Dover announcer…

[Harness racer]

Might finally be time to hang it up.  Has noticeably declined over the years, but he just called the racer leader and eventual winner the wrong name the entire race.  Or was I just hearing it wrong?  Someone watch race 7 replay and give me your thoughts on that race call.

[Lockedin with Pace]

I heard the race call but didn't notice. Jack Gallagher the announcer turned 80 last year and has definitely slipped over the years, but he gambles so he can't afford to retire.

[Kirby's Ace]

I've been in De. For 38 years and its always been Jack at Dover. I can't remember when he missed a night in that time.

[Lockedin with Pace]

Think he missed one night 10 years ago, can't remember who announced that night but it wasn't Marv Bachrad.

[Harness racer]

One night Marv had to take over because Jacks voice was going and it was a train wreck!

[Lockedin with Pace]

Marv announced the one-year Brandywine had a winter meet and it was torture listening.

[Harness racer]

I heard the race call but didn't notice. Jack Gallagher the announcer turned 80 last year and has definitely slipped over the years, but he gambles so he can't afford to retire.

Big time gambler!  You can hear it in his calls when he’s hoping his horse pulls or he’s calling one from the back that isn’t moving forward.   

[Kirby's Ace]

Marv announced the one-year Brandywine had a winter meet and it was torture listening.

I second that. I won a race at Brandywine that Marv announced and its torture to listen too!

[Kirby's Ace]

Might finally be time to hang it up.  Has noticeably declined over the years, but he just called the racer leader and eventual winner the wrong name the entire race.  Or was I just hearing it wrong?  Someone watch race 7 replay and give me your thoughts on that race call.

The horses name was Pretty Lou and he kept saying Pretty Two. No biggie we'll give him a pass.

[Lockedin with Pace]

Big time gambler!  You can hear it in his calls when he’s hoping his horse pulls or he’s calling one from the back that isn’t moving forward.   

I don't know how old you are, but before Jack Gallagher, Fat Jack Talley was the announcer at Harrington for a few years, and he also liked to bet. He owned 2 cheap claimers who ran there, one was Tandy's Spitfire, and whenever he called their races he was preoccupied with where his horse was. One time his horse led most of the way until the very end and he was blantantly cheering it on, when it got passed near the wire there was total silence for the next few minutes, he was a very sore loser.

[old guy]

Don’t forget Lou Krongold.

[MTP1972]

Krongokd was the backup announcer to Roy Shudt at Brandywine for a few years and the announcer at Dover before Gallagher. I don't recall him ever working at Harrington

[Way to go]

JACK TALLEY,MATT SPARACINO,and Scott Warren  were all announcers at Harrington

[MTP1972]

I know Talley was for sure, Matt is the Assistant GM and I've never heard him announce a race anywhere. Gallagher has been the announcer at Harrington for well over 30 years and Matt is around 40 so when did he announce there.?. I know Scott Warren used to annonce at Rosecroft but don't recall him doing it at Harrington .

[Kirby's Ace]

Yes, Jack Talley was quite the announcer! Very colorful character. I have lots of win tapes of him announcing some of my wins at Harrington. Loved the SPORT  and my dad trained a few for him back in the early 70's at Harrington and Georgetown. Big Better!