Collmus goes solo at the mike for Kentucky Downs meet

Larry Collmus will go solo in handling the Kentucky Downs race-calling duties throughout the six-day meet, unlike last year, when he and Michael Wrona shared time on the stand.

Wrona called the 2019 meet, taking over from John Lies, who had called the previous 11 years following the July 2008 death of Luke Kruytbosch. In 2020, with no ontrack fans permitted because of the pandemic, Wrona and Collmus alternated calls on opening day, with Wrona then calling the next two cards and Collmus the last three cards.

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Collmus, who has called every Triple Crown race for NBC Sports since 2011, has worked in numerous race-calling and media capacities since parting ways with the New York Racing Association in January 2020.