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TVG Sets Programming for Breeders' Cup

TVG Sets Programming for Breeders' Cup

TVG has announced its lead-up programming for the Nov. 4-5 Breeders' Cup World Championships at Churchill Downs.

 Tuesday, October 25, 2011

'The Works' Begins on TVG on Oct. 30

TVG's "The Works" program will be telecast live from Churchill Downs, beginning Saturday, Oct. 30, and continuing through Wednesday, Nov. 3, from 11 a.m.-noon EDT daily.

 Wednesday, October 27, 2010

TVG Offering Additional Workouts on Web

TVG is making exclusive video of selected daily workouts of Breeders' Cup contenders available to TVG subscribers through the network's Web site, the company announced Oct. 25.

 Thursday, October 25, 2007

TVG Ramps Up Coverage of Keeneland Spring Meet

TVG will air a record number of live broadcasts from Keeneland when the Lexington racetrack's meet begins April 6.

 Friday, March 30, 2007

TVG Reports Total Handle Gain of 18% on Derby Day

TV Games Network set a one-day handle record of $7,555,958 Kentucky Derby day, May 6. The amount was up 18% from Derby day in 2005.

 Tuesday, May 09, 2006

TVG's 'The Works' Expands to Full Hour

TVG's "The Works: Derby 2006" expands to one hour this year for for the seventh straight year of its preview coverage of the Kentucky Derby presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) and Kentucky Oaks (gr. I).

 Thursday, April 13, 2006

'The Works' Show to be Available on Demand to Some Customers; TVG Revamps Web Site

In a first for TVG, the interactive horseracing network's Kentucky Derby preview show, "The Works," will be available on Free Video on demand via TV Guide SPOT for digital customers on Insight Communications cable systems in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio.

 Monday, April 10, 2006

Woodford Reserve to Sponsor TVG's Derby Coverage

Woodford Reserve Bourbon has become a sponsor of TVG's entire schedule of 2005 Kentucky Derby (gr. I) related programming, both parties announced Thursday morning.

 Thursday, April 28, 2005

TVG To Offer Wraparound Breeders' Cup Coverage

TVG will offer extensive pre-and post-2004 Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships coverage, beginning on Saturday, October 23, with the first of six, one-hour airings of "The Works."

 Friday, October 08, 2004

TVG Veteran Lifson Joins West Point Thoroughbreds

Jeff Lifson, an analyst, host, and reporter with TVG since the racing network went on the air in 1999, has joined West Point Thoroughbreds as vice president for Midwest operations.

 Tuesday, September 14, 2004

TVG BC Day Handle Up 31%

Continuing to build on its increased distribution, TVG's handle on Saturday, the day of the Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships, was $3,362,026, 31.1% higher than on Breeders' Cup day in 2002.

 Wednesday, October 29, 2003

The Works Highlight TVG Derby Coverage

"The Works," will once again highlight the TVG pre-race coverage of the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks, both grade I. The series of eight half-hour shows will air at 11:30 a.m. (EST) beginning April 24 and continuing through May 1. The shows will be replayed each evening and prior to the following morning's telecasts.

 Thursday, April 17, 2003

For Amoss, It's the Best of Both Worlds

Tom Amoss is pulling double duty these days at Arlington Park. He trains Bessemer Trust Breeders' Cup Juvenile contender Lone Star Sky, and he serves as an analyst on the "The Works," the popular daily program on the TV Games Network.

 Monday, October 21, 2002

TVG's "The Works" Begins Friday

TVG announced Oct. 17 that its popular program, "The Works," sponsored by the NTRA and Breeders' Cup, will kick off the network's coverage of the 2002 Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships tomorrow with the first of seven, one-hour shows airing from 11 a.m.-noon (EDT) through Thursday, Oct. 24.

 Thursday, October 17, 2002

Trainer Amoss Joins Cast for TVG's 'The Works'

Trainer Tom Amoss will join the cast for "The Works," a TV Games Network program sponsored by Keeneland, from April 22-May 1.

 Thursday, April 18, 2002

The Works Returns to TVG

TVG will again produce "The Works" from Churchill Downs, focusing on Kentucky Derby and Oaks-bound horses and their daily doings at the Louisville track.

 Wednesday, April 17, 2002

TVG Launches Stakes Recap Show; The Works to Return

TVG will unveil a new Sportscenter-type stakes recap show Sunday, April 7 at 8 p.m. eastern time.

 Wednesday, April 03, 2002

TVG's "The Works" Return

TVG today announced its broadcast schedule of live events from Churchill Downs surrounding the Kentucky Derby (gr. I) and the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I), highlighted by "The Works."

 Wednesday, April 18, 2001