« previous next »
Pages: [1] 2

Author Topic: John Horne  (Read 4980 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Pacer 2

  • Stakes Horse
  • *****
  • Posts: 1461
John Horne
« on: March 09, 2025, 01:00:41 PM »
He is the worst and the ONLY announcer I cant listen to.  In the wrong profession.
Logged

gh2009

  • Stakes Horse
  • *****
  • Posts: 1605
Re: John Horne
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2025, 01:06:51 PM »
He is horrible. For some reason when the regular announcer at a few area tracks isn't there, he's their go to fill in guy. He called at Tioga for a while before being exiled to Vernon where nobody watches.
Logged

Pacer 2

  • Stakes Horse
  • *****
  • Posts: 1461
Re: John Horne
« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2025, 01:08:43 PM »
Yeah, he's at Saratoga today and I had to turn it off  73cv.2
Logged

titans1127

  • Stakes Horse
  • *****
  • Posts: 761
Re: John Horne
« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2025, 10:59:58 PM »
He makes current day Roger Huston sound good.
Logged

MCR

  • Stakes Horse
  • *****
  • Posts: 786
Re: John Horne
« Reply #4 on: March 10, 2025, 10:14:38 AM »
Quote from: titans1127 on March 09, 2025, 10:59:58 PM
He makes current day Roger Huston sound good.
Roger is undoubtedly one of the best to ever do it! Father time catches everyone
Logged

gh2009

  • Stakes Horse
  • *****
  • Posts: 1605
Re: John Horne
« Reply #5 on: March 10, 2025, 10:40:37 AM »
I disagree about Roger being one of the best ever to do it, but that's just my opinion, and I've listened to him for over 50 years. How about the loudest ever to do it with the most rings on his fingers.
Logged

Birdfantammy

  • Open / FFA
  • ****
  • Posts: 368
Re: John Horne
« Reply #6 on: March 10, 2025, 10:44:57 AM »
Totally agree .  If he's on the mic . I turn it off.  Same as Stabile when he calls Yonkers.   I was a fan of Finger Lakes until they hired him.   He sounds drunk most of the time.  Both shout and it's annoying
Logged

gh2009

  • Stakes Horse
  • *****
  • Posts: 1605
Re: John Horne
« Reply #7 on: March 10, 2025, 10:49:45 AM »
For alot of years when Roger was announcing at The Meadows, he was calling the races from inside a studio instead of above the grandstand where most guys do.
Logged

JL52

  • Open / FFA
  • ****
  • Posts: 375
Re: John Horne
« Reply #8 on: March 10, 2025, 11:13:32 AM »
Roger is a pompous ass whose skills have declined significantly.
As bad as John Horne is- and he is dreadful- he began his career with no race calling experience, and I hoped against hope he would improve. Just hasn’t happened.
Logged

Bogeyman

  • NW-1
  • *
  • Posts: 44
Re: John Horne
« Reply #9 on: March 11, 2025, 09:21:51 AM »
Almost every race he calls ....."around the far turn, their nose to nose and wheel to wheel"........ugh!!!
Logged

gh2009

  • Stakes Horse
  • *****
  • Posts: 1605
Re: John Horne
« Reply #10 on: March 11, 2025, 09:26:22 AM »
You forgot, toe to toe, stride for stride.
Logged

Bogeyman

  • NW-1
  • *
  • Posts: 44
Re: John Horne
« Reply #11 on: March 11, 2025, 09:49:15 AM »
At least when there was dog racing, a race only lasted 30 seconds - so there was only time to call out numbers with no comments.....LOL 73cv.2
Logged

gh2009

  • Stakes Horse
  • *****
  • Posts: 1605
Re: John Horne
« Reply #12 on: March 11, 2025, 10:24:05 AM »
As far as I know, the only dog track in the US still running is Wheeling Downs in West Virginia.
Logged

Pacer 2

  • Stakes Horse
  • *****
  • Posts: 1461
Re: John Horne
« Reply #13 on: March 11, 2025, 10:27:26 AM »
And he always says 2 minute WARNING like its a football game! ngc3
Logged

gh2009

  • Stakes Horse
  • *****
  • Posts: 1605
Re: John Horne
« Reply #14 on: March 11, 2025, 10:39:46 AM »
At any track if I made a bet and my horse is not in contention, I'll mute the announcer no matter who it is.
Logged
Pages: [1] 2
« previous next »
 

shout out

Refresh History
  • Sound off !
  • dougie: I'm never dramatic Trig. Just answering JFA's question.
    Today at 02:21:24 PM
  • Trigger: USA is the same, NYC same too, stop being dramatic.  People don't change the place.
    Today at 02:18:24 PM
  • dougie: JFA, a few left on  the West Side. Sadly one has two years to go to get his pension as a FF. So he's forced to stay.
    Today at 02:16:38 PM
  • JOHN FRANK: DOOOG. I thought you stated: Everyone of me family and freiends have left NEW YORK. They not gonna live there no more with SALAMI.
    Today at 02:11:31 PM
  • dougie: I don't live in NYC anymore. Just visit family there every few months. Time weill tell about Mandami. The over/under on Trumps romance is probabvly about 10 weeks!
    Today at 02:04:03 PM
  • Trigger: If JD Vance wants to move on with, exchange eye liner tips with that blue eyed blond Erika right wing trollop, I'm as good with it as MAGA is.  I'll fill Usha's void.  Asian women only look consewrvative but they love to fuck, look at their population sizes!  ;D
    Today at 11:45:11 AM
  • Trigger: Mamdani's NYC $30 min wage is an incremental goal by 2030.  Dougie's fring those jewish space lasers into his own brain.  Zohran gets a lot of Hebrew Hate from the same people who cry the blues about antisemitism.
    Today at 11:06:07 AM
  • xfl33: xfl33
    Today at 09:36:35 AM
SimplePortal 2.3.7 © 2008-2025, SimplePortal