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need to know why a horse has won, what went on in the race, how horses got into trouble and what the jockeys were doing. It is much more involved than just getting the horses around the track. "Good announcers paint such a great picture of the race that listeners get all the information they need," he adds. It requires lots of homework and a sharp short-term memory to identify horses by name and recognize silk colors for eight to 10 races a day. "It's a talent and an art form," he notes. John got his first opportunity to announce at the Santa Rosa Fair where he spent two weeks this year. Then he got a big break: filling in at
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