Kentucky Derby 2023: Watch Larry Collmus call Mage's win | NBC Sports

Watch as Larry Collmus, the voice of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, calls Mage's win during the thrilling 149th Kentucky Derby. #NBCSports #HorseRacing #KentuckyDerby
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[@qualm43]

Love this guy. A vital part of the derby is his voice.

[@ConnorMiller417]

Absolutely love Larry. There’s an interview with him preparing how he prepares for race day. He studies like a student of the sport. He memorized the horse’s names as well as the jockey’s. He has flash cards that he memorizes the names by as well as what colors they’ll be wearing on race day. That’s not all, he also has to remember the name’s of the alternates in case a horse has to be scratched. Larry Collmus is the ultimate professional!

[@johnyguitar7622]

No! No! Number 1 Gültekin Alpay, Turkey , RIP. 2000

[@kateschneider6392]

MAGE OUT OF NOWHERE! 😂❤️🏇

[@MrKodiKash]

I was there. I bet on Mage. What an absolute blast!

[@AMoose454]

I can’t wait to go one year

[@MrKodiKash]

It was on my bucket list. I'll be going again for sure

[@evanwolf6618]

@@MrKodiKash You are too young to have a bucket list . Enjoy your life , pace yourself . Live Long and Prosper !!

[@MrKodiKash]

@@evanwolf6618 Not to young at all. Bucket lists are a number of experiences or achievements that a person hopes to have or accomplish during their lifetime. I'd say start as young as you can. Check them off as quickly as you can 😉😄

[@audreycumby1075]

​@Kodi Kash right on !

[@MrHutat]

I don’t think you can get anybody better to call a horse race. Get goosebumps everytime I hear him.

[@jamsid33]

listen to the Churchill feed with Travis Stone and get back to me

[@JackcowWoodshop]

Hockey

[@ericilich]

Larry, Brilliant call!!!

[@glentanner4770]

Such a great call, I get goose bumps.

[@jameswormsley460]

🔥🔥🔥

[@idiot-983]

Always.

[@lilgrlQ1]

His call was like music to my ears! I WON! 😁

[@lestermagee4288]

That's super impressive! The names and positioning of the runners during a race by memory. You and Trevor are the best.

[@patlongworth5998]

Love to listen to Larry!! Love Javier Castellano and Mage🏇💖 Javier rode my horse in 2010 at Saratoga, won his Maiden win 🏇🙌👏💖 my horse is great great great-grandson of Secretariat!! Javier Castellano truly understands the minds of the horses he rides ‼️🏇💖😊

[@rexgoodheart3471]

Full credit to Mr. Collmus.... at the top of the stretch he was very quick to spot Mage as a threat... I was like where? where? but there he was, sure enough. An amazing call by Larry Coillmus. His voice is a vital part of the Triple Crown for me.

[@lauranolastnamegiven3385]

gotta look for the smallish chestnut with that blaze

[@dannyporciello1145]

The best in the business! Not just horse racing, but all of sports.

[@seunghyunlee8616]

Spectacular commentator as always

[@eddiedeleon2425]

they give the TRUE PICTURES or action words as if you are in a RACETRACK the mellowness and the EXCITEMENT or BLOW by BLOW account kaya dito NAKA PANOOD ng BOXING yung WINNER

[@marywatkins6798]

This is an incredibly difficult job. I cannot imagine how hard it would be to think so fast on your feet in order to call a horse race. I read a comment of someone criticizing Collmus, especially his call last year of Rich Strike's KY Derby win, how Rich came out of nowhere, Collmus didn't even notice him until late, and Collmus was speechless. It was a stunning race that surprised everyone. I think Collmus does his job not only exceptionally well but dramatically so, adding to the race's excitement for the fans and viewers.

[@agustindejesus7398]

Mary, people will critisize

[@agustindejesus7398]

Mary, people will criticize about anything in life, but when it comes to call a horse race....Collmus is the best.

[@mrcadu52]

Larry Colmus is not only a great race caller, but even more important is that he a good human being. WYSIWYG

[@nicoletorcolini5316]

I don’t remember how many horses ran last year, but imagine trying to watch 18 different horses. Also, near the end, who isn’t focusing on only the leading horses? Did the people criticizing see that coming?

[@lashiechoax]

he did catch some flak. calling the Derby with 20 horses is brutally tough. let's do the opposite this year. A flawless call overall and he recognized right away that Mage was coming with a BIG run!

[@shakiemjeanjoseph428]

Congratulations to Mage with the 8th best Odds to win the 149th Kentucky Derby🐎🌹

[@pbc4936]

Absolutely, Lucky Number 8 💙🐎!!!

[@kenmoreSF]

The best in the business!

[@lashiechoax]

so cool to get to SEE Larry making the call, I love it

[@mariogutierrez6960]

Collmus is at the pinnacle of his game. Man he can really get your hair to stand up!

[@LoveLysschannel]

What a talent!

[@KurtGFelix]

Incredible!! has to be up there with the best to have done it!

[@tylerm.6507]

Absolutely beautiful

[@joyfrankbernal7593]

Sencillamente el mejor narrador de EEUU, la emoción que desprende en sus narraciones te llenan de pasión por este deporte. Felicidades a Javier Castellano y Gustavo Delgado, Viva Venezuelaaaaaa

[@mike856ms]

If you watch when the horse's come out of the gates Mage is nearly last. He is in the back of the pack all the way around the first and second turn. This jockey really knew how to ride this beautiful horse. When I seen him coming around on the final turn and him coming up on verify you could tell this horse is going to win

[@zacharybusch4356]

Ive never seen the Kentucky derby before but thts dope

[@VisionCommunications]

"And they're into the stretch..." I replayed that to hear it a couple of times! That guy is good!

[@stormymaiden]

Que carrera de Castellanos felicidades porque se lo merece ganar DK ahora con 45 años...... súper Carrera de las Rosas y llegó a estar en los últimos 4 posiciones así que nadie le regaló nada a Javier y Mage gran nivel para futuras carreras $$$, en hora buena para Gustavo Delgado y el pueblo Venezolano!!!

[@tw9535]

AWESOME JOB!

[@josemanuelcontrerasleal5272]

Sony león y castellano Son arquitectos , vean como llevaron los caballos a la meta Son magicos los dos 😊

[@PalmTreesThomas]

Great call!

[@valdimirfernandez4341]

Venezuela presente.✌️

[@boyer4979]

NICE CALLER SALUTE TO YOU SIR

[@paulolden4337]

A true pro!

[@davidhamburg7868]

Lovin' that Mage.

[@jordantufano5917]

Might sound like a dumb question, but did larry call every race that day? It's unbelievable how good his memory is if he does, let alone one race.

[@Ahamps]

Rewatched the Florida derby and hindsight is 20/20 😩

[@anandguruji83]

Kentucky Derby 2023: Watch Larry Collmus call Mage's win

[@anandguruji83]

Kentucky Derby 2023: Watch Larry Collmus call Mage's win

[@NateCraven318]

"And it is good to be...! MAGE! TO WIN! THE KENTUCKY DERBY!"

[@JosePerdomo-sk2zo]

así somos los venezolanos, demostrando en todo momento lo que valemos felicitaciones campeones

[@stevenchelmsford4882]

Exciting stuff!!

[@JuanGonzalez-wz9go]

I love that Kentucky derby logo is the omega

[@Danke544]

Venezuela 🇻🇪 in da house

[@alexey8930]

Great Horse.

[@4pinky2011]

"HERE COMES M-A-G-E!!!!! "W-O-W"

[@franklinavis174]

Larry the best

[@eXiLeKurizmuh]

Thank you mage ❤😂 won me some money baby good horsey

[@mikebrophy]

Mage delivered the goods and was my to win!!!

[@timetowakeup6302]

Larry is great. Tom Durkin is also one of the all time best. It’s nice that horseracing announcers are still at the top of their game. Wish I could say that for the rest of the sports.

[@johnyguitar7622]

Gültekin Alpay 🇹🇷

[@alenjadrocaceres8224]

Los jinetes venezolano son los mejores del mundo por diosssss

[@chrisdukefields9868]

Goat

[@larrylomascolo6289]

He is the best and trevor

[@tylermcintyre1454]

Tyler Mac here come the horse race

[@wecandobetter9821]

Any comments of the ride of AOE??? Also what would a $100.00 Show bet pay out on Derby??? I’m confused on internet information. Thanks

[@question_it_701]

A $100 show bet on AOE woulda paid out $235. He paid $4.70 on a $2.00 bet...which is $2.35 for every $1 bet. $2.35 x 100 = $235.

[@rockers7889]

Angel was 3rd at the top of the stretch 2 lengths behind the top 2 horses but the jockey wasn't supposed to win as he didn't try until the end

[@scottweaver4004]

I could listen to him read the phone book

[@arnaldoortega8518]

Remember a rich strike

[@eduardoostos4682]

Good race je needs twobrest😅

[@mikemazza3749]

17 to 1

[@thomasfuller225]

How can you be that good? 😂🤣

[@TeddyBelcher4kultrawide]

I watched this video

[@stickboy2672]

Why does NBC always spoil the winner in the title?

[@question_it_701]

NBC hardly ever does. You obviously don't watch much horse racing on KZbin. This is the "watch Larry Collmus edition". It's not in the official video. I don't think it's in ANY official NBC videos of ANY of the TC races. NBC does a GREAT job of not putting he winner in the title. You're lost.

[@lauranolastnamegiven3385]

I wonder if it's harder (not that it's not always difficult, with such a large field) for Collmus, now, since he's no longer calling races on a regular basis (at a track, 8-10 races a day, several days a week), having taken a job as an on-air race analyst for TVG. Race calling is a skill you lose, if you don't keep it up, for sure.

[@impetuositystudioedmundo8934]

No comparen a mage con Cañonero..esta fue una carrera de USA más

[@andrewcarpenter687]

2 years in a row the derby winner only had a maiden win to its credit...I can't handicap that, throw a dart on the board...but sneaky 15 to 1...abc, 123, 322

[@lauranolastnamegiven3385]

So we've for sure settled on "Mayj"? Not "Mahj" or rhyming with "Madge"?

[@impetuositystudioedmundo8934]

Mage no representa a Venezuela, Cañonero II si lo logró..

[@109367]

Mage and his cute little parrot mouth won lol he's a good horse, I believed he had a chance

[@Gebraldo420]

With my boys at the local trash company in Northern Maine.... I won $130 on this at the garage 😏

[@yuyoyo4309]

80-1

[@christopherbristol4598]

The greatest horse commentator of all time larry colmus

[@andrewcarpenter687]

Tom durkins was better...

[@kathrynhoward4196]

I wouldn't go that far.

[@christopherbristol4598]

@@kathrynhoward4196 shud up

[@theravagedgrapefruit8190]

Travis stone is a lot better imo. He goes through the all the horses and where they are at on the first turn. Him and Chris Griffin are good. He’s missed several calls that were historical races. Collumus never would have said “he’s moving like a tremendous machine”

[@michaelconlee3925]

Listen to his call of Cody's wish in the breeders dirt mile.

[@aracellyfrancisco99]

What happened to Tapit son,for sure if Forte did run,the race would have been between Forte and Mage❤

[@lauranolastnamegiven3385]

he was scratched the morning of the race, with a foot (hoof) bruise

[@josephweil3923]

A fresh forte in Baltimore sounds quite imposing right now as he passed this horse twice

[@TheJustjim3333]

This horse has improved each race

[@cindyleehaddock3551]

True, but 2:01 and change is faster than many recent Derbies. Less traffic in Baltimore, so may be still up front. It will be a good race to watch.....😊

[@alize8cesar4]

This horse is still learning he'll eat Forte alive. Forte has one way to run. Mage is versatile

[@josephweil3923]

Brave words at least you're gonna get 7/2 for your opinion but I contend Forte regressed and will move forward smaller field and will crush in the Preakness

[@josephweil3923]

@@cindyleehaddock3551 I've always liked Mage and it's true he's getting better with experience but if you watch the Derby closely he has one run and the 14 was coming back to him at the end similar to the Florida Derby he went by Forte then Forte rear a lead on the outside and passed him again. Now he gets two weeks off and has to run against a fresh Forte good luck.

[@eddiedeleon2425]

the VANTAGE POINT of VIEW Sir Larry Colmus knows well who'll gonna win by the horses strides and the distance left TRADE SECRET Mang Tony Trinidad the VOICE now IRA HERRERA namilay yung sakay ni IRAD ORTIZ umikot ang buntot ramdam yun ng pa galope na lang makarating sa finish line

[@eddiedeleon2425]

namamalo ang DIYOS alam sa Kingsborough and a song WHEN IT RAINS IT POURS Luke Combs

[@ChrisB-vb9hh]

I found it interesting that Churchill invited all 391 people that shares a $50 stake in Mage??? I know it’s the derby and it makes sense but also raises questions for me! 🤔

[@groundup001]

My man just made 50Gs in 2 mins

[@andrewcarpenter687]

He completely missed rich strike last year on the call...but who came blame him at 80 to 1...

[@rocroc]

This was a poor call as well. It was a poor presentation by NBC too. Difficult to understand with no rundown of the race results, placement, odds or payouts after the call. He called first and fourth and reported something about a "photo" but no followup. This is a tough job with lots of noise and excitement at the Derby but you have to be prepared for it.

[@andrewcarpenter687]

@@rocroc and a maiden only winner prior to the race wins again this year like last year...defying statistics once again...

[@TheJustjim3333]

@R O C R O C I had no problem understanding any of what went on...maybe you're just dumb?

[@romariobarker2654]

Angel Of Empire To Win The Preakness !

[@kathrynhoward4196]

He's probably not going to run in the Preakness. His trainer seemed uninterested.

[@therealmac4940]

Love Larry bt this was not one of his best calls IMO

[@jamescosgrave9155]

2Phils for the Preakness!!!

[@benantonio5760]

Thanks 🙏👍😊

[@robertlosasso4222]

I don’t like the way Larry Collmus calls a race , he acts too precise , if the first quarter is run 22 .50 that’s the way he calls it twenty two and point five 0 seconds, instead of twenty two and two . Anyone who has been around racing knows that it means twenty two and two fifths . We could use old favorites like Fred Capossela and Tommy Roberts, they knew how to call a race .Another reason is the way he blew last years Kentucky Derby, when he never saw Rich Strike coming on the inside which was open as the Turnpike until the last second , then he almost choked to death .

[@aussiewar1139]

This is not a good race call. This person just call horses names as opposed to calling a horse race. There is a big difference. A good race caller would have seen the race evolving at the top of the straight and call it, this guy was more interested in his "and they're into the stretch"' soundbite.He didn't mention Mage until he nearly took the lead. I think it was this guy who totally screwed up last years race call.

[@question_it_701]

If you're know so much....then lets see you get hired by NBC. Let us know when they hire you. LOL. You liberals are the biggest whiners.

[@KS-ud8pg]

So glad to see Pletcher, Cox not win. They are part of the demise of horse racing industry imo.

[@leonardoperez3943]

😢😢😢😢

[@morrisparrish76]

6 hours to cover a race lasting 2 minutes? (This reminds me of the old baseball description: “18 minutes of action crammed into 2 hours”!)

[@kathrynhoward4196]

There were other races covered and included on the undercard. Comments like this prove you're a noob.

[@morrisparrish76]

@@kathrynhoward4196 it also proves that you don’t get it! When’s the last time you watched “other” games before the super bowl!

[@lashiechoax]

so? different sports do different things. do you wanna talk about how NFL football is three hours of mostly waiting around and little bits of action here and there? (and I love football)

[@kathrynhoward4196]

@@morrisparrish76 Again, your ignorance is showing. Horse racing is not football, and the two sports aren't really comparable.

[@morrisparrish76]

@@lashiechoax they announce the nfl game for 1:00pm & they play football at 1:00pm! They announce the Kentucky derby at noon & the race starts at 6:30 ? Why does it take 6 hours for a race to start?

[@keithwarner6997]

He's the worst. Never saw mage in the blue coming towards far turn. He saw nothing. Looooozer. Wow

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[@andrewcarpenter687]

These top jokers lose their minds riding on the front end once again...another suicidal pace upfront setting up the calvary charge at the end...and Forte who beat mage on the square gets a questionable scratch...umm...the winner still ran big for his 4th race...well bred also...

[@cindyleehaddock3551]

A huge list of Champs all over Mage's pedigree. Dad was no slouch, either. If horses don't get stupid fast early fractions, that sixteenth shorter could be a near record. Can't wait! Stay healthy, kiddos.....❤

[@GeorgeFitness-yo8bl]

These horses couldn’t hold Secretariats feed bag. 1:59 .40

[@andrewcarpenter687]

Nobody could...

[@TheJustjim3333]

Who claimed that he could? Calm down, gramps

[@andrewcarpenter687]

The 70,s was a different game...now they just don't race very often, I mean the past 2 derby winners were maiden victories only and no lasix anymore, but the winner is quality to eat dirt and keep coming...Forte got his number so far so we might see, we might not,

[@GeorgeFitness-yo8bl]

@@TheJustjim3333 Hit the pipe now fool

[@TheJustjim3333]

@@GeorgeFitness-yo8bl LOL...that's it?

[@rocroc]

I thought it was a poor call made even worse by a picture inserted into the video on the lower right. It was no better on TV. There was no screen after the call showing placement of the field, the odds or the payout. All traditional things you would expect at the Derby. He called four places but even that was difficult to ascertain. He called first and fourth place but otherwise said something about a photo. This was the worst Derby call I can remember. I would have heard my first Derby call in 1945 - still in my crib.

[@TheJustjim3333]

I think you may be senile.

[@kathrynhoward4196]

Good for you.

[@rocroc]

This is the same call I watched on TV when the race was run. It is the same information that has been provided for many years. Edit - except for the video insert.

[@michaelconlee3925]

LOL, would you prefer Durkin not noticing Mine that Bird? 😂

[@TheJustjim3333]

@McC Bay horse, brown silks , brown mud and behind horses on the rail...easy to miss that day...I was there sitting g at the 8th pole and had no idea who it was

[@shirlburris-fg8eq]

Two horses died POS! Stop the abuse. Why dont they run around the track till they drop 😡

[@lauranolastnamegiven3385]

and how many OTTBs have you bought/adopted? what do you think will happen to the 10s of thousands of active racehorses, and the 100s of thousands of breeding horses, if racing suddenly stopped?

[@shirlburris-fg8eq]

@@lauranolastnamegiven3385 It needs to STOP😡

[@lauranolastnamegiven3385]

@@shirlburris-fg8eq again, what do you propose be done with all the race-bred TBs, who would suddenly be out of a job?

[@lauranolastnamegiven3385]

@@shirlburris-fg8eq what about the thousands & thousands of humans who make their livings in the racing industry, and maybe have no other marketable skill, except taking care of horses?

[@LawnCare_]

Meanwhile....some peoples asking Where is Fucking Forte 😂