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Jctoronto

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"Jimmy..you can put the whip away"
« on: January 21, 2020, 02:14:03 PM »
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
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Re: "Jimmy..you can put the whip away"
« Reply #1 on: January 21, 2020, 02:27:48 PM »
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

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Re: "Jimmy..you can put the whip away"
« Reply #2 on: January 21, 2020, 02:31:44 PM »
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.

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Re: "Jimmy..you can put the whip away"
« Reply #3 on: January 21, 2020, 04:45:04 PM »
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.

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Re: "Jimmy..you can put the whip away"
« Reply #4 on: January 21, 2020, 05:39:44 PM »
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.
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Re: "Jimmy..you can put the whip away"
« Reply #5 on: January 21, 2020, 05:58:55 PM »
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.

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Re: "Jimmy..you can put the whip away"
« Reply #6 on: January 21, 2020, 06:54:01 PM »
He was legendary at Rosey.
I think he does a good job at the once Mighty M

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Re: "Jimmy..you can put the whip away"
« Reply #7 on: January 21, 2020, 07:26:21 PM »
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.

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Re: "Jimmy..you can put the whip away"
« Reply #8 on: January 21, 2020, 07:33:21 PM »
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

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Re: "Jimmy..you can put the whip away"
« Reply #9 on: January 21, 2020, 08:41:01 PM »
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

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Re: "Jimmy..you can put the whip away"
« Reply #10 on: January 21, 2020, 09:36:54 PM »
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

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Re: "Jimmy..you can put the whip away"
« Reply #11 on: January 22, 2020, 05:34:09 AM »
Who was the marshall ?

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Re: "Jimmy..you can put the whip away"
« Reply #12 on: January 22, 2020, 10:48:38 AM »
Remember some of the names he used back in the day?  HOLLYWOOD Tom Devitas ,  Bonnie Sunshine Cox,  The General Bubba Washington.

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Re: "Jimmy..you can put the whip away"
« Reply #13 on: January 22, 2020, 02:40:45 PM »
I REMEMBER HE WOULD SIT IN FRONT OF TOTE BOARD AT ROOSEVELT AND YONKERS THAT HAD TO BE LATE 70 OR EARLY 80

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Re: "Jimmy..you can put the whip away"
« Reply #14 on: January 22, 2020, 02:41:37 PM »
THE MARSHALL CALLS THE PACERS

 

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