Stone to Call WV Breeders' Classics Oct. 10
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The West Virginia Breeders' Classics will have a new announcer for its 29th edition as Travis Stone has been tabbed as the new voice of the event to be run Oct. 10 at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races.
The current announcer at Churchill Downs, Stone replaces Larry Collmus, who had called the previous three Breeders' Classics but will be unable to return due to obligations with the New York Racing Association. Collmus succeeded Dave Johnson, who was with the event since its inception.
"I'm excited to be making my first trip to Charles Town to call the West Virginia Breeders' Classics," said Stone, 31. "It's one of the country's most lucrative days for state-bred racing and I'm looking forward to getting up in the booth and calling the action."
The $500,000 West Virginia Breeders' Classic will serve as the featured race on the nine-race program worth a total of $1,080,000 in stakes purses.
Post time for the first race on Oct. 10 will be 7:05 P.M. EST with the featured $500,000 Breeders' Classic being shown on a Comcast Mid-Atlantic broadcast as well as Fox Sports Net later in the evening while HRTV, The Network for Horse Sports, will provide in-studio coverage of much of the card.