Phil Georgeff is in the Guinness Book of World Records for calling 96,131 horse races. The reason the number is so high is he called thoroughbred races in the daytime and harness races at night for many years.
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Mohaymen remains my top colt for the Kentucky Derby. The Fountain of Youth winner has a date with my second horse, Nyquist, in the Florida Derby on April 2 at Gulfstream Park. Seldom do we see such a clash of titans before the Derby at Churchill Downs.
For track announcer Trevor Denman, we were told he is retiring as the voice of Santa Anita Park. That’s true. But then I got a Del Mar press release saying Denman will call the races there in 2016.
When Pennsylvania approved casino gaming at its racetracks, it was as if printing money was now legal. There was now lots of cash to go around. To the horsemen, to the racetracks, but unfortunately not the horseplayers.
When Churchill Downs announced a big takeout increase for the season that starts on April 26, the anger of horseplayers overflowed and prompted one group to call for a betting boycott at the storied track.
There is a growing political sentiment, right or wrong, that state-mandated casino subsidies to the horse racing industry should be stopped. Or at least reduced.