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09-16-2021, 10:32 PM
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They may know a lot, but it’s definitely not fan-friendly
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09-17-2021, 02:35 PM
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Peter deserves one of those high level track announcer jobs, MNR should bend over backward to make him happy. Wonder how long John Imbriale will continue to be NYRA's announcer, isn't he in his late 60s?
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09-17-2021, 04:02 PM
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could be wrong, but I think John has tried to retire a few times and they keep calling him back. Two guys I wouldn't mind calling races when John formally retires is Kurt Becker From Keenland. Very smooth race caller or Travis Stone who calls the races at Churchill.
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09-17-2021, 07:34 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by hracingplyr
could be wrong, but I think John has tried to retire a few times and they keep calling him back. Two guys I wouldn't mind calling races when John formally retires is Kurt Becker From Keenland. Very smooth race caller or Travis Stone who calls the races at Churchill.
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You are wrong:-)
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09-17-2021, 07:49 PM
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Thanks
Andy, appreciate the heads up.
Bob
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09-17-2021, 09:27 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by hracingplyr
could be wrong, but I think John has tried to retire a few times and they keep calling him back. Two guys I wouldn't mind calling races when John formally retires is Kurt Becker From Keenland. Very smooth race caller or Travis Stone who calls the races at Churchill.
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Kurt Becker does NASCAR, only wants to do Keeneland. Was the full-time announcer at Hawthorne and Arlington then Churchill before concentrating on the race cars. Travis Stone has already done NYRA as a back-up and was at one time the Saratoga morning line odds maker.
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09-17-2021, 09:55 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by hracingplyr
could be wrong, but I think John has tried to retire a few times and they keep calling him back. Two guys I wouldn't mind calling races when John formally retires is Kurt Becker From Keenland. Very smooth race caller or Travis Stone who calls the races at Churchill.
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Imbriale retired in 2005 but came back a couple of years later. I'm not a New Yorker, so I wasn't familiar with him until internet streaming came around. But it seems like he's done lots of different things for NYRA, all of them extremely well. I think he's doing great as their announcer, and his next retirement should be whenever he wants it and not a day sooner.
But when that time comes, it's gotta be Travis, another guy who does lots of things very well. Really enjoyed him on Talking Horses at the end of the Saratoga meet.
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09-17-2021, 10:30 PM
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Originally Posted by foregoforever
Really enjoyed him on Talking Horses at the end of the Saratoga meet.
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Me too. He did an awesome job
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09-18-2021, 12:38 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wisconsin
Kurt Becker does NASCAR, only wants to do Keeneland. Was the full-time announcer at Hawthorne and Arlington then Churchill before concentrating on the race cars. Travis Stone has already done NYRA as a back-up and was at one time the Saratoga morning line odds maker.
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Oh my…..I never made the connection? I’ve listened to him for years on MRN and didn’t realize it was the same guy…….
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09-18-2021, 06:02 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wisconsin
Kurt Becker does NASCAR, only wants to do Keeneland. Was the full-time announcer at Hawthorne and Arlington then Churchill before concentrating on the race cars. Travis Stone has already done NYRA as a back-up and was at one time the Saratoga morning line odds maker.
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Kurt also still announces the harness races on the Illinois fair circuit at DuQuoin and Springfield.
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09-18-2021, 09:39 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wisconsin
Kurt Becker does NASCAR, only wants to do Keeneland. Was the full-time announcer at Hawthorne and Arlington then Churchill before concentrating on the race cars. Travis Stone has already done NYRA as a back-up and was at one time the Saratoga morning line odds maker.
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Originally Posted by JustRalph
Oh my…..I never made the connection? I’ve listened to him for years on MRN and didn’t realize it was the same guy…….
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Interesting that a guy calls horses and cars. I listen to MRN all the time, but I don't bet Keenland.
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09-18-2021, 09:48 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by foregoforever
Imbriale retired in 2005 but came back a couple of years later. I'm not a New Yorker, so I wasn't familiar with him until internet streaming came around. But it seems like he's done lots of different things for NYRA, all of them extremely well. I think he's doing great as their announcer, and his next retirement should be whenever he wants it and not a day sooner.
But when that time comes, it's gotta be Travis, another guy who does lots of things very well. Really enjoyed him on Talking Horses at the end of the Saratoga meet.
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Travis has been a success pretty much from the start of his career. Guy's been at Churchill for six years and is still in his 30s. He has the classic announcer's voice and a great delivery. Obviously a lot of guys discussed in this thread are really talented (Peter Berry included, hope to hear you back soon) but Stone will hopefully be calling big races for decades to come.
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09-18-2021, 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by jameegray1
I said exactly the same thing earlier today.
You two together are what makes Mountaineer special and I know long-time Mountaineer fans are beginning to drift away since the interruption of your partnership.
Hope any issues can be resolved and Pete gets back quickly for the good of the track and the fans.
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Well said. I miss Nancy as well.
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09-18-2021, 08:57 PM
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Well said. I miss Nancy as well.
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It just hit me that TWO(2) Mnr- talents have gone off the grid and and neither has been photographed holding a recent newspaper.
I swear on the sainted name of Soto, guys, I'm not THAT hard to work with.
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09-19-2021, 10:02 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Zman179
Kurt also still announces the harness races on the Illinois fair circuit at DuQuoin and Springfield.
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Isn't that his dad Carl Becker?
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