19 Facts About Larry Collmus

Larry Collmus was born on October 13,1966 and is a Thoroughbred horse racing announcer and current track announcer for Del Mar Thoroughbred Club.

Larry Collmus is the race caller for NBC Sports' coverage of the Triple Crown and Breeders' Cup.

Larry Collmus previously called races at Gulfstream Park, Monmouth Park, Suffolk Downs and NYRA.

Larry Collmus got his start by calling his first race at Bowie Race Track in 1985 at the age of 18.

Larry 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.

Larry Collmus was named track announcer at Churchill Downs beginning with the 2014 racing season.

Larry Collmus began calling the races at Aqueduct, Belmont Park and Saratoga Race Course in April 2015 as part of a five-year contract.

Larry Collmus departed NYRA after his contract expired in 2020.

Larry Collmus called races at Del Mar in 2020 as regular track announcer Trevor Denman did not attend due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In March 2023, it was announced that Larry Collmus would call the 2023 Dubai World Cup Night at Meydan Racecourse, replacing the regular Emirates Racing Authority caller Alistair Cohen.

Cohen stated that the deal to hire Larry Collmus was done behind his back and in response he terminated his ERA contract with immediate effect and returned to his native South Africa.

On March 6th, 2025, it was announced that Larry Collmus would take over as the permanent track caller for Del Mar Thoroughbred Club.

Larry Collmus previous called for Denman during the COVID-19 Pandemic at the track.

Larry Collmus earned national notice when on August 22,2010, he called a race at Monmouth Park featuring two horses named Mywifenosevrything and Thewifedoesntknow.

Larry Collmus' stretch call attracted worldwide attention and earned hundreds of thousands of views on YouTube.

Larry Collmus has called races at Saratoga Race Course, Belmont Park, Santa Anita Park, and the Meadowlands as well as numerous races broadcast on ESPN, Fox and CBS.

Larry Collmus had the call for NBC on June 6,2015, when American Pharoah won the 147th running of the Belmont Stakes, in the process becoming the first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978:.

Larry Collmus had the call of the 2015 Breeders' Cup Classic at Keeneland for NBC, where American Pharoah attempted to be racing's first Grand Slam winner:.

In 2018, Larry Collmus called another Triple Crown win, when Justify won the 150th Belmont Stakes:.