Richard Grunder, whose enthusiastic and informative style of calling
races has made him a crowd favorite at Tampa Bay Downs for the past 27
years, returned to the announcer’s booth last Wednesday after completing
an eight week rehab following surgery to repair a detached retina in
his right eye.
Grunder noticed problems with his vision this fall and an examination
disclosed a detatched retina. He underwent surgery at the St. Luke’s
Cataract and Laser Institute in Tarpon Springs, Fla.
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