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Veteran horseman and racing official Jason Egan has been promoted as the Director of Racing and Racing Secretary for Santa Anita Park beginning Jan. 27.
Announcer Dave Johnson's signature ".and down the stretch they come" call as a field enters the final straightaway is practically as synonymous with horse racing as the "Call to Post." As Amanda Duckworth writes in Thoroughbred Racing Commentary, those words continue to support various facets of the horse racing industry long after Johnson left the announcer's booth.
A lifelong rider, Lucinda Lovitt was initially skeptical about the horse racing industry. But through her experience at RTIP, realized there was an opportunity there for her to help horses.