Churchill Downs announcer

[kgar311]

Originally Posted by eajinabi

Never understood the reason callers NEED to call the fractions. I am either watching it on TV or at the track and in both the times are displayed for me. Unless the call-out is for jockeys info.

Some people dont have the luxury to actually watch the races all the time and sometime can only listen via other ways like the phone. Its nice to know if my horse is dead last down the back side that he actually has a shot with the fractions up front