John Imbriale

[cj]

Originally Posted by Robert Fischer

Other than some snowstorm or act of god, Stabile should never announce a race, but this Imbriale guy is *$%^ fine.


Why are you guys whining and picking on Imbriale?? wtf?


are you caught up in some Collmus drama topic? Talk about a freakin horse on Wednesday you clowns.

Talk about the the 1m chute or the bar or something.

you got silks and saddle numbers and imbriale does a decent enough job in a NY accent wtf more do u need

weirdos


who is a horse you like on Wednesdays' card??

Whoa, simmer down a little man. Even NYPD Blue didn't allow the f-bomb.

[PaceAdvantage]

Originally Posted by Robert Fischer

Other than some snowstorm or act of god, Stabile should never announce a race, but this Imbriale guy is fucking fine.


Why are you guys whining and picking on Imbriale?? wtf?


are you caught up in some Collmus drama topic? Talk about a freakin horse on Wednesday you clowns.

Talk about the the 1m chute or the bar or something.

you got silks and saddle numbers and imbriale does a decent enough job in a NY accent wtf more do u need

weirdos


who is a horse you like on Wednesdays' card??

[Millpond68]

He is one of the few announcers I do not hit the mute button on.

[Pigpen]

Enjoy hearing Johnny I call the races. Liked him filling in when I was going to the OTB in the 90s

[geroge.burns99]

Originally Posted by Robert Fischer

Other than some snowstorm or act of god, Stabile should never announce a race, but this Imbriale guy is fucking fine.


Why are you guys whining and picking on Imbriale?? wtf?


are you caught up in some Collmus drama topic? Talk about a freakin horse on Wednesday you clowns.

Talk about the the 1m chute or the bar or something.

you got silks and saddle numbers and imbriale does a decent enough job in a NY accent wtf more do u need

weirdos


who is a horse you like on Wednesdays' card??

Not picking on John I personally

IT fu$%ing NYRA going cheap ....

They could have waited till Belmont to use John again....

But NO...they had to do this with the best racing season in New York ...Saratoga

[mountainman]

Originally Posted by PaceAdvantage

Love that dude..by far my fave GOT character. Here's a thought, while he professed to fillow the "god of many faces", i suspect he WAS the god of many faces.

[Inner Dirt]

Big fan of Imbriale, but haven't heard him in a while, last time probably when Aqueduct still had the winter meet on the Inner Dirt track. I will go listen to some Saratoga calls to check on him.

[Jack950]

Originally Posted by judehaz

I pay a lot of attention to track announcers and it's truly a big reason why I choose to follow certain tracks. In my estimation, Johnny I has definitely evolved since taking over full time, getting more confident in his calls, building more rhythm, really representing the brand of NYRA and adding his own unique take.

That being said, I am huge fan of Larry and am sad we don't get to hear him more. I wish he and NYRA could have gotten a deal done. I think his voice and cadence is great. On the subject of voice, I actually also really like John Lies, for whom I think people have mixed opinions.

Tom Durkin was a fantastic personality and being at his call of the 2009 Woodward is one of the best live sports moments I've ever been at, even if he did call her "Rachel Alexander" a few times. Rachel did, indeed, raise the rafters at the Spa that day.

I also like Lies calls great low key delivery.

[CaptainObvious]

Originally Posted by Jack950

I also like Lies calls great low key delivery.

If Lies was any more low key, rigor mortis would set in.

[Inner Dirt]

Just watched Saturday's replays, Imbriale seems fine to me.

[Johnny V]

I like him also. Good race caller IMO. I don't need all the drama. just the facts, ma'am.

[dilanesp]

Originally Posted by CaptainObvious

If Lies was any more low key, rigor mortis would set in.

Lies would make a great golf announcer!

(Having said that, he does a lot of racetrack TV feeds when he isn't calling races, and he's very good at that.)

[Brisk Urging]

Originally Posted by Inner Dirt

Just watched Saturday's replays, Imbriale seems fine to me.

HUh??

Have you watch since day 1?

[v j stauffer]

Originally Posted by Brisk Urging

HUh??

Have you watch since day 1?

IMO John Imbriale is a very good announcer and well placed as the voice of NYRA.

It takes a certain "type" of race call to describe races the world is watching, and he possess that talent.

As an aside. Both Larry Collmus and Tom Durkin have told me the positioning of the announcer's booth at Saratoga is extraordinarily difficult.

I've never been in it myself. But I hear there are points on the clubhouse turn that are blocked from view out the windows.

And the booth is very very low compared to others making it extremely difficult to see outside horses when stacked up around the far turn. And depth perception is tough when horses rally on the outside through the stretch.

I experienced something like that at Gulfstream when the new grandstand was being built. We were all, me, Stewards, Placing, Pan camera very close to the outside rail and less than 30 feet off the ground. Nightmare!

When John man's the mic NYRA sounds like NYRA.

As a fan that's all I can ask for.

I think he's doing an EXCELLENT job!

[dilanesp]

I believe the stuff about the positioning of the announcer's booth at Saratoga. You can look up from the grandstand and see that it is too low and has obstructed views.