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02-07-2021, 12:57 PM
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RIP Marshall Cassidy
He was really fun to listen to, because of that staccato, auctioneer style of calling races.
RIP
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02-07-2021, 01:45 PM
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C'est Tout
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Terrible news.
His call of the Easy Goer Belmont (1989?) is my favorite of all time
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02-07-2021, 02:52 PM
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PA Steward
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Del Boca Vista
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I agree with Dave Grening. Marshall was a super-nice man, and I am very saddened to learn of his passing.
Rest in peace.
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02-07-2021, 03:17 PM
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The Voice of Reason!
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Loved the guy!
Sorry to hear the sad news.
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02-07-2021, 03:28 PM
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Called so many great horses in the 80s, always seemed calm and in control. Sorry to hear this.
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02-07-2021, 03:34 PM
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PA Steward
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In my mind, he was pretty much the last of the great "retro" type announcers. Guys who weren't looking to "put on a show" in the announcers booth (not that there is anything wrong with that). Guys who weren't screaming at the end of a race call.
"Just the facts ma'am" is kinda what I would call it.
It was a style for another era. At least that's how I saw it.
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02-07-2021, 05:01 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom
Loved the guy!
Sorry to hear the sad news.
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Same here, much loved. It was a magical time to be a player / fan of this game with him calling.
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02-07-2021, 05:47 PM
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Location: Clarksville, AR
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The voice of my horseplaying youth gone. RIP, Marshall Cassidy.
In addition to the great tone of his voice - the word that summarizes Marshall Cassidy for me was "accuracy." A lot of those calls from 1980 (my start) to 1990 were heard in a NYC OTB before TV signals were allowed to be piped in. Always knew where my horse stood!
It was a sad day for me when Cassidy took on a different role and they brought in Tom Durkin. I never warmed to Durkin - to me he was an "outsider" (Cassidy came from a family line of NY racing officials) - but I understand why many enjoyed his calls.
Marshall Cassidy ... ... in front!
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02-07-2021, 08:32 PM
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Buckle Up
Join Date: Apr 2014
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Marshall was the absolute classic old school announcer....Vegas horseplayers loved his calls....RIP Sir.
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02-07-2021, 11:39 PM
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Location: Near Lexington, KY
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I am another who began my journey in horseracing in the '80s (1982). Marshall Cassidy was my favorite. With Cassidy, it seemed like his calls were always about the RACE itself...and never about him. Personally, I appreciate that.
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02-08-2021, 01:50 PM
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He was the race caller during my early days of being a racing fan at NYRA tracks. He has always been the standard that I compare others to. I have many fond memories of his calls in the late 70s and 80s. Durkin was great but Cassidy was all business, and less of a showman, which I appreciated at the time and more so now. He will be missed.
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02-08-2021, 05:34 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by alydar
He was the race caller during my early days of being a racing fan at NYRA tracks. He has always been the standard that I compare others to. I have many fond memories of his calls in the late 70s and 80s. Durkin was great but Cassidy was all business, and less of a showman, which I appreciated at the time and more so now. He will be missed.
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When I was at the OTB with no live streaming you knew exactly where your horse was at any point of the race when he was the race caller. With others
not so much. My favorite. RIP
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02-08-2021, 07:38 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Prytanis
When I was at the OTB with no live streaming you knew exactly where your horse was at any point of the race when he was the race caller. With others
not so much. My favorite. RIP
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He got through a large field like no other IMO, that and how easy it was to follow a field with your eyes during his calls. I remember too in the OTB, in the 80s when we just had a speaker on the wall upstate, there was a guy who had a form on the table and would sharpie marker the position of every horse over the PPs just based upon Marshall's call. At the end of the race he pretty much had a chart, I kid you not, I mean it was only positions but it was there for bias info later in the day etc. Pretty tough to do that with anyone else before or since. I mean the guy could call big fields from front to back a few times, that's not easy. He was all class and Durkin was good don't get me wrong but if you loved Marshall the way I did it was a tough transition. Many fond memories of the replay show, Charlsie Cantey & Frank Wright with the recap and Marshall calling.
Last edited by MJC922; 02-08-2021 at 07:48 PM.
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02-09-2021, 07:25 AM
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I spoke with Marshall every racing day for months when I was doing the speed figures for the new NYRA track program, before they picked up the Equibase numbers. He was a nice guy and a true gentleman, a pleasure to work with.
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02-09-2021, 09:04 AM
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Many fond memories of the replay show, Charlsie Cantey & Frank Wright with the recap and Marshall calling.
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