He's one of my favorite personalities at TVG.
Knows the SoCal racing circuit and talks like a horseplayer.
Hoover loves the use of videotape replays to find live horses.
Today, however, I must deduct several Beyer Speed Rating points from Hoover's overall rating.
He LOVED a horse on the opening-day card at Del Mar.
The horse's name was Poster Girl in a restricted stakes race.
"I'm all-in on this horse," blared the usually laid-back analyst.
Hoover declared Poster Girl was his best bet in two months.
"I absolutely love #3 Poster Girl in the seventh race," he went on.
"She's wheeled back in a month, has worked well since her last race and should get a good trip," explained Hoover.
Long story short, Poster Girl never fired, finishing dead last in a field of nine at odds of 5/2.
Okay.
It happens.
Not every selection wins.
But not every selection is presented like Hoover presented Poster Girl.
Here's my criticism: Lots of time was spent on Hoover making a case for Poster Girl, but there was little or no mention of Poster Girl after the debacle.
Hoover cost me an hour from my Friday afternoon because I heard his bold claim 30 minutes before the race and waited another 30 minutes after the event to hear the post-race analysis that never mentioned Poster Girl.
Tsk tsk.
Knows the SoCal racing circuit and talks like a horseplayer.
Hoover loves the use of videotape replays to find live horses.
Today, however, I must deduct several Beyer Speed Rating points from Hoover's overall rating.
He LOVED a horse on the opening-day card at Del Mar.
The horse's name was Poster Girl in a restricted stakes race.
"I'm all-in on this horse," blared the usually laid-back analyst.
Hoover declared Poster Girl was his best bet in two months.
"I absolutely love #3 Poster Girl in the seventh race," he went on.
"She's wheeled back in a month, has worked well since her last race and should get a good trip," explained Hoover.
Long story short, Poster Girl never fired, finishing dead last in a field of nine at odds of 5/2.
Okay.
It happens.
Not every selection wins.
But not every selection is presented like Hoover presented Poster Girl.
Here's my criticism: Lots of time was spent on Hoover making a case for Poster Girl, but there was little or no mention of Poster Girl after the debacle.
Hoover cost me an hour from my Friday afternoon because I heard his bold claim 30 minutes before the race and waited another 30 minutes after the event to hear the post-race analysis that never mentioned Poster Girl.
Tsk tsk.
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