Lukas Interview

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skitimber Wrote:
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> I\'ll bite and say no; there are too many great
> jockeys to pronounce McCarron the best.  I just
> watched 3 races, 2 classic distances: the Breeders
> Cup Classic with Sunday Silence and a great ride
> by McCarron, no doubt.  The only things better,
> the horses performance and the race call by Tom
> Durkin.  I also watched the 1976 Derby (a great
> ride by Angel Cordero; another one in the Belmont)
> and though I always couldn\'t stand Chic Anderson
> (he called Bold Forbes Belmont), I look back now
> with fond memories of Chic being unable to get the
> screeching of Larry Colmus out of my head after
> most races.  Sorry to Chic fans; didn\'t appreciate
> him enough (actually at all!) and honestly didn\'t
> remember that he\'d passed away almost 40 years ago
> at 47 (heart attack), replaced by another I\'d
> gladly take now over LC, Marshall Cassidy.  
>
>


Prejudiced in favor of Anderson, in large part because he was my key drinking buddy when I was calling charts for DRF in Kentucky (except for the Derby) in the spring of \'76.  The professional press-box support crew at that time was was beyond-first rate, and that season was one of the great sustained in-game experiences.  Every night, an event.

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enpe Wrote:
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> Sorry for my provincialism, but Phil Georgeff
> (Chicago tracks) was a great one. He was fired by
> Madison Square Garden (who had just bought
> Arlington Park) for \"calling race 1 with as much
> emotion as the feature race 9.\"

Grew up listening to Phil, so I\'m also prejudiced in his favor. An ego? You bet, but retired too soon, and he had to live his life.