Larry Collmus, Date of Birth
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American sports announcer
Date of Birth: 13-Oct-1966
Profession: sports journalist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Larry Collmus
- Larry Collmus (born October 13, 1966) is a Thoroughbred horse racing announcer.
- A native of Baltimore, Collmus has called at numerous racetracks around the country.
- He is currently the announcer at the New York Racing Association.
- He is also the race caller for NBC Sports' coverage of the Triple Crown and Breeders' Cup.
- He previously called races at Gulfstream Park, Monmouth Park and Suffolk Downs.Collmus got his start by calling his first race at Bowie Race Track in 1985 at the age of 18.
- In 1985 and 1986, he served as the assistant announcer at Laurel Park, Pimlico, Bowie and Timonium Racetrack in his native Maryland.
- In 1987 he became the youngest announcer in the country after being named to call the races at Birmingham Turf Club in Alabama.
- After Birmingham, Collmus moved to California and became the announcer at Golden Gate Fields in the San Francisco area, a position he held until 1991 when he moved to take over announcing duties at Suffolk Downs in East Boston, Massachusetts. Collmus' move to a major summer racing circuit occurred in 1994 when he became the announcer at Monmouth Park, host of the 2007 Breeders' Cup.
- After spending 2 years as the winter announcer at Aqueduct Racetrack, he became the full-time announcer at Gulfstream Park in 2007.
- In 2011 he succeeded Tom Durkin as the voice of the Triple Crown and Breeders' Cup broadcasts on NBC Sports.
- He was named track announcer at Churchill Downs beginning with the 2014 racing season.
- Notably, he called the races from Nov.
- 19-23 of 2008 as one of five potential announcers to replace Luke Kruytbosch.
- On August 13, 2014, Collmus was announced to once again succeed Tom Durkin, this time as the voice of the New York Racing Association.
- He began calling the races at Aqueduct, Belmont Park and Saratoga Race Course in April 2015 as part of a five-year contract.Citing the "wear and tear" of calling races all year long, Collmus announced in June 2016 that he would not return as the winter announcer at Gulfstream Park.
- He continues to announce for NYRA, NBC Sports and the Breeders' Cup between April and November.
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