death_place death_date birth_place birth_date article_title name occupation
los angeles county , california 2 february 1972 inyo county , california 3 june 1909 joe hernandez -lrb- race caller -rrb-
 joe hernandez race caller
joe hernandez -lrb- race caller -rrb-

joe hernandez -lrb- june 3 , 1909february 2 , 1972 -rrb- was the voice of santa anita park in arcadia , california , from the time the track opened on christmas day 1934 until he fainted at the microphone on january 27 , 1972 .
during that time he called an incredible 15,587 races in a row .
over the course of his career his cry of `` there they go ! ''
echoed over a number of memorable races including seabiscuit 's win in the 1940 santa anita handicap and johnny longden 's last ride in 1966 .
his cry of `` and here comes malicious ! ''
and `` silky sullivan trails ... '' are remembered to this day .
hernandez broke into the business of race calling in 1932 , when he became the first race caller at tanforan .
in the coming years , he became the premiere race caller on the west coast , at a time when most mexicans and mexican americans were being repatriated to mexico due to america 's great depression .
in the late 1930s , alfred vanderbilt , jr. hired hernandez to call the races at pimlico race course and belmont park .
while there , hernandez encountered some discrimination when he was seen in public with his wife pearl , an anglo-american .
in 1950 , hernandez called the kentucky derby for fans at churchill downs .
a recording of his call was later distributed to over 60,000 racing fans .
hernandez was not only a race caller ; he was a highly respected sportswriter , handicapper , jockey and buyers agent , radio and television producer , music composer , actor , athlete , and philanthropist .
he also owned a number of businesses related to horse racing .
for example , he owned his own film patrol company -lrb- a company that recorded races in order to determine if a foul was committed during a race -rrb- .
hernandez also imported , owned and raced thoroughbreds under his own silks .
the most noted race horse to run under joe 's colors was cougar ii the chilean import who was inaugurated into thoroughbred horse racing 's hall of fame in 2006 .
a bronze bust of hernandez was unveiled at santa anita on december 26 , 1974 .
the piece rests at the bottom of the track 's main grandstand entrance .
santa anita track officials decided to place the piece here so joe could be close to his fans , and they to him .
as rudolph alvarado noted in his biography on hernandez -lrb- `` the untold story of joe hernandez : the voice of santa anita '' -rrb- , `` from here the bust would also serve to introduce joe , and what he meant to santa anita to future racing fans .
most importantly , placed here , joe 's gaze would always fall on his beloved santa anita . ''
