The Meadowlands Racetrack will be sponsoring a Race Announcer Workshop on Saturday, July 27.
The workshop, open to all ages, will be conducted by Meadowlands and Freehold Raceway announcer Ken Warkentin, who has called over 200,000 Standardbred and Thoroughbred races, including 19 Hambletonians. Warkentin, who started calling races at age 16, has been on racing broadcast teams for CBS, NBC and ESPN. He provides voice overs for a variety of outlets and has a website, kenvoice.com.
The day's events will start at 9 a.m. at the track and will wrap up with students – those whom wish to do so – calling one of the non-betting, non-purse races for two-year-olds that will start at 10 a.m. If the number of students who want to call a race exceeds the number of races that day, a random draw will be held to match a student with a race.
Tuition is $25. Tuition will take the form of a tax-deductible donation to the Harness Horse Youth Foundation. Class size is limited to 30.
For more information or to sign up, contact Matt Zuccarello via phone or email (516-314-0478, [email protected]) by Friday, July 12.
(Meadowlands Racetrack)