Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Last week we wrote about the bleak future faced by race callers and fans across the nation, with our prediction being that soon many non-metropolitan race meetings would be called from the studio, and then eventually replaced by non-human calls powered by Artificial Intelligence. Some people laughed at our vision of where Tabcorp CEO Gillon […]
This great article by Michael Cox at Idol Horse is so worth reading we thought we would reprint it here. If you haven’t already please make sure you add Idol Horse to your reading list. It’s a great racing website. What Is Lost When Race Calling Falls Victim To Cost Cutting ———————————————————————————– Race callers are […]
The AI driven race caller of the future, working out of a data studio. He sort of looks like a young D. Fowler too. The move this week by Tabcorp/Sky to slash the number of race callers without putting any new ones on says three things to us. One is that Gillon McLachlan’s public shine […]
The extraordinary decision by Tabcorp/Sky to make Josh Fleming redundant yet retain David Fowler has sparked controversy among viewers from across the nation, with most of the commentators on the issue expressing a preference for one caller or the other, and the majority favoring Josh Fleming. Which one of the pair is the better caller […]
Everyone’s favorite race caller did it again last night. Terry Bailey went the early crow. And got the result he deserved.
Archie Spotted at the Creek …… With the big wet… Albion Park tries shifting their usual day meeting to Tuesday night (it’s the 1st of April but this is not a Fool’s joke). There is an interesting little gathering in the dilapidated old stand … a former bookie (who is a fixture at every meeting, […]
Everyone’s favorite race caller gets it wrong again. The winner was the one flying home, not the leader as called. The early crow. No no no!
If there is one thing worse than a race caller calling the wrong horse the winner, it is when the caller doesn’t even realize it. Talk about rubbing egg in your own face. Number 10 Pure Silver didn’t win the 5th at Bunbury on Saturday as called. The 4 horse Fiery Spark did. There is […]
He’s been around a long time has David Fowler. It happens when you’re getting old. Just one question. Would 11-year-old boys be allowed in the modern age to work unsupervised with confirmed bachelors forty years or more their elder? Times change and social mores change with them. Given what we all know about the world […]
High-profile Victorian racing identity and former race caller Bryan Martin publicly bemoaned the closure of the on-course tote at the Sale race meeting yesterday, telling Tabcorp via Twitter (X) that it needs to read the room. As regular readers know we are no fan of Tabcorp, and call them out consistently for their faults, but […]
