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Download as PDF; Printable version ... This is a category for announcers of horse racing in the United States. Subcategories. This category has only the following ...
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.
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.
Marshall Cassidy [4] [5] [6] (1979-1985) - Cassidy was the most prominent announcer in racing in the early to mid-1980s, not only for his on-track work but also as a sportscaster calling races for WCBS radio, CBS television, ABC television, NBC television and ESPN television. He was best known for his accuracy, precise diction and upbeat ...
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.
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.
Michael Wrona (born () 3 February 1966 (age 58)) [1] is an announcer from Brisbane, Australia [1] specializing in Quarter Horse and Thoroughbred horse racing. He is best known for the phrase "Racing!", which he says at the start of every race call .