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Re: John Horne
« Reply #15 on: March 11, 2025, 10:53:32 AM »
I cant bet any race he's announcing!   ngc3

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Re: John Horne
« Reply #16 on: March 11, 2025, 01:13:01 PM »
Nothing worse than firing up a track to settle in for a night of gambling and it's some backup and not the regular guy. I remember the last time at Yonkers that Horne filled in (maybe a few years ago) I screamed when I first heard his voice and it literally ruined my evening. Needless to say I lost LOL.

Roger filled in at Northfield recently...honest ly aside from losing his voice a bit he wasn't bad.

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Re: John Horne
« Reply #17 on: March 11, 2025, 04:31:56 PM »
As far as the dogs are concerned only West Virginia is running. Two tracks, Wheeling Downs and Tri-State, both owned by Delaware North.  They have about 3 years to go and then the puppies will be all done. Once New England and Florida closed shop, the game was basically over. 
As a cautionary tale, the horse racing industry (both harness and flats) should take notice of how an industry lost its focus and public support thus ending the industry. 

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Re: John Horne
« Reply #18 on: March 11, 2025, 04:35:41 PM »
I actually went to Wheeling Downs for harness racing on a snowy night in 1970.

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Re: John Horne
« Reply #19 on: March 12, 2025, 06:56:16 PM »
Where did they dig this guy up?

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Re: John Horne
« Reply #20 on: March 12, 2025, 07:02:35 PM »
Gural found him holding up a sign begging for money at an intersection in upstate NY.
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Re: John Horne
« Reply #21 on: March 13, 2025, 10:12:24 AM »
Do we really need an announcer ??  Before the monitors and big screen tvs the announcers kept us informed as to horse placing, especially on the big tracks. 
With many tracks racing just 2 or 3 cards a week an announcer cant make a living calling races.  Tracks going to afternoon racing cuts out part time announcers that have day jobs.   That makes the choices very slim
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Re: John Horne
« Reply #22 on: March 13, 2025, 10:22:20 AM »
Keeneland  Racecourse for many years didn’t have one.
What bugs me is the incessant playing of music on the simulcasts  between races. What does that add?

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Re: John Horne
« Reply #23 on: March 13, 2025, 11:17:27 AM »
Of course we need an announcer!!  Many do other jobs if they have to....

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Re: John Horne
« Reply #24 on: March 13, 2025, 02:17:21 PM »
Of course we need an announcer!!  Many do other jobs if they have to....

WE NEED ANNOUNCERS THAT CAN ACCURATELY CALL A RACE. !!!!!!   Very few of them around.   

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Re: John Horne
« Reply #25 on: March 13, 2025, 02:22:13 PM »
I wish the announcers would stop referring to the odds so much during the race, it's annoying. 5 years ago they never did it, now most of them do.

 

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