WEBVTT - Breeders' Cup Preview with Larry Collmus

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<v Speaker 1>Joining us now NBC Sports Larry Kalmas. He'll be calling

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<v Speaker 1>the races throughout the weekend the coverage of the fortieth Breeders'

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<v Speaker 1>Cup World Championships that will be highlighted by the six

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<v Speaker 1>million dollar Breeders Cup classing that'll be Saturday at three

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<v Speaker 1>thirty Eastern on NBC and Peacan. Larry, thanks for joining.

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<v Speaker 1>What's the toughest aspect of calling a horse race?

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<v Speaker 2>I would say getting the horses names in your head,

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<v Speaker 2>the memory of all the horses, especially on a Breeder's

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<v Speaker 2>Cup weekend when there's fourteen different races, and just getting

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<v Speaker 2>all those names and knowing all those horses, and then

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<v Speaker 2>actually forgetting them after every race because you've got a

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<v Speaker 2>new race. So it's like a short term memory test

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<v Speaker 2>every half an hour.

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<v Speaker 1>What about rain or fog? How is it trying to

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<v Speaker 1>navigate that?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, it makes things a little bit more difficult, especially rain,

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<v Speaker 2>because when it rains the u that causes mud, which

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<v Speaker 2>causes the colors of the jockey silks to change, which

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<v Speaker 2>makes things a little bit more difficult. Fog doesn't bother

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<v Speaker 2>me too much because no one else can see either,

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<v Speaker 2>so I can just do the best I could do

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<v Speaker 2>you know we had that in the Preakness with Justify,

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<v Speaker 2>and we were all blinded by the fog, so all

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<v Speaker 2>you could do is do your best.

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<v Speaker 1>How much betting do you do on races?

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<v Speaker 2>Hardly any I've just never been a guy that's into

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<v Speaker 2>betting that much. And I do enjoy calling the races,

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<v Speaker 2>but I figure, you know why I give you paycheck

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<v Speaker 2>back if you don't have to do.

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<v Speaker 1>You give advice? Though to people who do bet I do.

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<v Speaker 2>I do part of the year I work for as

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<v Speaker 2>an analyst on television, and so I will give advice

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<v Speaker 2>and sometimes I'm right and sometimes I'm wrong.

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<v Speaker 1>When you look at this field, like what should stand out?

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<v Speaker 1>If the audience is going to watch, keep an eye

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<v Speaker 1>on what or who.

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<v Speaker 2>On the Breeders Cup Dirt, there's a horse named Cody's

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<v Speaker 2>Wish who's become the more famous horse around than any

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<v Speaker 2>other because he's named after a young man named Cody

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<v Speaker 2>Dorman who is in a wheelchair seventeen years old. And

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<v Speaker 2>ever since Cody started coming to the track to see

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<v Speaker 2>his namesake, Cody's Wish run, the horse just keeps winning.

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<v Speaker 2>And I actually just met Cody about five minutes ago

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<v Speaker 2>for the first time, and everybody is super excited when

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<v Speaker 2>Cody's wish run, so looking forward to that more than

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<v Speaker 2>anything else.

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<v Speaker 1>How many countries will be represented.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, we've got he had the United States, Canada, Japan, England, France, Ireland.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure there's a missing one or two, but there's

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<v Speaker 2>certainly plenty of It is definitely a worldwide event, without

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<v Speaker 2>any question.

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<v Speaker 1>If you had a magic wand you could waive, and

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<v Speaker 1>you want to change one thing about horse racing, what

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<v Speaker 1>would it be?

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<v Speaker 2>Want to find a way to pack the stands on

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<v Speaker 2>a daily basis rather than on just the big days,

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<v Speaker 2>and create some sort of regular interest outside of the

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<v Speaker 2>Kentucky Derby and then the Breeders' Cup, so that people

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<v Speaker 2>know that this is a fantastic sport to be around

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<v Speaker 2>year round and pure excitement.

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<v Speaker 1>Well when did it change?

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<v Speaker 2>I think things started to change a little bit with

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<v Speaker 2>the proliferation of gambling back you know, the lotteries came along,

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<v Speaker 2>and then you know, when the racetracks started offering simulcast

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<v Speaker 2>betting and advanced deposit wagering where you could just bet

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<v Speaker 2>at home. It just became easier than to go to

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<v Speaker 2>the racetrack. But there's nothing like the experience of being

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<v Speaker 2>at a racetrack live and seeing these majestic horses, especially

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<v Speaker 2>here at sant Anito with the San Gabriel Mountains in

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<v Speaker 2>the background. This place is absolutely gorgeous and to me,

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<v Speaker 2>there's nothing like live horse rate.

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<v Speaker 1>Does any other sport translate into success like a play

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<v Speaker 1>by play voice? Have you done other sports?

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<v Speaker 2>No, I've not done any other sports. I've wanted to.

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<v Speaker 2>I think probably the closest thing. I've talked to Doc

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<v Speaker 2>Emrick a couple of times about it, and I think

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<v Speaker 2>hockey is probably the closest thing, just because of the

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<v Speaker 2>speed of the game and you know, being able to

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<v Speaker 2>keep up with what's going on with you know, all

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<v Speaker 2>these different athletes on the track at the same time.

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<v Speaker 1>We had Jason Garrett on earlier today and he talked

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<v Speaker 1>about Secretariat needed thirty five people to get the horse

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<v Speaker 1>into the gate. Whether that's true or not, but once

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<v Speaker 1>it got in the gate, then you didn't never worry

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<v Speaker 1>about Secretariat. How much do you read into body language

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<v Speaker 1>with a horse prior to getting in the gate.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, yeah, I think it's important that a horse, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>isn't big problem child, you know, going into the starting gate.

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<v Speaker 2>Most of them aren't, but occasionally there are horses that

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<v Speaker 2>need a little help. And I know we had an

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<v Speaker 2>issue here earlier in the week with a horse from Japan,

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<v Speaker 2>Ushba Tesorro, who's going to be one of the favorites

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<v Speaker 2>in the Classic, and he gave them hell at the

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<v Speaker 2>starting gate. He didn't want to go in, and eventually

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<v Speaker 2>he got into the gate. So you don't want that

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<v Speaker 2>to happen on race day because you know, when it does,

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<v Speaker 2>it could take a little bit out of out of

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<v Speaker 2>a horse because of you know, expending all that energy

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<v Speaker 2>resisting going into the gate.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, but I would think it would be like that

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<v Speaker 1>horse has so much energy it is ready to run.

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<v Speaker 2>You see it differently, Well, it's just yeah, I mean

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<v Speaker 2>it could you could look at it two ways. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>they're they're a little bit fired up at the gate

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<v Speaker 2>because they're ready to run, or you know, just the

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<v Speaker 2>fact that you know, don't waste your energy before the race,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, fighting others, and then you'll have plenty more.

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<v Speaker 2>I think a lot of the best horses around I

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<v Speaker 2>don't remember any of that about Secretariat, of course, he's

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<v Speaker 2>a lot before my time. But I think for the

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<v Speaker 2>most part, when a horse goes into the starting gate

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<v Speaker 2>without trouble, it's a good thing.

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<v Speaker 1>Have you ever ridden a thoroughbred?

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<v Speaker 2>I have not. I'd be definitely afraid to do it. Well.

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<v Speaker 1>This comes back to the you know, Belichick and Brady,

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<v Speaker 1>the jockey or the horse who gets who deserves the

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<v Speaker 1>most credit.

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<v Speaker 2>I would say we'll put an eighty twenty horse. You know, jockey.

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<v Speaker 2>Jockey is important in that you want to be able

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<v Speaker 2>to get a good a good trip, not get in

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<v Speaker 2>any trouble during the race, and not make any mistakes.

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<v Speaker 2>But the horse is the one that's got to do

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<v Speaker 2>all the running. So if a good jockey can stay

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<v Speaker 2>out of a good horse's way and do everything right,

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<v Speaker 2>then it's a perfect combination.

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<v Speaker 1>Have fun this weekend, Larry, we'll be watching.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks Dan, We'll hopefully you have some exciting action here

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<v Speaker 2>at the track.

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<v Speaker 1>That's Larry Calmus, a bit NBC Sports. They're a thoroughbred

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<v Speaker 1>racing announcer. He'll be on the call this weekend's coverage

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<v Speaker 1>of the fortieth Breeders Cup World Championships, highlighted by the

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<v Speaker 1>six million dollars Breeders' Cup Classic Saturday at three thirty

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<v Speaker 1>Eastern on NBC and Peacock