Denman was asleep at the wheel

[BlinkersOn]

In today's 8th at Santa Anita, a horse reared up and never left the starting gate. Trevor Denman never even noticed it, nor did he miss the horse for the whole race, and acted surprised when the race was over that there was an inquiry into the running of the race. Meanwhile, back in the starting gate, Martin Pedroza suffered a broken left leg, and is in the hospital tonight.

Denman seems to be missing more and more when it comes to calling a race, and it's sad, because he was one of the very best.

[vegasone]

Evidently you haven't seen this happen before. I have seen this twice at other tracks recently and was not aware of this till a stewards inquiry was put up. One horse I actually bet and was left wondering where he went. It is always easy to be a couch announcer. Unless you have a heads on view or are looking for a particular horse, you probably wouldn't notice in a decent size field.

[v j stauffer]

Originally Posted by vegasone

Evidently you haven't seen this happen before. I have seen this twice at other tracks recently and was not aware of this till a stewards inquiry was put up. One horse I actually bet and was left wondering where he went. It is always easy to be a couch announcer. Unless you have a heads on view or are looking for a particular horse, you probably wouldn't notice in a decent size field.

I've had that happen to me several times. Of course one can knock on any subject. This one IMO is totally unfair.

[dasch]

The horse didnt rear, she just refused to come out of the gate. There is no way anybody can even see this unless you watch the head on.

Trevor has been making some mistakes lately but I agree with Vic, holding this against him is unfair.

[JustRalph]

hey, if they don't come out....... why call em............?

[BlinkersOn]

Originally Posted by dasch

The horse didnt rear, she just refused to come out of the gate. There is no way anybody can even see this unless you watch the head on.

Trevor has been making some mistakes lately but I agree with Vic, holding this against him is unfair.

OK, I watched it again and the horse just simply planted himself in the gate, and refused to leave. Apparently, Pedroza's leg got squeezed and broken in the process.

You guys are a tough crowd here. I guess I won't be starting any more topics. I found the incident funny, with the exception of Pedroza getting hurt. It wasn't a huge field of horses, and it wasn't noticed this horse wasn't even in the race....and I guess unless you had bet on the horse, you probably wouldn't have found it unusual.

My apologies to all who were offended..

[wiffleball whizz]

Originally Posted by BlinkersOn

OK, I watched it again and the horse just simply planted himself in the gate, and refused to leave. Apparently, Pedroza's leg got squeezed and broken in the process.

You guys are a tough crowd here. I guess I won't be starting any more topics. I found the incident funny, with the exception of Pedroza getting hurt. It wasn't a huge field of horses, and it wasn't noticed this horse wasn't even in the race....and I guess unless you had bet on the horse, you probably wouldn't have found it unusual.

My apologies to all who were offended..

Don't let the crowd here get to you.........there all great people they just love to bust balls!!!

[jballscalls]

Originally Posted by v j stauffer

I've had that happen to me several times. Of course one can knock on any subject. This one IMO is totally unfair.

Had it happen like two months ago to me.

[PaceAdvantage]

Originally Posted by wiffleball whizz

Don't let the crowd here get to you.........there all great people they just love to bust balls!!!

Who's the one busting balls though, exactly? It's probably the OP busting Trevor...

If this is all it takes to get someone to stop posting, I don't see how he can bet the races with such thin skin...

[Stillriledup]

Originally Posted by BlinkersOn

OK, I watched it again and the horse just simply planted himself in the gate, and refused to leave. Apparently, Pedroza's leg got squeezed and broken in the process.

You guys are a tough crowd here. I guess I won't be starting any more topics. I found the incident funny, with the exception of Pedroza getting hurt. It wasn't a huge field of horses, and it wasn't noticed this horse wasn't even in the race....and I guess unless you had bet on the horse, you probably wouldn't have found it unusual.

My apologies to all who were offended..

Unless TD posts here (but he doesnt, he's too good for us) i'm not sure why anyone but Trevor himself would be "offended" at a post pointing out a mistake an announcer made. Its not like your post said something that was untrue....if the truth hurts, that's a "them problem" its not on you. Keep posting stuff like this, people need to hear the truth!!!

[Grits]

Originally Posted by Stillriledup

Unless TD posts here (but he doesnt, he's too good for us) i'm not sure why anyone but Trevor himself would be "offended" at a post pointing out a mistake an announcer made. Its not like your post said something that was untrue....if the truth hurts, that's a "them problem" its not on you. Keep posting stuff like this, people need to hear the truth!!!

Another of your posts that sucks, SRU. Your ever present case of verbal dysentery.

[ManU918]

Originally Posted by JustRalph

hey, if they don't come out....... why call em............?

This literally made me laugh out loud.... good one.

[BlinkersOn]

Originally Posted by PaceAdvantage

Who's the one busting balls though, exactly? It's probably the OP busting Trevor...

If this is all it takes to get someone to stop posting, I don't see how he can bet the races with such thin skin...

Trust me, my skin is getting thicker. I don't get paid to bet the races, but Denman gets paid to call the races. He didn't even know when the race was over why there was an inquiry. it was a sloppy job of race calling, and I stand behind it.

[redshift1]

Originally Posted by BlinkersOn

In today's 8th at Santa Anita, a horse reared up and never left the starting gate. Trevor Denman never even noticed it, nor did he miss the horse for the whole race, and acted surprised when the race was over that there was an inquiry into the running of the race. Meanwhile, back in the starting gate, Martin Pedroza suffered a broken left leg, and is in the hospital tonight.

Denman seems to be missing more and more when it comes to calling a race, and it's sad, because he was one of the very best.

Ever try calling a race, I'm surprised more mistakes aren't made. I give all the track announcers credit for calling a sports event that unfolds very very quickly.

Imagine calling a sport where the players names and jerseys change every 20 minutes.

.

[iceknight]

Originally Posted by BlinkersOn

Trust me, my skin is getting thicker. I don't get paid to bet the races, but Denman gets paid to call the races. He didn't even know when the race was over why there was an inquiry. it was a sloppy job of race calling, and I stand behind it.

Fine, he made an error. You can always catalog the errors and omissions vs accurate calls and then check if it meets six sigma or whatever other methods.

As for SRU's post, maybe you SRU downs can start paying TD to come post here. No one is obligated to participate anywhere. If TD comes here ever, I would definitely let him know about the Ignore user feature