Aside from his experiences during an 18-year tenure at Newsday, John Pricci has made journalistic contributions to the Saratogian, a position he still enjoys during that prestigious upstate race meeting each year. Pricci has also worked for The New York Post, New York Daily Mirror, The Racing Times, Figs Form, Thoroughbred Record, The New York Thoroughbred Observer and Daily Racing Form.

Pricci hosted Handicapping Seminars in Saratoga for Daily Racing Form for three years and for two years was the Television/Simulcast Host at Hialeah Park in South Florida. During his three-year tenure with Suffolk Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation, he acted as consultant on racing matters while hosting an in-house closed-circuit radio program, seminars and handicapping contests. While at New York City Off-Track Betting Corporation as Director of Media Development, Pricci developed formats and wrote scripts and commercials for two NYC-OTB programs, "Thoroughbred Central" and "Racing Desk."   Both shows can be seen on Cable Channel 71 in New York City and Pricci still occasionally shares the analyst chair on both of those programs.

A veteran of 16 years of Triple Crown and 12 years of the Breeders' Cup coverage while at Newsday, Pricci also has shared his expertise with Jody MacDonald on "NewSport Talk ," "Sports Extra with Dave Sims" and "Talking Sports" with Bob Valvano.  Currently, Pricci is an analyst for Rodger Weyland on his WNBC-TV affiliate for the "Travers Special" program each Saratoga meeting and Weyland's "Triple Crown Special" on WROW Radio Albany. Pricci also has been heard as a guest on WFAN with Sims, Ed Coleman and Richard Neer during the peak thoroughbred season. From 1992 to 1995, Pricci was a consultant/reseracher on the WNBC " Breeders' Cup Preview Day" broadcasts.

Perhaps best known as an analyst for 15 years on the "Thoroughbred Action" and "Inside Racing " programs hosted by Harvey Pack, Pricci did the pilot program with Pack, a show that, since 1981, is still seen locally on cable television.

While at Newsday , Pricci was honored as a member of the team that covered the 1990 Breeders' Cup, earning a First Place Award for Distinguished Sports Coverage by the New York Newspaper Publishers Association . In 1985, he earned First Place for Investigative Reporting-Sports, from United Press International.

A member of the National Turf Writers' Association since 1977, Pricci served two terms as President of the New York Turf Writers' Association and three terms, including one at present, as that organization's Vice President.

Trackside with John Pricci, Fridays 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Saturdays 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on News/Talk 1050 WEVD, New York.

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