The New York Racing Association’s lead race caller throughout the 1980s has died. Marshall Cassidy was 75. His longtime friend, Glen Mathes, says Cassidy died Sunday in his sleep at his home in Saratoga Springs, New York. Cassidy served as backup announcer during much of the 1970s to Dave Johnson and Chic Anderson. Cassidy took over after Anderson’s death in 1979. Besides working at Aqueduct, Belmont Park and Saratoga, Cassidy called races for television on ABC, CBS, NBC and ESPN. He was known for his accuracy, precise diction and upbeat delivery.
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