Meadowlands Racetrack
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Meadowlands Racing and
Entertainment is sponsoring a Race Announcer Workshop on Saturday, July 10,
2021.
The workshop, open to all ages, will be conducted by Meadowlands
announcer Ken Warkentin, who has called over 200,000 Standardbred and
Thoroughbred races, including 21 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 8 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 9 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.
