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Originally Posted by PaceAdvantage
You couldn't be more wrong IMO. In his prime, Durkin was an INTEGRAL part of the race...not just an observer perched high above describing the action.
His TC and BC calls were ETCHED in people's minds as much as the performances on the racetrack itself.
There was a very good reason why he called those races all those years...it wasn't just luck.
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I attended many Breeders' Cups and one Triple Crown attempt, and I can report that I did not hear one word of any of Durkin's calls during those races from the 3/8th pole to the wire. Neither did anyone else. Yet the crowd screamed.
You seriously believe ANYONE watching, say, the 1989 Breeders' Cup Classic live at Gulfstream was listening to the ANNOUNCER?
