Iconic New York Racing Broadcaster Harvey Pack Dies at 94
Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at 8:29 pm |
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Updated: July 6, 2021 at 9:35 pm
T. D. Thornton
Harvey Pack, the engagingly witty curmudgeon who entertained and informed decades of racetrack fans in New York and beyond as a popular radio, television and handicapping seminar host, has died at 94.
Pack's death was confirmed by the New York Racing Association (NYRA), which employed him from 1974 to 1998.
Daily Racing Form reported the cause was complications from cancer.
Pack made a lasting impression as a self-deprecating “wiseguy's wiseguy” who passionately advocated for the underdog while never running out of strange-but-true racetrack tales and anecdotes, many of which involved the seemingly universal racetrack desire to gain an edge and cash big (although Pack himself rarely bet more than $100 a race, and often far less than that).