In honor of Tom Durkin’s retirement from race calling on August 31, we are taking a look back at 40 of his most memorable calls–one for each day of the 2014 Saratoga meet.
Have you seen the pirate movie?
It’s rated ARRRRRGGGGHHH! What does that lame joke have to do with Tom Durkin? Well, on August 16, 2008 at Saratoga, their happened to be a horse entered named Arrrgh. One of the best things about Tom Durkin is that he can make any race excited, no matter the level, class or competition. Also, he is always ready, willing and able to take advantage of a unique or funny horse name to spice up what would otherwise be (for him) a mundane call.
That was exactly the situation Tom Durkin faced when Arrrgh was entered. And, as you can see below, he had fun with it. Today we look back at a not-so-classic race that yielded and absolutely classic call from Tom Durkin.
