Churchill Downs announcer

[eajinabi]

Dont know his name but he is pretty good.
Good Choice!

Yeah that's ridiculous. There is absolutely no conflict of interest. Now mind you I failed Business Ethics 101.

[CSC]

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

Yeah that's ridiculous. There is absolutely no conflict of interest. Now mind you I failed Business Ethics 101.

I doubt there would be any either, I'm sure Vic is very mindful his employers are watching and listening to his calls and even more so when he calls Joel's races.

Shootin from behind the fence.
Typical.

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

I can't stand his calls.

In the Derby Trial, he kept calling Gato Go Win "Gay-Toe Go Win".. I mean, really?

[Sightseek]

I didn't like him the first weekend but he is growing on me.

[eajinabi]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

In the Derby Trial, he kept calling Gato Go Win "Gay-Toe Go Win".. I mean, really?

If Gato was an actual english word than I would agree with you.

[phystech]

He has too much to say before a race. I didn't care for his constant jibber starting at 3MTP as the horses were being led to the gate last weekend.

His race calls were very difficult for me to understand when I was sitting in a clubhouse box on Saturday. Maybe that's because of the PA system but I felt it was more due to his accent.

[eajinabi]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn-0jAqqFd0

This caller is awesome too

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by eajinabi

If Gato was an actual english word than I would agree with you.

So no one's allowed to put any other languages in their horses' names? You don't even have to phucking know Spanish to see that name and realize it's a pun for "Gotta Go Win". He's obviously from the Denman school of name mispronouncing.

[eajinabi]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

So no one's allowed to put any other languages in their horses' names? You don't even have to phucking know Spanish to see that name and realize it's a pun for "Gotta Go Win". He's obviously from the Denman school of name mispronouncing.

Missed that pun

With unemployment rates sky high in this country I find it infuriating that Churchill hires a guy from Great Britain to call the races. It's bad enough they make the locals feel like outcasts.

And before the defenders of political correctness swarm my post be sure to find me a few american announcers calling races at prominent tracks in foreign countries. Thanks and stfu.

[eajinabi]

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

With unemployment rates sky high in this country I find it infuriating that Churchill hires a guy from Great Britain to call the races. It's bad enough they make the locals feel like outcasts.

And before the defenders of political correctness swarm my post be sure to find me a few american announcers calling races at prominent tracks in foreign countries. Thanks and stfu.

To me it doesnt really matter from where the guy is from. The idea if he brings excitement to the race. Some callers lack that intensity but very few are born to do it like:

Trevor
Vic
Tom Durkin
Dave Johnson
(new churchill downs caller)

Trevor is absolutely horrendous. It's bush league to not call the fractions during the race.

[viscount26]

Originally Posted by eajinabi

To me it doesnt really matter from where the guy is from. The idea if he brings excitement to the race. Some callers lack that intensity but very few are born to do it like:

Trevor
Vic
Tom Durkin
Dave Johnson
(new churchill downs caller)

His name is Mark Johnson