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Originally Posted by cj
Only in horse racing would someone that was not very good at his job be lauded. I'll give him credit for being able to keep the job for 37 years with his skillset, must be one hell of a people person.
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CJ -
Don't know if you remember him, but we had Dick Riley on the California Fair circuit for forever...Dick was absolutely the worst race caller in the history of race calling, and he was clueless as to why people were critical of him.
Dick did everything CARF asked of him, morning line, announcing, fan events and he really was one of the nicest guys you would ever meet and maybe Everett Nevin (long-time CARF head) just never had the heart to replace him.
There really isn't any one guy doing the fairs now but back in the day when you heard Riley calling in "deep, deep stretch" you know it was the CA Fair circuit.
Like Grunder, I think after awhile they kind of grow on you...