WEG DEPARTURE

[whiptherabbit]

https://standardbredcanada.ca/news/9-24-26/rozema-leaving-woodbine.html

[seen2much]

https://standardbredcanada.ca/news/9-24-26/rozema-leaving-woodbine.html

I like Chad as an announcer. He was good in the studio too. Rozema was a good handicapper and picked some longshots.

[Calhoun]

Rozema's very good.  The announcer/host job at Mohawk is the best in the industry and probably the best paying as well. Mohawk's running 222 programs this year vs Meadowlands 102. Plus the fill-in and big days work with the T-breds.

[seen2much]

Chad calls 4 nights a week. Was this a way for WEG to not make him full-time? Lots of tracks are cheap. It sucks losing good ones...because are so few of them left.

[Lockedin with Pace]

Chad calls 4 nights a week. Was this a way for WEG to not make him full-time? Lots of tracks are cheap. It sucks losing good ones...because are so few of them left.

In a separate story it said he's going into a new business venture outside of racing.

[dabucs99]

he left early this year for I think western fair to be the GM. then Middleton got hurt?  Yonkers announcer would be perfect Romanelli. THE WORST EVER.  good luck in your new adventure I'm sure you'll be successful whatever it is.

[seen2much]

In a separate story it said he's going into a new business venture outside of racing.

Thank you. I was wondering if the pay and job security had something to do with it. We might never know.

[AgentQ]

Chad calls 4 nights a week. Was this a way for WEG to not make him full-time? Lots of tracks are cheap. It sucks losing good ones...because are so few of them left.

Maybe it's not as good as you think. Having two guys leave in the last 18 months or so is a very bad look for an org that is suppose to be a signature track. Even Gural finds a way to keep Ken W. At any rate, if they give the gig to Evan they might as well shut the place down for good. The guy at Western is a bit of a hillbilly but he's the only announcer that has the chops for the gig. Certainly they wouldn't even consider Gary Guy.

[Lockedin with Pace]

Maybe it's not as good as you think. Having two guys leave in the last 18 months or so is a very bad look for an org that is suppose to be a signature track. Even Gural finds a way to keep Ken W. At any rate, if they give the gig to Evan they might as well shut the place down for good. The guy at Western is a bit of a hillbilly but he's the only announcer that has the chops for the gig. Certainly they wouldn't even consider Gary Guy.

Not really sure why Middleton left in the first place to become a trainer, not much money there with a small stable of cheaper horses.

[AgentQ]

Not really sure why Middleton left in the first place to become a trainer, not much money there with a small stable of cheaper horses.

Probably a change of pace. Real good guy and arguably the best talent ever at WEG. And to your point, after starving for three or so years you'd think he'd be racing back to the comfort and warmth of the fourth floor. But he isn't but one can only hope. I will not tune in on sundays when they have that amateur calling the races and I certainly don't watch flammy with the other idiot. It's amazing how shit everything is up there when for the longest time it was much watch.

[Lockedin with Pace]

Probably a change of pace. Real good guy and arguably the best talent ever at WEG. And to your point, after starving for three or so years you'd think he'd be racing back to the comfort and warmth of the fourth floor. But he isn't but one can only hope. I will not tune in on sundays when they have that amateur calling the races and I certainly don't watch flammy with the other idiot. It's amazing how shit everything is up there when for the longest time it was much watch.

Have to disagree with you, think Frank Salive was the best ever at WEG.

[seen2much]

Have to disagree with you, think Frank Salive was the best ever at WEG.

I agree 100 %. Frank was a next level talent. Salive's voice, rhythm, timing, and knowledge were out of this world. I could listen to him forever.

[whiptherabbit]

I heard Frank announcing Ocean Downs this summer, he was awesome! I agree not a good look when people leave, Chad was great in studio.

[Mrpick5]

Mohawk needs to hire Kenny Livengood away from that dump called Northfield. He is probably the best harness race caller in North America. Or import one of the Australian race callers.

[Mohawk mac]

Maybe they can lure James Witherite north of the border.  I realize he isn't everyone's cup of tea but very few, other than Salive, are universally loved.  He is deadly accurate and has a great voice.