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05-03-2009, 04:19 PM
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Wasn't Durkin's finest hour at all. Mark Johnson did a great job. Wish I could have heard that on NBC.
I've listened a couple times, never heard him say "Darby", only "Derby' with his accent.
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05-03-2009, 06:47 PM
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Well said  I think Johnson did an excellent job, especially under such sloppy conditions.
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05-03-2009, 06:53 PM
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Yep, I'm on board with him. Did a fine job and like his calls
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05-04-2009, 03:13 AM
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I play the Japanese races and the Australian races where 20 horse fields are fairly common. Their calls are vastly superior to what Durkin subjected us to. "Spectacular, Spectacular" - hey tell me what's happening, who's in front, who's coming, is he pulling away? Is he hanging on? what duh????????
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05-04-2009, 07:36 AM
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05-04-2009, 07:37 AM
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Look he's done a lot of great calls in his life. This was not one of them. It happens.
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05-04-2009, 10:01 AM
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My thing is that I will not bash Durkin for what happened. Sure it wasn't his finest moment but we know he's really good at what he does. My point is that had that been Denman, people would have been on here crucifying him anew. It's a hard job and there's a lot of pressure. They both do great jobs 99% of the time.
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05-04-2009, 10:08 AM
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Not for nothing, but he missed him the first time by as well. His first time through the fireld he called Mr Hot Stuff "last of them all" before mumbling something that was difficult to make out...then he says that Mine that Bird is well behind the rest of them...
It's one thing to miss the "middle move", but it's comical that he says that Mine that Bird is down on the inside and coming on through when he already had 5 lengths on them...
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05-04-2009, 11:52 AM
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