Chris Barsby Channels the Fonz
Racing people of a certain generation – mine – will well and truly remember the Fonz, the star of the TV series Happy Days. Chris Barsby certainly does, as he proved today. What a cool call.
Darren Flindell’s Achilles Heel
Think It Over nails Zaaki in the 7 Stakes! @nashhot lifts him over the line with a classic ride. What a comeback for the @kjparkerracing trained galloper. 👊 pic.twitter.com/8AjjMC6sph — SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) September 16, 2023 It was a great win by Think It Over to beat Zaaki in the new 7 Stakes at Randwick […]
Feathers and the Cockroaches
Race caller David ‘Feathers’ Fowler has long been a devotee of Gino’s Italian restaurant at Ascot. You see him there most Sunday nights with papers all over his table as he prepared his Monday morning Press Room show for broadcast to virtually no-one other than dinosaurs of the racing scene like himself, and sometimes you […]
Get on Your Bike Mr Fowler – Cairns Needs You
Ric McIntosh is a great caller over the jumps at Warnambool. He adds colour and excitement to often boring races, and jazzes the whole thing up with his distinctive style and panache. The long distances of the races given his time and space to entertain, and at the ‘Bool he never fails to deliver. At […]
Johnny Brasch is a Brilliant Caller – Absolutely Outstanding
John Brasch has wanted to be a caller since the time he could talk. I used to go up to the spare box that Wayne Wilson let him call in and sit and listen to him practice when we were kids. Johnny was good even then, but now he is great. He is the Paul […]
Has Josh Fleming Caught a Case of the Feathers?
Not sure third… Sir Barnabus? … Gee Princess Rhaenys was good late …. Yasuke was up there. Josh Fleming, race caller We all know that Brisbane on-course caller David Fowler is hopeless in a photo, but he has age as an excuse. Well sort of anyway. The much younger Josh Fleming can’t use that get […]
Bill Collins Redux – The Rooster is on Fire
Rejoiced went for home, Moreton Bay can’t get it … David Fowler, race caller, Ipswich r10 Until it did. Kingston Town couldn’t win either Bill Collins said. Oops. The Rooster does it again. At least he runs true to form.
Wake Up Feathers! – The Pub Opens Soon!
Imbibition causes swelling of seeds and results in the breaking of testa. Imbibition is the initial step in seed germination. The water moves into ovules which are ripening into seeds by imbibition. Imbibition is dominant in the initial stage of water absorption by roots. It clearly was a very Good Friday for David Fowler today. […]
A Close One? – About as Close as Doomben is to Mars
Poor old Feathers Fowler. Age may not weary chickens, but it sure does send them blind. Who do you reckon won this photo finish? David Fowler thought the outside. Oh dear. Is it any wonder that one wonder kid caller ended up as Brisbane’s number two? Answer? Nope.
My Dad Used to Stick Up For Me Too
Well known Brisbane racing identity Max Fowler is the father of race caller David. He is also a somewhat of a wit I have discovered. Yesterday we published an article critical of David’s ability – or, more correctly, inability – to pick a tight photo finish, or even have a go. We incorrectly named the […]