Trevor should join The Z Girl -- Retire Now

[BeatTheChalk]

I have heard him call a million races - but his call in the Classic was ..
beyond .. even Trevor himself. Pardon me for wasting even this small
amount of Band Width. He should do the right thing and go into
retirement -- just like The Z girl.
Oh by the way .. it looked to me as if the horse simply could not
stand the track in the early part of the race. And finally whew
What IZ the difference between LAST AND dead last? Good Nite

[Bubbles]

Every year, I feel like we have something to complain about with the announcing. Some years, like when Street Sense made his sweeping move up the rail and it went unmentioned, it's legit. I didn't hear most of TD's call (was at Saratoga Harness and it was PACKED), but what I heard sounded OK.

[garyoz]

I was traveling by car today and listened to Breeders Cup Coverage on Down the Stretch on XM Radio. With no video I was completely dependent on the call for all the races, and I think TD did a great job. Incidently, Johnson and Findley had a great show. Next year (assuming I'm not traveling) I'm going to mute the audio on the TV and listen to their show for the broadcast.

[delayjf]

I was wondering today when this topic would rear its head. This year I have no compliants, I'm sure others will disagree.

[Jasonm921]

The problem with TD is that he is not TD (Tom Durkin). You will never get that speaker rattling (ie. 2001 Tiznow or 89 Sunday Silence) call. He'll get the job done but they are not epic.

[thaskalos]

Anybody who is complaining about Trevor should go back and listen to Durkin's call from this year's Belmont Stakes.

[jelly]

Trevor was oozing Z-itis It was embarrassing.

[Jasonm921]

Originally Posted by thaskalos

Anybody who is complaining about Trevor should go back and listen to Durkin's call from this year's Belmont Stakes.

Agreed..
That wasn't a great call but Trevor has called over 50 breeders cup races (the equivalent of 7 traditional BC cards) so far so let's see which ones stand out as epic? Durkins calls are legendary.

[PaceAdvantage]

Originally Posted by Jasonm921

The problem with TD is that he is not TD (Tom Durkin). You will never get that speaker rattling (ie. 2001 Tiznow or 89 Sunday Silence) call. He'll get the job done but they are not epic.

Trevor's voice definitely seems to get "lost" during these big, loud racing events. Is that reality or am I just a Durkin fan biased against Trevor?

[Zman179]

I'm not a big Trevor fan, I guess that's just the East Coast bias in me.

With that being said, Trevor did a fabulous job with his call in the Classic. When he called Zenyatta's name three times, you can hear the crowd's roar going up a few decibels. When he dragged out Zenyatta's name in the final yards, you were at the edge of your seat hoping to...just...get...that nose up! And when you heard him call Blame's head win with obvious disappointment in his voice, the crowd at the same time sounded like they got hit in the stomach and lost their wind.

Absolutely wonderful call. I'd say that if they created a list of the 20 best race calls ever, this one would be in the bunch.

BTW, there is no difference between last and dead last, but the latter provides emphasis. As if people don't say, "Man, my team's dead last in the standings."

[Jasonm921]

Originally Posted by PaceAdvantage

Trevor's voice definitely seems to get "lost" during these big, loud racing events. Is that reality or am I just a Durkin fan biased against Trevor?

Durkin is part of the race. Denman is the guy talking in the background.

[PaceAdvantage]

Originally Posted by Jasonm921

Durkin is part of the race. Denman is the guy talking in the background.

I stated the same thing years ago on here. The part about Durkin being an actual part of the race and not just an outside observer describing the action. Funny you should say that...I obviously agree 100%

[RXB]

My recall is that he pretty much lost Blame from the 1/2 pole to the 1/8 pole. He kept calling Lookin At Lucky from the 1/4 pole to the 1/8 pole and then all of a sudden he realized, oops, Blame, who was right with LAL all the way.

[thaskalos]

Originally Posted by Jasonm921

Agreed..
That wasn't a great call but Trevor has called over 50 breeders cup races (the equivalent of 7 traditional BC cards) so far so let's see which ones stand out as epic? Durkins calls are legendary.

Jason, I agree with you. Durkin WAS a great race caller...but now, it is painful to listen to him.

The loyalty that he still commands from his fans is astounding. Look at your post above concerning his call in the Belmont. "That wasn't a great call"?? Are you kidding me? His call was atrocious...in more ways than one. But his fans always downplay his shortcomings...while going out of their way to trash Denman.

I'm not saying that Trevor is the best in the business...but he doesn't deserve the criticism he gets, IMO.

[toussaud]

Trevor, doesn't add anything to the calls. he's just there. Travesty Tom D wasn't allowed to call this race.