Hello,

I watched the belmont stakes on Saturday, and I loved the announcer's call.

I wanted to see where I could get a transcript of the race, from what
the announcer said on NBC (or ABC) whatver major network it was on.

He called the race, and I just want to read the transcript

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Request for Question Clarification by googlenut-ga on 07 Jun 2004 19:28 PDT

Hello elbst23-ga,

Would you be interested in a website where you can view a video clip
of the entire race, which includes the audio of the announcer?s call?

Googlenut

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Clarification of Question by elbst23-ga on 07 Jun 2004 21:50 PDT

I would prefer an actual documented transcript which would show the
actual transcript as opposed to seeing a video clip

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Clarification of Question by elbst23-ga on 08 Jun 2004 11:06 PDT

ok, I'd settle on a web site where i can hear the announcer's call

any ideas?

Hello elbst23-ga,

You can view a video clip of the entire 2004 Belmont Stakes race,
which includes the audio of the announcer?s call, at the Belmont
Stakes Website.
 

Video Highlights From Belmont Stakes History
http://belmontstakes.nyra.com/belstakes2004/video.asp



The announcer is Tom Durkin.  You can read more about him here:


New York Daily News
Great expectations 
Durkin set to make Belmont call 
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/story/199857p-172550c.html

 

Googlenut

 


Successful Search Terms:
 

Google Search:

"belmont stakes"
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=%22belmont+stakes%22


Google News Search:

"belmont stakes" announcer's call
http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&tab=wn&q=%22belmont+stakes%22+announcer%27s+call&btnG=Search+News

"belmont stakes" "tom durkin"
http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&tab=wn&q=%22belmont+stakes%22+%22tom+durkin%22

First off, it was NBC.
Google: "2004 belmont stakes" televised
google.com/search?q=%222004+belmont+stakes%22+televised&btnG=X
http://www.horse-track-betting.com/breeders_cup_horse_track_betting.htm
"6/5/2004 - Belmont Stakes -  Belmont Park ? NBC 5:30 pm"


Google: site:nbc.com transcripts
http://www.nbc.com/nbc/The_Tonight_Show_with_Jay_Leno/faq/faq_page2.shtml
"Q: I missed a show that I just have to see, what do I do?
A: It's called TiVo. Look into it. Unfortunately, we don't sell tapes
or transcripts of past broadcasts. But just between us?"


If you really want a transcript, I believe you are going to have to do it yourself.

This company will do it for $30/hour.  However, I do not know about
the legal (copyright) issues in this case.
http://www.fb-solutions.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=browse&id=4146&pageid=38

fyi, new york racing association track announcer, tom durkin, does not
use "transcripts". he uses the race program, which lists the horses'
names & betting numbers. while horses for that particular race are on
the track for the pre-race warm-up, mr. durkin studies their coat-hair
colors, unusual markings/oddities, etc. and yes, he's good. and as he
once told me, "mary, it's a good thing i'm forgetful. as soon as one
race is over, i must concentrate on the next one, forgetting all the
names, colors, etc of the previous race."
contact me anytime, i love to yadda yadda yadda thoroughbred racing!