When I heard this live I thought he was crying as he was saying the 2nd and 3rd place horse since it was obviously the last call of his career. LOVE the fact that he was actually laughing his butt off instead hahaha. Good stuff nyra
A true legend the first time I heard him was BC 1991 as a kid "and Arazi runs right by them." Enjoy retirement Sir. I met you on a couple of occasions and it was very memorable to me. Tom is the best race announcer in history and a heck of a nice guy!
Vin Scully for baseball, Chick Hearn for basketball, Dan Kelly for hockey, Ray Scott for football, and Tom Durkin for horse racing. Can't beat any of them.
We all have random favorites. I forgot about the Monarchos call. I always loved… “and SARAVA has come on through!” Never saw that one coming in the 02 Belmont
Tom Durkin is the gold standard in race calling. He could make a bunch of cheap claimers sound like you were watching a Grade 1 Handicap just by how he found the words to make it interesting. He is greatly missed & that void will not be filled by anybody.
Tom Durkin was one of the best ever, but something seemed to happen in the mid 2000's. There was a steep decline in the quality of his race calls and he seemed to age 20 years in that time. Is there a story behind that?
There will never be another Tom Durkin! My favorite call was Rachel Alexandra in the Preakness! You gave my family so many great memorable moments!
The best man to ever call a horse race wish you well Tom
What a great voice and style.
tom durkin was to horse racing as vin scully was to baseball both legends in there broadcasting careers and will always be missed.
Tom Durkin...GREATEST of all time
The greatest of time
Best of the best...
The best announcer ever.
Amazing to witness the love and dedication throughout the years of your announcing. The passion is heavily felt through the screen. Thank you!
Best of the best. Been going to Saratoga for over 30 years. I was there that day, had the winner of the race, and will never forget that day.
legendary
When I heard this live I thought he was crying as he was saying the 2nd and 3rd place horse since it was obviously the last call of his career. LOVE the fact that he was actually laughing his butt off instead hahaha. Good stuff nyra
Never get tired of watching Tom know he knocked that last line out of the park! His last "call 2 the gate" almost got him though.
Miss you, Tom. You will always be the best!!
Nothing but class, those clowns on Monday nite football couldn't carry your jock, thanks for all the calls off the years
A true legend the first time I heard him was BC 1991 as a kid "and Arazi runs right by them." Enjoy retirement Sir. I met you on a couple of occasions and it was very memorable to me. Tom is the best race announcer in history and a heck of a nice guy!
" and here comes Easy Goer with ONE FINAL SURGE" // 89' Breeders Cup-- I miss you Tom
Really changed the game for America. There hasn't been a better commentator in America to date.
A living legend. !!!
The best commentator ever a true legend
Vin Scully for baseball, Chick Hearn for basketball, Dan Kelly for hockey, Ray Scott for football, and Tom Durkin for horse racing. Can't beat any of them.
He and Trevor Denmann should have a match race.. I can still hear hm saying: "and There is cause for Concern !!"
Lol I cry 😢 best of the best 🙌🙌
Tom was great ,,,,,,, my favorite call was the 2004 Belmont Stakes
We miss you Tom 👏🏼
We miss your voice
what a way to go 'Splashtastic' ..... fantastic
Obviously the best racecaller in history.
Without question
Best American racecaller.
The Vin Scully of racing announcers
Priceless.
Ha, love his program holder contraption.
a man who enjoyed his job.
GOAT
banderang tapos Sir ... sobra sobra pa salamat
Tom you are a racing legend, happy retirement ☘️
Legend
Best commentator I’ve heard.
“here comes Monarchos‼️”……
We all have random favorites. I forgot about the Monarchos call. I always loved… “and SARAVA has come on through!” Never saw that one coming in the 02 Belmont
The greatest of them all, Tommy D. But we have some very good one currently
The Master
Tom Durkin missed Mine That Bird because everyone missed Mine That Bird.
Classic!
goat
Tom Durkin is the gold standard in race calling. He could make a bunch of cheap claimers sound like you were watching a Grade 1 Handicap just by how he found the words to make it interesting. He is greatly missed & that void will not be filled by anybody.
He is great the best
I thought that most tracks did the 5 minutes call by recording.
0:18- Call to Post.
Tyler Mac welcome too race one 😊
He literally drops the mic and walks off!
Anyone know what high school he went to?
Fenwick, Illinois
Huge hands. You know what that means.
He was a Jockey
The best
In a class by himself
Tom Durkin was one of the best ever, but something seemed to happen in the mid 2000's. There was a steep decline in the quality of his race calls and he seemed to age 20 years in that time. Is there a story behind that?
He got older, numbskull
splash tastic
;(
Legend
The best