Kurt seemed to be the one person that worked at HRTV that actually realized there was a racetrack other than Santa Anita. He always spoke knowledgeable about Hollywood Park and the east coast tracks and I was happy to see him land on TVG. He seems to be on the "B" team at best at TVG as he rarely is on the TVG travelling team.
He also seems to know the industry from the racing office as well as the barns to the track. It is good to hear some broadcaster speaking out against these ridiculous changing odds DURING the race.
IMO all of these broadcasters should be based in Kentucky as that is the center of the industry. I know it is much easier to attract the off air talent from those that can't get hired in tv/movies but California racing is the land of 5 horse fields, trainers with sketchy pasts and a product that is tough for a bettor to make money on.
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