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ateamstupid 08-31-2014 10:24 PM

Absolutely terrific sendoff. Kudos to everyone involved. The man was truly one of a kind and you can't say that about many people.

LOL I noticed the "Your The Man" thing too. Fail.

Arletta 08-31-2014 10:55 PM

Great article by Joe Drape @ NY Times.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/01/sp...reer.html?_r=2

ateamstupid 09-01-2014 01:36 AM

I'll just re-post what I put on Facebook about Durkin.

So the singular voice of horse racing in my lifetime retired earlier today. Tom Durkin was more than a racecaller. He was a poet, an author, eloquently elucidating everything we'd seen and clueing us into what we hadn't. It is a tribute to his brilliance that my favorite call of his was a race in which I felt as though my heart had been ripped out of my chest, one where disappointment reverberated throughout the 120,000 people I stood beside so poised to witness history. There has never been a bigger letdown in my racing life and there has never been a better call to capture the emotion of so many. Tom Durkin was a scholar, a dramatist and a virtuoso. I owe an enormous debt of gratitude to his professionalism, his wit and his passion for making me fall in love with this incredible game. He will be sorely missed. #ThanksTom http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4gAeTic_9Bo

RockHardTen1985 09-01-2014 01:46 AM

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Originally Posted by ateamstupid (Post 996469)
I'll just re-post what I put on Facebook about Durkin.

So the singular voice of horse racing in my lifetime retired earlier today. Tom Durkin was more than a racecaller. He was a poet, an author, eloquently elucidating everything we'd seen and clueing us into what we hadn't. It is a tribute to his brilliance that my favorite call of his was a race in which I felt as though my heart had been ripped out of my chest, one where disappointment reverberated throughout the 120,000 people I stood beside so poised to witness history. There has never been a bigger letdown in my racing life and there has never been a better call to capture the emotion of so many. Tom Durkin was a scholar, a dramatist and a virtuoso. I owe an enormous debt of gratitude to his professionalism, his wit and his passion for making me fall in love with this incredible game. He will be sorely missed. #ThanksTom http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4gAeTic_9Bo

Well said.

my miss storm cat 09-01-2014 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Cardus (Post 996465)
About the Winner's Circle ceremony gifts: how on Earth does someone -- or some people -- allow the jockeys -- I think it was the jockeys -- to present him with a glass-encased jockey saddlecloth with "YOUR THE MAN"? "YOUR"??

:D

I immediately thought of this:


Pants II 09-01-2014 11:14 AM

"Your the man"

Serious question...is the Saratoga jockey colony into erotic asphyxiation?

It could explain the inexcusable grammatical error and the strangling of horses all meet by the little Rhodes scholars.

my miss storm cat 09-01-2014 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Pants II (Post 996520)
"Your the man"

Serious question...is the Saratoga jockey colony into erotic asphyxiation?

It could explain the inexcusable grammatical error and the strangling of horses all meet by the little Rhodes scholars.

:D :tro:

bigrun 09-01-2014 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Cardus (Post 996467)
My favorite Durkin call was the 1990 Breeders' Cup Classic: "And here comes THE DERBY WINNER!!"; he had to yell it to be heard.

Favorite call.

My all time fav '84 breeders cup..Wild Again desperately holding on and on the outside Gate Dancer...I had Gate Dancer...boohoo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpoEMCJdj1M

my miss storm cat 09-01-2014 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Cardus (Post 996611)
You wanted Durkin to do a flying dismount yesterday?

No, I'd MUCH rather see you do one. :p

Look at where it says, or rather should say, the word juvenile.

GenuineRisk 09-01-2014 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by my miss storm cat (Post 996770)
No, I'd MUCH rather see you do one. :p

Look at where it says, or rather should say, the word juvenile.

Good grief; that's hilarious. I guess the jockeys must have hired the same graphic artist when they commissioned Durkin's gift.

casp0555 09-01-2014 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by my miss storm cat (Post 996770)
No, I'd MUCH rather see you do one. :p

Look at where it says, or rather should say, the word juvenile.

they got it right on the flowers :D

Storm Cadet 09-02-2014 07:53 PM

When does Larry officially take over for Tom? From what Ive read, it is not until next Saratoga meet? Imbraielle does it Belmont fall meet, Big A and then spring Belmont?

Benny 09-02-2014 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Storm Cadet (Post 996851)
When does Larry officially take over for Tom? From what Ive read, it is not until next Saratoga meet? Imbraielle does it Belmont fall meet, Big A and then spring Belmont?

LC takes over the beginning of April, donot know when the Wood is run. fter his Gulfstream job.

Gate Dancer 09-03-2014 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by bigrun (Post 996619)
My all time fav '84 breeders cup..Wild Again desperately holding on and on the outside Gate Dancer...I had Gate Dancer...boohoo.

Tell me about it.................:(

freddymo 09-03-2014 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Cardus (Post 996465)
I agree that his speech was terrific, and it is difficult to gauge a retirement speech, since it is mostly about whatever (in this case) Durkin felt that he wanted to say. It is his career, and he is able to say whatever he wants to address.

The most interesting part of the speech was how he built anticipation for those listening to hear who he meant by the "most important person in his career". It was a neat way to highlight the "horseplayer". Nice touch.

About his final race call: he didn't make it all about him. And clearly, he had fun with it. "Splashtastic" was his last significant word as a race caller. Borne solely out of the circumstance of the sloppy track, not a forced, "signature" call. Again, a nice touch.

About the Winner's Circle ceremony gifts: how on Earth does someone -- or some people -- allow the jockeys -- I think it was the jockeys -- to present him with a glass-encased jockey saddlecloth with "YOUR THE MAN"? "YOUR"??

As for the crowd: excellent "Tommy Durkin" impromptu chant as he descended from the booth and headed towards the Winner's Circle. Nice Yankee Stadium-like touch.

Nice touch on grammatical error..lol

bigrun 09-03-2014 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Gate Dancer (Post 996873)
Tell me about it.................:(

:D

cmorioles 09-03-2014 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Storm Cadet (Post 996851)
When does Larry officially take over for Tom? From what Ive read, it is not until next Saratoga meet? Imbraielle does it Belmont fall meet, Big A and then spring Belmont?

Aqueduct in the spring I believe.


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