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Frank Mirahmadi

Frank Mirahmadi [born (1967-10-20) 20 October 1967 (age 55)] is a thoroughbred horse racing announcer. He has called at major tracks including Hialeah, Turf Paradise, Louisiana Downs, Oaklawn Park, Monmouth Park, Golden Gate Fields, Aqueduct, and Santa Anita Park.[1][2]

Mirahmadi grew up near Santa Anita Park and attended Beverly Hills High School and graduated from The University of Arizona. His father was a big racing fan and took his son to the track at a very young age.[3]

Mirahmadi called his first live race at Hollywood Park on December 24, 1992. In 1996, Mirahmadi got his first full-time announcers job at Hialeah in Florida. He is well known for his imitations of celebrities and other thoroughbred race callers.[4] From a young age, he imitated many announcers, including Dave Johnson, Harry Henson and Trevor Denman. He used 23 voices in a race call at Turf Paradise in 2009.[1]

Mirahmadi has also been a television analyst for the major horse racing network TVG Network[5] and has done handicapping shows for Oaklawn Park, Monmouth Park and NYRA.[4]

Mirahmadi was hired as the new permanent race caller at Santa Anita Park starting with the 2019 winter meet.[6][7] In 2022 Mirahmadi was announced as the new race caller for the summer season at Saratoga racetrack in New York. He will split announcing duties between Santa Anita and Saratoga race course.[1]

References Edit

  1. ^ a b c Cherwa, John (26 November 2018). "Frank Mirahmadi is named race caller at Santa Anita". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Frank Mirahmadi to take over as Santa Anita race caller". apnews.com. Associated Press. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Frank Mirahmadi Living Dream at Monmouth". www.americasbestracing.net.
  4. ^ a b Cherwa, John (2017-03-20). "Race caller Frank Mirahmadi lives life one gamble at a time". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  5. ^ Branch, Eric (July 30, 2009). "New Race Caller Mirahmadi Has a Unique Talent". The Press Democrat. pp. E1. ProQuest 280946303.
  6. ^ Edelson, Frank (2018-11-27). "Announcer Frank Mirahmadi to call Santa Anita in 2019". Asbury Park Press. pp. C7. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  7. ^ Cherwa, John (2018-12-27). "Racing! Really good opener for Santa Anita". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-08-15.


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