regular caller for the last couple of years at The Fair Grounds and Arlington.

[Travis Stone]

Originally Posted by TheSpyder

Thank you....he's very good.

Sorry I missed your question...

John G. is great! Great guy... "Away and rrrrrrrunning at the Fair Grounds!"

[VOL JACK]

Originally Posted by Travis Stone

I don't disagree that Australian, or any race caller overseas, are solid, accurate and top-notch. But to judge American-based callers utilizing field size is a tough go because American field size is quite low. If it were larger, we'd call larger!

Race callers use the silks, not the saddle cloths. I use the colored cloth only in an absolute pinch, but more frequently use my marker colored silks on my program in the "brain cramp" moments of a call.

Race calling is tough... it's like music. Some people like a certain genre and hate others and visa-versa.

You must have been wondering what artistic genius designed Sterling Heats' silks when you were there calling race 6 on Nov.6th.

[citycat]

Originally Posted by Travis Stone

I don't disagree that Australian, or any race caller overseas, are solid, accurate and top-notch. But to judge American-based callers utilizing field size is a tough go because American field size is quite low. If it were larger, we'd call larger!

Race callers use the silks, not the saddle cloths. I use the colored cloth only in an absolute pinch, but more frequently use my marker colored silks on my program in the "brain cramp" moments of a call.

Race calling is tough... it's like music. Some people like a certain genre and hate others and visa-versa.

Very interesting. So I do have a question if you dont mind. Some tracks (like Mountaineer) have what we call "house silks" for the horses and we do not use our own personal silks there. Is this harder or easier or make no difference.

[Travis Stone]

Originally Posted by citycat

Very interesting. So I do have a question if you dont mind. Some tracks (like Mountaineer) have what we call "house silks" for the horses and we do not use our own personal silks there. Is this harder or easier or make no difference.

I give Peter Berry lots of credit... having to re-memorize the same silks over and over must be tough. By the end of the night, I think my mind would be close to exploding!

[Peter Berry]

Originally Posted by Travis Stone

I give Peter Berry lots of credit... having to re-memorize the same silks over and over must be tough. By the end of the night, I think my mind would be close to exploding!

Travis is correct about the mind explosion. The first few races are easy enough but as the night wears on there's more focus required.

[VOL JACK]

Originally Posted by Peter Berry

Travis is correct about the mind explosion. The first few races are easy enough but as the night wears on there's more focus required.

If the same group owns PID that owns MNR, why are owner sils allowed at one and not the other??

[Peter Berry]

Originally Posted by VOL JACK

If the same group owns PID that owns MNR, why are owner sils allowed at one and not the other??

I'm guessing that because Mountaineer runs at night and often in the snow - versus twilight summer fixtures at Presque Isle - management wants to make it more viewer friendly.

[The Bid]

The polkadots have to go at Mountaineer

Wrona took a lot of late money moved to 4-5
Neumann floated up to 4-1
Travis is long on board 10-1
Collmus is steady 5-2
Dave Johnson 4-1
John Asher 99-1