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02-04-2019, 11:06 AM
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#196
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Diez meses en Port St. Lucie, FL; two months in the Dominican Republic
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Those rail shots at 0:33 and 0:41-0:42 look like something out of Hollywood.
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02-04-2019, 11:18 AM
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Just another Facist
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Now in Houston
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Originally Posted by rrpic6
Takes some balls to apply for a job in Qatar.
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Why? really ........
I have a brother in law that goes there on business and likes it
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02-04-2019, 11:25 AM
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@TimeformUSfigs
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Moore, OK
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Originally Posted by JustRalph
Why? really ........
I have a brother in law that goes there on business and likes it
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I think that mostly applies to people coming to work from third world countries.
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08-02-2019, 06:05 PM
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#199
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08-02-2019, 06:22 PM
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#200
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 355
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LA Times article says he will do the Los Al T-Bred meet in Dec(2 week meet)
Perhaps will do both next year.
Best announcer is back in So Cal.
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08-02-2019, 06:29 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2009
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Michael Wrona
Michael will be the full-time announcer at Los Alamitos upon my retirement Dec. 15. So, he will call all night meetings along with the daytime thoroughbred days. I have known Michael for more than 20 years and he will certainly do a great job at Los Al.
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08-02-2019, 06:43 PM
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#202
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 355
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Originally Posted by eddieb
Michael will be the full-time announcer at Los Alamitos upon my retirement Dec. 15. So, he will call all night meetings along with the daytime thoroughbred days. I have known Michael for more than 20 years and he will certainly do a great job at Los Al.
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Thank you for all of the great years in So Cal, including the one year stint calling T-Breds at HP.
As Wrona said, big shoes to fill,
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08-02-2019, 07:07 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 8,798
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Quote:
Originally Posted by eddieb
Michael will be the full-time announcer at Los Alamitos upon my retirement Dec. 15. So, he will call all night meetings along with the daytime thoroughbred days. I have known Michael for more than 20 years and he will certainly do a great job at Los Al.
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I think he's basically the fourth QH announcer over about 50 years or so. Bobby Doyle, Terry Gilligan, you, and Wrona.
Almost as impressive as Del Mar, which has had three announcers over 81 years (Hernandez, Henson, Denman).
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08-02-2019, 07:14 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Spaghetti Junction and Frustration Blvd.
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Mr. Burgart:
I have always loved your calls on the Quarters at Los Al. You will be greatly missed, but, I hope that you enjoy your retirement.
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08-02-2019, 07:43 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Baton Rouge, La
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He was very good at calling the short necks at Retama back in the 90's. Glad for Michael.
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08-02-2019, 10:02 PM
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Just another Facist
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Now in Houston
Posts: 52,860
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Quote:
Originally Posted by eddieb
Michael will be the full-time announcer at Los Alamitos upon my retirement Dec. 15. So, he will call all night meetings along with the daytime thoroughbred days. I have known Michael for more than 20 years and he will certainly do a great job at Los Al.
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Finally pulled the trigger huh? Thanks for the fun........
Enjoy your retirement!
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08-03-2019, 02:17 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 28,587
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The 300-yard dashes are hardly the proper format for Wrona's wonderfully-entertaining racecalls, IMO.
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08-03-2019, 10:27 AM
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The Voice of Reason!
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Canandaigua, New york
Posts: 113,006
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Originally Posted by JustRalph
Finally pulled the trigger huh? Thanks for the fun........
Enjoy your retirement!
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Dittos that! Always thought you were in the top 10 announcers - real professional!
I truly believe you were a key part of getting LRC over the first season - you bridged the gap very nicely!
Enjoy your retirement - you earned it!
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08-03-2019, 12:27 PM
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#209
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Dark Side of the Moon
Posts: 5,873
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom
Dittos that! Always thought you were in the top 10 announcers - real professional!
I truly believe you were a key part of getting LRC over the first season - you bridged the gap very nicely!
Enjoy your retirement - you earned it!
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When I first got into racing back about 91ish I would watch the Los Al replays on my cable sports channel that for some reason always had replays from my local track (TuP), socal and Los Al. I remember thinking then, and now, how much better he made watching those quarter horse races even though I knew nothing about the race or the horses. Trevor had the same quality.
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08-03-2019, 02:36 PM
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#210
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Registered Wacko
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Belmont-ish
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Two great items, Ed going into his very well deserved retirement with his legacy firmly cemented in QH racing history and Michael working for a boss who can really appreciate his work. Not only that, but it’s steady, year-round work. The Holy Grail for announcers! Couldn’t be happier for both gentlemen.
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