WHO at the track is allergic to horses?!

Top 3 endearing (or just plain funny) fun facts about some very familiar faces, to close out track season.

Stock image of Saratoga Race Course by C. Quigley.

Fun fact No. 1: Frank Mirahmadi is allergic to horses.

“I'm allergic to horses, I swear to God,” Frank Mirahmadi told me during a “3rd Race Call” visit to the announcer’s booth, a daily activity — there are still a few tickets left for this final weekend — that raises funds for Backstretch Employee Service Team (BEST). “Thank you for supporting BEST,” he continued. “They're helping people on the backstretch, and I like that. You won't find me on the backstretch though.” Instead, Saratoga’s announcer of three years stays perched in his booth, the highest spot at the track — and thus both the best vantage point for calling and the farthest from any animals.

But obviously, when you’re the announcer at a horse track and allergic to horses, high jinks will ensue…