And They're Off!: My Years as the Voice of Thoroughbred Racing

by Phil Georgeff

Beloved for his thunderous, commanding voice and affable personality, Phil Georgeff, known as "The Voice of Chicago Racing," holds the world record for calling the most horse races―an astounding 96,131. During his fifty years in the sport, Georgeff brushed shoulders with every great jockey and saw just about every great horse, from 1948 Triple Crown winner Citation to 1973's Secretariat. Part memoir, part historical analysis, and part nostalgic remembrance, this book is the quintessential guide to the history of thoroughbred racing in the twentieth century.

288 pages, Hardcover

First published May 7, 2002

Reviews

[Joseph J. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Personal and entertaining retelling of the author's years as a race caller, especially at the now doomed but beautiful Arlington Park in Chicago. Plans to raze the structure make this a poignant read now, but try to overcome the sorry state and greed of racing today, and let Phil take you back to Swaps and Nashua, Secretariat, John Henry and many other four legged stars, and their valiant two legged jockeys.