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- Track announcer Dave Johnson was going to be a trial lawyer until a twist of fate resulted in him unexpectedly calling his first horse race. In the years that followed, during a renowned career, numerous champions were heralded into their newfound fame to the sound of Johnson’s distinctive race call: “And down the stretch they come!”
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Jun 5, 2022 · Track announcer Dave Johnson was going to be a trial lawyer until a twist of fate resulted in him unexpectedly calling his first horse race. In the years that followed, during a renowned career, numerous champions were heralded into their newfound fame to the sound of Johnson’s distinctive race call: “And down the stretch they come!”
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Jun 6, 2022 · Announcer Dave Johnson's signature "...and down the stretch they come" call as a field enters the final straightaway is practically as synonymous with horse
Johnson has also worked on horse racing telecasts for ESPN. In 2007, Johnson missed calling the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs for the first time since 1977, when the rights shifted from Westwood One to ESPN Radio. He was replaced on the broadcast by Churchill's public address announcer, Luke Kruytbosch.
Oct 31, 2023 · There was one time, admittedly, when Johnson finished the call too early even for the strictures of the Wire Act-in a race at Cahokia that he called as a sprint when it was really a route.
Jun 6, 2023 · The 69,138 fans at Belmont Park and radio listeners in the Saratoga Springs, N.Y., area were treated to the voice of New York Racing Association track announcer Dave Johnson calling the...
- Bob Ehalt
May 17, 1996 · Johnson, 54, a handsome man with a thatch of surfer-blond hair, has been calling races for 32 years and says: “I make a living going to the racetrack and identifying animals as they go around an...
Johnson and Cantey followed Wright (a CBS Sports mainstay) to the big time in 1978, with Johnson calling his first Derby for ABC-TV and Cantey reporting her first Belmont Stakes for CBS.
