Veteran Adelaide race caller Jimmy Jacques has a legion of devotees who love his style of calling and yesterday he had the whole of Australia listening. Not one to pull a sickie Jimmy soldiered on, sore throat and all. The man who is known as the voice of Adelaide’s Globe Derby fronted up to call the harness racing for Radio TAB. Jimmy recalls yesterdays event, I woke up Monday morning and thought ‘Ah, it’s not too bad, I’ll give it a go’. So I went to work.
“I was trying to use my diaphragm a bit more. I changed my voice to a gruff voice and it was coming out ok, I thought I’d get by. By the time I got about 300 metres from home I thought, ‘No I’m stuffed, I’m not going to make it’.
“I could see some of the horses getting tired, and I thought ‘Well gee, I’m getting more tired than them’.” Listen to Jimmy’s call AUDIO
Now this late Sunday night racing has spread to Radio TAB for NT, SA, Qld audiences. Last race at 1:55 am Monday morning.
Be Real program used to be on 8pm/9pm and will now be played as a recording at the conclusion of the night’s racing.