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02-14-2023, 06:54 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2011
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Originally Posted by Bustin Stones
She's much better than she was a while ago. She still isn't qualified at this level. Merely identifying horses correctly and calling out times doesn't make one a decent announcer. You need to call the event with emotion and some level of drama. She'll need many races to get there, if she ever does get there. It won't cost PARX anything because her calling won't prevent bettors from betting. And maybe that's the entire point.
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I wish her the best. If it doesn't work out, maybe take a shot as an air traffic controller.
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02-14-2023, 08:54 PM
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SaratogaFan1
Join Date: Mar 2022
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I think she’s well on her way to be the next race caller at Saratoga…
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02-14-2023, 09:39 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Beaverdam Virginia
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Is this a sarcasm contest now? The lady has improved, as long as that keeps happening why should anyone complain?
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02-14-2023, 11:20 PM
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Just Deplorable
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lebanon, Ohio
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Good lord Dirt, it's a horseracing site. It's what we do.
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02-15-2023, 07:17 AM
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clean money
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Maryland
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is it nepotism?
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Originally Posted by $w1fT
I think she’s well on her way to be the next race caller at Saratoga…
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you are getting better than when you started here.
still a bit plain with the sarcasm No emotion, no italics.
you didn't troll any one person. No drama.
Serling used to zing with brevity, a word or two.
How did $w1fT even get the job of sarcasm captain?
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02-15-2023, 08:33 AM
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clean money
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Maryland
Posts: 23,559
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I came across a very wise tweet.
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02-15-2023, 08:44 AM
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The Voice of Reason!
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Canandaigua, New york
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What I want to know is will he rename the it The Little Bridge?
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02-15-2023, 11:00 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2022
Posts: 786
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Originally Posted by Robert Fischer
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The quality of a person's race calling has nothing to do with gender or race. Let's get away from excusing less competitive performance on race and gender.
It's a crutch. She should be at a lesser venue working her way up like other people do.
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02-15-2023, 11:01 AM
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PA Steward
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Del Boca Vista
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bustin Stones
The quality of a person's race calling has nothing to do with gender or race. Let's get away from excusing less competitive performance on race and gender.
It's a crutch. She should be at a lesser venue working her way up like other people do.
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Lesser venue?
Let's also not act like she was a nobody before this...she was a name in the industry before the announcing gig...I'm sure that also had something to do with it.
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02-15-2023, 01:55 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Baystater
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Robert Fischer
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Gotta love the handle of the tweeter. Does this mean anyone critical of track announcers is misogynist? If so, i'll be sure to pass that info on to Vic, Mike Battaglia, Richard Grunder, and John Imbriale. Should make them feel a hell of lot better.
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02-18-2023, 10:24 AM
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Join Date: May 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jimmyb
Gotta love the handle of the tweeter. Does this mean anyone critical of track announcers is misogynist? If so, i'll be sure to pass that info on to Vic, Mike Battaglia, Richard Grunder, and John Imbriale. Should make them feel a hell of lot better.
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It might make me feel better if I knew what a misogynist was.
Didn't Robert Kraft and Deshaun Watson get in trouble with two of those?
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02-18-2023, 10:27 AM
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Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 22,662
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Schwartz
Is that the guy who did the calls in the old Las Vegas racebooks?
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Was he actually calling races or making stuff up?
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02-18-2023, 10:29 AM
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Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 4,284
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Originally Posted by Inner Dirt
I don't think so. The show I listened to was on KIEV 870, in Glendale Ca.
If the sportsbook caller was Garr I think I would have recognized the voice.
Also if my memory serves me right Andrew Beyer said the calls originated in downtown Las Vegas.
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Bill Garr was strictly a So. Cal guy.
He called the races from the press box at Santa Anita.
His signature call was " hand, boot and whip to the wire"
I remember driving home rooting my ass off for my front runner to please hang on!!
Looked at the chart the next day and he was 5 in front at every call except for the finish where he was SIX in front.
As for the callers and voices in Las Vegas. There were quite a few. The one I think I remember was Jay Richards.
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02-18-2023, 10:31 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 4,284
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Quote:
Originally Posted by davew
Was he actually calling races or making stuff up?
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All the calls at the race books and in the book down at Caliente were re-creations from the charts or explanations via a telephone call from the press box.
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02-18-2023, 10:40 AM
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velocitician
Join Date: Aug 2004
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Had to laugh at the old XERB station out of LA that ran Turfcraft (touts).
Most of the day, however was a religious show: Brother Henderson's Glory bound train...In the midst of a Bible verse he would say. Now lets pause for "sports" from Turfcraft from Leo Herbert
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