EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Meadowlands Racing and
Entertainment is sponsoring a Race Announcer Workshop on Saturday, July 27,
2019.
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, http://www.kenvoice.com/.
The day's events will start at 9 a.m. at the track and
wrap up with students who wish to do so calling one of the non-betting,
non-purse races for 2 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 e-mail at 516-314-0478 and e-mail at mzuccarello25@gmail.com
