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By: Dave Rodman

One of the nation’s elite race callers Dave Rodman has been the voice of the Maryland Jockey Club since March 1991 and will be calling his 19th Preakness Stakes on May 16. His call of the thrilling 1997 finish when Kentucky Derby winner Silver Charm nipped Free House, Captain Bodgit and Touch Gold remains one of the greatest in modern history according to award winning journalist Gary West.

Rodman doesn’t only call the races informatively; he comments on them expertly. He paints pictures and tells stories, employing suspense, surprise and even humor. The 50-year-old spends hours each day handicapping for his “Today At The Races” show on the Pimlico and Laurel simulcast signal.

Prior to coming to Maryland he was announcer at Jefferson Downs in Kenner, Louisiana and at Louisiana Downs in Bossier City, Louisiana. A native of New Orleans, Rodman served a media apprenticeship at Fair Grounds Race Course and was a top 40 disc jockey at WTIX AM radio in his hometown.

Besides his year-round duties at Pimlico Race Course and Laurel Park, Rodman has called the races at Colonial Downs, Virginia since that track opened in the late-1990’s and handles race calls during the Maryland State Fair meet at Timonium.