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Marshall Cassidy -LRB- born 1945 -RRB- is an American Thoroughbred racing official based in New York State , and a former public address announcer and sportscaster .. American. United States. Thoroughbred. Thoroughbred. New York State. New York State. public address. public address. sportscaster. sportscaster. Cassidy is currently a patrol and placing judge for the New York Racing Association , and has also served as an alternate steward .. New York Racing Association. New York Racing Association. Cassidy is best known for the 18 years he spent as one of the race callers for NYRA , at Aqueduct Racetrack , Belmont Park and Saratoga Race Course .. Aqueduct Racetrack. Aqueduct Racetrack. Belmont Park. Belmont Park. Saratoga Race Course. Saratoga Race Course. He worked as backup track announcer to Dave Johnson and Chic Anderson .. Dave Johnson. Dave Johnson ( announcer ). Chic Anderson. Chic Anderson. Cassidy became lead announcer after the death of Anderson in March 1979 .. Cassidy was the most prominent announcer in racing in the early to mid-1980s , not only for his on-track work but also as a sportscaster calling races for WCBS radio , CBS television , ABC television , NBC television and ESPN television .. sportscaster. sportscaster. WCBS. WCBS ( AM ). CBS. CBS. ABC. American Broadcasting Company. NBC. National Broadcasting Company. ESPN. ESPN. He was best known for his accuracy , precise diction and upbeat delivery , especially early in his career when calling a close race as the horses ran down the stretch .. Cassidy remained the lead race caller for NYRA until 1990 , when he was replaced by present track announcer Tom Durkin .. Tom Durkin. Tom Durkin. Cassidy called the fourth race at Saratoga Race Course on September 1 , 2008 .. Saratoga Race Course. Saratoga Race Course. The race was won by Tommasi .