Northshire Saratoga: Tom Durkin - A Life’s Calling: The Voice Behind the World’s Greatest Horse Races

This is an in person event at our Saratoga Springs, NY store. Iconic sportscaster Tom Durkin will autograph copies of his memoir.

Please note that this event is a signing only - there will be no seated author presentation.

In A Life's Calling: The Voice Behind the World's Greatest Horse Races, Tom Durkin, alongside longtime turf writers Paul Volponi and Lenny Shulman, shares his fascinating story.

Readers will revel in his tales of life in the backwater stops of the Midwest learning horse racing among rickety grandstands and local hustlers, and of the day when he called the first Breeders' Cup and ended up at an after-party surrounded by Frank Sinatra, Elizabeth Taylor, and Cary Grant.

Durkin also candidly recounts how the pressure to describe each race with flawless accuracy became too much, leading him to step away from the spotlight while still at his prime.

Durkin's life is as colorful as his description of a come-from-behinder weaving his way through horses toward a photo finish. A Life's Calling is a must-read for anyone wanting to learn more about the voice behind many of horse racing's greatest calls.

TOM DURKIN is a retired American sportscaster specializing in Thoroughbred horse racing and the iconic voice of the Breeders' Cup and Kentucky Derby. He was the race caller for NBC Sports from 1984 through 2010 and served as announcer for the New York Racing Association for over two decades.

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