Track Announcer

It was a historic night at Kawartha Downs on Saturday evening (July 22) when legendary race announcer Frank Salive called his 150,000th race in front of a packed house.

Frank Salive, widely acknowledged as one of the best race callers in North America, will celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday and the 250th celebration of horse racing in this country at Kawartha Downs t...

Shannon ‘Sugar’ Doyle has hosted many visitors in the announcer’s booth at the Western Fair District over the years. Some of those visitors have been polished announcers from other sports. According t...

Tioga Downs will begin the 2017 racing season in less than a week and when it does, a new announcer will be at the mic.

Announcers call a lot of races and nobody is perfect – especially with a hot mic. It’s safe to say that every race caller has probably made some rather significant gaffs while on the job. In the case ...

Last Saturday night, Frank Salive, who was the guest announcer at Kawartha Downs, experienced every race caller’s nightmare: no sound.

If you’re a fan of Ontario racing and don’t want to commute out of the province this summer to hear ‘The Voice,’ well, you’re in luck.