"Jimmy..you can put the whip away"

[Jctoronto]

Gotta love Howard's first race call this aft (tue) at Monti....Deveaux goes wire to wire at 3-1..laying the left hand into his charge a couple times upper lane and then ather strong one 50 ft. from line, up by a couple lengths.

First time I can remember any announcer in deep stretch call..."jimmy..you can put the whip away"

Does Deveaux have excessive whipping problem..
I see a nice kicking fine in latest suspension/fine list

[old guy]

Gotta love Howard's first race call this aft (tue) at Monti....Deveaux goes wire to wire at 3-1..laying the left hand into his charge a couple times upper lane and then ather strong one 50 ft. from line, up by a couple lengths.

First time I can remember any announcer in deep stretch call..."jimmy..you can put the whip away"
He's a cowboy
Does Deveaux have excessive whipping problem..
I see a nice kicking fine in latest suspension/fine list

[Jctoronto]

to be exact..

"  jimmy , youre homefree..you can put the whip away"

4 smacks top lane...one more in front of toteboard..
up a couple
Strong medicine..not necessarily the wrong med in this case.

[JL52]

No, JcToronto that is a call that Howard uses at least a few times a week. Wasn't a political comment on overuse of the whip. Frankly, while I have a more positive view of his racecalling than many on this site,
that particular phrase annoys me. It's not as if the driver can hear him.

[dukeman]

I WAS TOLD THAT WHEN HOWARD WAS A KID, HE WOULD HANG OUT AT yr AND rr AND GIVE HIS OWN RACE CALLS IN FRONT OF THE MONITORS. MONTI WOULD NOT BE THE SAME WITHOUT HOWARD OIL.

[JL52]

He would call the previous night replays at Roosevelt. Unsure about Yonkers. Was backup announcer at Foxboro before landing at Monticello about  35 years ago.

[toothman]

He was legendary at Rosey.
I think he does a good job at the once Mighty M

[JL52]

Agreed, Toothman. How he can do this race after race for over three decades at a track a shadow of what it once was, is astounding.

[Smalltimer7932]

But in all fairness hes not that old of driver and at least he try's to win races not tank them or pull them to last and no effort at all like the mertons do daily .maybe a bit excessive  but I'll bet him anytime on a horse with some go

[Smoking Doobies]

When horses break...fall...im pede all other drivers...the announcer is instructed to "turn on" his speaker wired to poles to tell other drivers....we have a horse down in backstecth....rec all...tractor on the track....loose horse...etc....dr ivers know 4 sure...they hear quite fine

[toothman]

come to think of it your right...he can be  slow on picking up breakers, when horses leave the course, but i cant remember where he was derelict on dangerous situations?
and, of course, we had the best marshall ever

[Wendall Tilley]

Who was the marshall ?

[NJ The best]

Remember some of the names he used back in the day?  HOLLYWOOD Tom Devitas ,  Bonnie Sunshine Cox,  The General Bubba Washington.

[SAVILLE ROW]

I REMEMBER HE WOULD SIT IN FRONT OF TOTE BOARD AT ROOSEVELT AND YONKERS THAT HAD TO BE LATE 70 OR EARLY 80

[SAVILLE ROW]

THE MARSHALL CALLS THE PACERS