Larry Collmus - NBC Sports' "Voice of the Triple Crown"
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In Part I of our 2020 Kentucky Derby Series: Preparing for the 146th Running for the Roses, the Voice of the Triple Crown for NBC Sports joins us to chat about the COVID-delayed Kentucky Derby on September 5th at Churchill Downs. He also highlights about the events leading up to American Pharoah's 2015 Triple Crown victory as well as Justify's Triple Crown triumph in 2018. Larry also hits on a funny part in his career in 2010 at Monmouth Park featuring Mywifenosevrything beating Thewifedoesntknow in a 1-2 finish that has led to over 750,000 YouTube views.
Larry describes more of his experiences as a track announcer as well as calling horse races without fans due to COVID19, and his special experience meeting American Pharoah in 2015. He also briefs us on his race day routine as well as his broadcasting routine and being mentioned in the same breath as other horse racing legends like Tom Hammond, Dave Johnson, Mike Battaglia & Tom Durkin. Collmus enjoys giving back to retired race horses and is involved with Old Friends Equine in Georgetown, Kentucky.
Larry can be followed on Twitter @LarryCollmus.
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