Tom Durkin to Retire from NYRA

Track announcer Tom Durkin, who has made some of the greatest calls in horse racing history while accompanying many a New York horse racing fan during days of care-free racing, rest, and relaxation, will call his last race on August 31st, 2014 - hopefully on a sunny, peaceful day at Saratoga.

Here is a great sample of Durkin's work, posted today on NYRA (dot) com