Larry Collmus

• Larry Collmus
  Larry Collmus

Larry Collmus (born October 13, 1966) is a Thoroughbred horse racing announcer. A native of Baltimore, Collmus has called at numerous racetracks around the country. He is currently the announcer at Gulfstream Park, Monmouth Park and Suffolk Downs.

Collmus got his start by calling his first race at Bowie Racecourse in 1985 at the age of 18. In 1985 and 1986, he served as the assistant announcer at Laurel, Pimlico, Bowie and Timonium in his native Maryland. In 1987 he became the youngest announcer in the country after being named to call the races at Birmingham Turf Club in Alabama. After Birmingham, Collmus moved to California and became the announcer at Golden Gate Fields in the San Francisco area, a position he held until 1991 when he moved to take over announcing duties at Suffolk Downs, a spot he still holds today.

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. After spending 2 years as the winter announcer at Aqueduct Racetrack, he was named the full time announcer at Gulfstream Park in late 2006.

In addition, Collmus has called races at Saratoga Racecourse, Belmont Park and the Meadowlands as well as numerous races broadcast on ESPN, Fox and CBS.