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More commonly, the show announcer simply performs the task, simply calling each class by number and title over the public address system. The duties and responsibilities of a ringmaster of a horse show varies by discipline and geographical region. These can include: summoning the class; keeping the show running smoothly and listening to the judge.
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Larry Collmus (born October 13, 1966) is a Thoroughbred horse racing announcer. A native of Baltimore, Collmus has called at numerous racetracks around the country.He is the race caller for NBC Sports' coverage of the Triple Crown and Breeders' Cup.
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.
Horse racing announcer Larry Collmus is shown with American Pharoah, the horse who won the 2015 Triple Crown. Collmus has announced the Kentucky Derby for NBC Sports since 2011.
In horse racing, many callers also point out the posted fractions—the times at which the lead horse reached the quarter-mile, half-mile and similar points of a race. A race-caller who specifically describes the event over a racetrack's public-address system is the track announcer.
Announcers may be specialized according to sport; for instance, a horse race announcer provides a rapid-fire second-by-second account of the race (as well as introducing the entries before the race), while a horse show announcer is the "voice of management" and helps keep the show moving, plays select music and makes announcements during the ...
John G. Dooley (born December 21, 1965) is a North American track announcer of Thoroughbred horse racing.Dooley has two positions in the industry as the “voice” of Twin Spires’ Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots in New Orleans, Louisiana from November until March, and at Caesar’s Entertainment’s Horseshoe Indianapolis near Shelbyville, Indiana from April until November.