Does anyone remember Harvey Pack?

[Pedigree Ann]

Back in the 1980s, the only racing I could get on my cable system in Columbus Ohio was the nightly New York replays, so I got to know Harvey quite well. Gosh, wouldn't it be great to have a real old-style racetrack character like Harvey on HRTV or TVG? Some of the HRTV guys are so bland as to be invisible. Or interchangeable.

[SCUDSBROTHER]

When you are his age,success is urinating straight.

[theiman]

If you want to see Harvey at Belmont go to the Clubhouse, go up one level and there is section on the backside of the clubhouse with seats and tv monitors on each desk. Harvey used to sit in one of the first few rows of that area.

Pack at the Track recreations of race calls from the 70's. Used to hear them on WNBC radio 660 and someone in each OTB back then always had a radio playing to hear the call.

[TheSpyder]

Harvey is classic and I sit at home working during Saratoga making my schedule around listening to his show. I think Andy is as close to Harvey as they come and wouldn't be suprised if he's really Harvey's illegitamate son. Hope he's back next year. Andy do you think he will?

Steve, you ought to get him on ATRAB.

Spyder from SC

[blackthroatedwind]

He'll be there.

[Byebyemermaid]

He used to do the recap show here on Sportchannel when they were in existence.His trademark sign off was "Good night may the horse be with you"At that point he would throw his program towards the camera.His recreations of the race on WNBC 660 like someone already stated were awesome.He always said never bet a horse as a favorite running a distance for the very first time.

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

When I first really got into racing (about 1986) his show on Sportschannel N.Y.
was the first thing I'd watch when I got home from work.
My parents wanted to watch the local news @ 6, but the NYRA race replays with Harvey were more important.
I still have many of them from the late 80's on VHS tape.