Everyone always harks back to Bill Collins and the 1986 Cox Plate but Bruce also did that race for Channel 10 and his call was a cracker. "The greatest race I've ever seen" he yelled and it sounded like he was going to cry.
Wayne Wilson calling Chief De Beers' 2nd Doomben 10000 was one of his decent ones. He used to love the Chief did Wayne and when he got up Wilson's given us the "Chief De Beers, You Beauty!"
My biggest ever win was on Ha Ha in the Golden Slipper of 2001. Ian Craig was very pumped up and has called Ha Ha the winner about 350 from home. He almost started to yoddle saying "ha, ha, ha ha, ha, ha" and just ignored all the other horses. The previous year, Belle De Jiour won after missing the kick by about 5 lengths and Ian's given us "I'm so speechless I can't even give you the tote prices. Oh Dear John Singleton has just wrestled Bob Hawke to the ground. Ladies and gentleman, I have seen it all"
Another great one was Johhny Tapp in the Cox Plate of 97 (why was Johhny Tapp calling a Cox???). Anyway Dane Ripper's won at about 35 to 1 and Tappy's let fly with the "And Dane Ripper, THE BOLTER, THE DESPISED OUTSIDER!!"
Any others?
Wayne Wilson calling Chief De Beers' 2nd Doomben 10000 was one of his decent ones. He used to love the Chief did Wayne and when he got up Wilson's given us the "Chief De Beers, You Beauty!"
My biggest ever win was on Ha Ha in the Golden Slipper of 2001. Ian Craig was very pumped up and has called Ha Ha the winner about 350 from home. He almost started to yoddle saying "ha, ha, ha ha, ha, ha" and just ignored all the other horses. The previous year, Belle De Jiour won after missing the kick by about 5 lengths and Ian's given us "I'm so speechless I can't even give you the tote prices. Oh Dear John Singleton has just wrestled Bob Hawke to the ground. Ladies and gentleman, I have seen it all"
Another great one was Johhny Tapp in the Cox Plate of 97 (why was Johhny Tapp calling a Cox???). Anyway Dane Ripper's won at about 35 to 1 and Tappy's let fly with the "And Dane Ripper, THE BOLTER, THE DESPISED OUTSIDER!!"
Any others?