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2. Race caller - Wikipedia

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   In horse racing, track announcers handle up to nine or ten races per day; more on special stakes-race days. Most horse-race callers memorize the horses' and jockeys' (or drivers in harness racing) silks and the horses' colors before the race, to be able to quickly identify each entrant. During a racing day, track announcers also inform patrons ...

3. Horse racing - Wikipedia

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   Tracing back the history of horse racing in the United States to its earliest inception in 1665, this sport has become an industry contributing approximately $15 billion to the U.S. economy today. [5] Horse racing has become the second most popular spectator sport in the United States with the establishment of historic tracks like Belmont Park ...

4. List of equestrian sports - Wikipedia

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   Flat racing – Equestrian sport; Harness racing – A form of horse racing that uses a two-wheeled cart; Point-to-point – Form of horse racing; Steeplechase – Horse race form originally from Ireland, featuring jumps over fence and ditch obstacles

5. Thoroughbred Racing on Fox Sports - Wikipedia

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   Fox Sports returned to horse racing in 2014 with a two-year agreement with The Jockey Club for up to 10 races on Fox Sports 1 and Fox Deportes. [6] In 2016, Fox Sports reached an agreement with the New York Racing Association (NYRA) for coverage of 40 summer races from Saratoga Race Course on Fox Sports 2. The races were branded as Saratoga Live.

6. Live updates: Wichita Falls area Week 11 high school football ...

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   Jonathan Hull, Wichita Falls Times Record News November 3, 2023 at 3:30 PM Week 10 of the high school football season brings an exciting slate of games for the Wichita Falls area .

7. Glossary of Australian and New Zealand punting - Wikipedia

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   Speedy squib: A horse which has a reputation for beginning races extremely fast and running out of steam before the winning post. Spell: The resting period for a horse between preparations or racing. [2] Spin: An expression for a five-pound note (pre-1966 currency). Spot: A term used for one hundred dollars. [7]

8. Horse racing in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Other tracks offer Quarter Horse racing and Standardbred horse racing, or combinations of these three types of racing surfaces. Racing with other breeds, such as Arabian horse racing, is found on a limited basis. American Thoroughbred races are run at a wide variety of distances, most commonly from 5 to 12 furlongs (0.63 to 1.50 mi; 1.0 to 2.4 km).

9. Tom Durkin (sportscaster) - Wikipedia

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   Tom Durkin (born November 30, 1950) is a semi-retired American sportscaster and public address announcer specializing in Thoroughbred horse racing.He was the race caller for NBC Sports from 1984 through 2010 and served as announcer for the New York Racing Association from 1990 until retiring in 2014.