john legend 735 Report post Posted March 8, 2019 last night a case in point,sure Greg does a good job but he got carried with interviewing Mark he did it coming back to photo area, during the photo (pos air brush him out)and after. the connections only able to wave to mark as Greg and he disappeared into the distance. The divs delayed as Mark said nothing we didnt know and Nat normally says "very much so" at least 5 or 6 times. and we know even very much so that their horses are superior, their drivng and training are superior and that delaying the judges call and divies is annoying (very much so) Before you say I am a grumpy old man I will agree with you in advance !! eljay, Iraklis, LongOwner and 1 other 3 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty 575 Report post Posted March 8, 2019 Hit the nail on the head John Legend. Drives me nuts; Gregory's overuse of understatements too. "Pretty handy horse you have there Mark" (eg. when the bloody thing has won 7 from 7 starts or something). "Not a bad last quarter" (eg. 25 point something last quarter). "Pretty tidy run" (eg. horse breaks up at the start, loops the field to face the breeze for the last lap and wins by a length). Could go on but you get the idea. Aussie gallops coverage do it well however. Throw a mike under the jockey as soon as the winning horse has pulled up somewhere down the back straight, and ask questions or make statements that get the hoop talking more than the "interviewer". Then get outta the way, let the jockey return to scale so they can share the winning moment with connections etc. Iraklis and Fartoomuch 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eljay 1,711 Report post Posted March 8, 2019 Do we really need "on the spot" interviews. Surely that is what the press is for! My pet hate though is that interviewer (usually O'Connor) manages to get into the photo that i'm sure the owners want to hang in their man (or woman) cave. Sorry, but if it was my horse I would be rude and say "Bugger off - this is our moment and our photo", or perhaps another word I learned at school in the Naki! john legend, JJ Flash, Hermione and 4 others 3 3 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty 575 Report post Posted March 9, 2019 "Woman cave"?!?!?! Haha what would go on in there?!?! Value Bell and john legend 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivanthegreat 1,123 Report post Posted March 9, 2019 Going to the races to make a few bucks on the punt seem to have gone. Mick Guerin picked 7 winners out of the 10 races............... If you had put $10 win on each selection ( 1st pick ) you would have made $7.00 for your $100 outlay............... Terrific !! As for 8 horse fields and one trainer winning everything........... YAWN I think its time to make all Alex Park meetings Equalizator meetings........ now that would be fun. Hunter the punter, john legend and LongOwner 1 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arjay 448 Report post Posted March 9, 2019 I personally hate them, same old mundane questions and response. Would like more pre race interviews with trainers. hsvman and john legend 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
john legend 735 Report post Posted March 9, 2019 I think we should shout the All stars a course at the newly established "Abernethy Charm School for interviewing techniques on track " much more interesting ... JJ Flash, hsvman, kilcoyne and 2 others 1 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Kirrama 1,494 Report post Posted March 27, 2019 There will be some great post race interviews when Cooky trains a winner with Mr Wallace ! JJ Flash 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shad 1,540 Report post Posted March 27, 2019 I thought I would be a healthy and safety breach, even some of the owners can't get that close on some courses now,, double standards I say. lamour 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ Flash 2,115 Report post Posted March 27, 2019 On 3/9/2019 at 5:23 PM, Rusty said: "Woman cave"?!?!?! Haha what would go on in there?!?! Women type things "Rusty". Earmuffs required for all males invitees Greg Rusty and john legend 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newmarket RC 209 Report post Posted March 27, 2019 On 3/10/2019 at 11:26 AM, john legend said: I think we should shout the All stars a course at the newly established "Abernethy Charm School for interviewing techniques on track " much more interesting ... That might prove extremely hard to accommodate given Abernathy wins the odd race whilst Natalie and Mark have a UDR of 0.4828. I'm not sure how you can solve this riddle short of no interviews post race which would in turn see howls of derision from others. Suppose that's what mute button is for. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamour 663 Report post Posted March 27, 2019 How about interviewing some of the winning owners instead, especially ones that are normally in the background and never heard from? Shad 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fartoomuch 1,376 Report post Posted March 27, 2019 38 minutes ago, lamour said: How about interviewing some of the winning owners instead, especially ones that are normally in the background and never heard from? Very good idea. Perhaps commiserating with the place getters from time to time is another option. 47South 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eljay 1,711 Report post Posted March 28, 2019 That will never happen - well, not as long as the TAB's finger is in the pie !! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fartoomuch 1,376 Report post Posted March 28, 2019 1 hour ago, eljay said: That will never happen - well, not as long as the TAB's finger is in the pie !! Correct, we cant have anything original unless those that are currently running the show get the DCM john legend 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty 575 Report post Posted March 28, 2019 How about interviewing a punter oncourse, after they have done their money cold?! There is a significant delay, it is not actually live on TV, so there would be plenty of time for the producer at the Trackside studio to beep the swear words out. Fartoomuch 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eljay 1,711 Report post Posted March 28, 2019 Wouldn't sound authentic if they did that - (The beeps I mean ) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...