Fred Capossela
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Fred "Cappy" Capossela (1902 – April 3, 1991) was an American thoroughbred race track announcer.
Capossela was born in Brooklyn in 1902.[1][2] He got his start in thoroughbred racing in 1926 as a writer for the New York Evening Post.[2] He also covered the sport for the Brooklyn Eagle.[1][3] In 1934, Capossela called his first race at Tropical Park, where he filled in for the regular announcer for two weeks.[4]