First Female Race Announcer Ever?

Published: September 22, 2009 07:12 am EDT

When Dawn Lupul steps into the announcer’s booth at Grand River Raceway on Tuesday night, she may be making harness racing history

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If there has ever been a female voice call an entire race card, people seem hard-pressed to remember it. Regardless of whether she is indeed the first, or one of a select few, Lupul will call her first 11 races on September 22 at the Elora, ON half-miler.

Lupul began working at Northlands Park as the on-air handicapper for both breeds in 1995. She later became the network show host for both breeds, and played the host and analyst roles for Horse Racing Alberta. After moving to Ontario in 2008, she has worked with the WEG and HPI broadcasting teams.

“I always thought that some day I would try announcing,” she says. “Frank Salive has been encouraging me to try it, and this opportunity came up. I think people will find it very different to hear a female voice in the booth!”

Lupul will substitute for Grand River’s regular Tuesday night announcer, Ken Middleton, who returns to the microphone on September 29.

Post time for Lupul’s announcing debut is 7:05 p.m. this Tuesday night.

(Grand River)

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