Background
Denman was born in Germiston, Gauteng, South Africa. A part-time jockey and exercise rider, he started as a race caller in his native South Africa in 1971 at age 18. He is the current race caller at Santa Anita Park, Del Mar Racetrack and the Los Angeles County Fair (Fairplex) in southern California, and was the announcer at Pimlico Race Course, Laurel Park Racecourse and Hollywood Park Racetrack. Denman began calling races in North America in 1983 after announcing in his native country.
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