"Ace Blue will watch those two run away" - Vic Staufer

I love when announcers are wrong Anyone else catch that Saturday?...hilarious

BTW, I mean this lite-heartedly...not making fun of Vic...

[2Hot4TV]

Originally Posted by Cunningham Racing

BTW, I mean this lite-heartedly...not making fun of Vic...

I had a large exacta with Lava Man on top with Magnum. I was hoping he was right. I really wanted Vic to start singing in his best Johnny Cash voice" they have fallin into a Ring of Fire.

[Gander]

Just curious, not busting your stones, what was that exacta coming back?

I was surprised he stuck his neck out and called Ace Blue as "the horse he thought got his head down first" in such a big time race. I give him kudos for trying and I thought the same things (Ace Blue may have gotten there) but to me that photo was too close to make that kind of call to that large of an audience. Maybe a cheap claimer at Saratoga in the middle of a day on a Monday, but the Hollywood Gold Cup?

Originally Posted by Cunningham Racing

I love when announcers are wrong Anyone else catch that Saturday?...hilarious

I mentioned the same thing to my brother after the race!! Very funny! I do like Vic though.

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Please note that Vic always says " I think it's so n so ,but it's very,very close" etc. He is making a best guess,and usually he is right. I like that he gives ya his best guess(and that's all it is.) Best thing about Vic is that he likes to do the job(he likes to bet,and is a sheetfreak.)I think he would do it for very little money.Not so for Trevor(who I don't think even bets.) Vic comes on TVG(THIS IS SO YOU CAN PROTECT THE KIDS ,CUZ THEY WILL GET SCARED LOOKING AT THAT GUY.)

Originally Posted by SCUDSBROTHER

Trevor(who I don't think even bets.)

This is a false statement...

Also, Vic does show more enthusiasm for the sport than most do and I appreciate that, BUT I here he may be just as much of a prima dona as the rest of them...most of those guys are like jockeys...they are extraordinarily well paid (I believe they are overpaid) and most of them that I know are a little prima dona-ish....I like them, but they do make a lot of money for coming in to work late and never having to do any administrative type work or anything really sophisticated or brain-crunching...just my opinion

Originally Posted by Cunningham Racing

This is a false statement...

Also, Vic does show more enthusiasm for the sport than most do and I appreciate that, BUT I here he may be just as much of a prima dona as the rest of them...most of those guys are like jockeys...they are extraordinarily well paid (I believe they are overpaid) and most of them that I know are a little prima dona-ish....I like them, but they do make a lot of money for coming in to work late and never having to do any administrative type work or anything really sophisticated or brain-crunching...just my opinion

This is interesting. I did not think they would be paid much. I really like Vic. He is good for the sport as a whole. He captivates people that dont know the sport unlike the others. And that can only be good. He may be wrong, and way overdo it, but he is damn exciting.

They all have a gift though. That is not an easy job. Just listen to some of the guys at other tracks like LOne Star. OMG. They are horrible.

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Well,I am just telling ya what Trevor said one time(that he doesn't bet.)I thought it was odd,but that's what he said.

[Dunbar]

Originally Posted by Cunningham Racing

Also, Vic does show more enthusiasm for the sport than most do and I appreciate that, BUT I here he may be just as much of a prima dona as the rest of them...most of those guys are like jockeys...they are extraordinarily well paid (I believe they are overpaid) and most of them that I know are a little prima dona-ish....I like them, but they do make a lot of money for coming in to work late and never having to do any administrative type work or anything really sophisticated or brain-crunching...just my opinion

I've always felt the job took incredible skill. Getting a handle on 8-12 horse names in a single race and putting each name with the proper silks would be hard enough, but doing it 9-10 times a day seems extremely difficult to me. Of course, I can't remember the name of a person I met 30 seconds ago, so...

How much is "extraordinarily well paid"?

--Dunbar

[1st_Saturday_in_May]

Reminds me a lot of "Funny Cide has dropped out of it" (or something to that effect) from the 04 JCGC. I was watching the race and just thought to myself, what's this guy talking about, Santos hasnt asked Funny Cide for anything yet. I do appreciate Durkins short lines from big races such as "and Rock Hard Ten begins uncoiling that massive stride of his" and such...

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by Cunningham Racing

I love when announcers are wrong Anyone else catch that Saturday?...hilarious

I think any competent announcer would have said the same thing as Vic. When a horse gets put away at the 3/8 pole, it usually means the horse is done. It's probably less than 1% of the time that a horse who gets passed at the 3/8 pole comes back.