NBC Travers Coverage Highlights Busy Radio, TV Week
This week's horse racing television and radio coverage through the week leading up to NBC’s live broadcast of the Travers (G1) and Sword Dancer (G1T) stakes as compiled by America's Best Racing.
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Owner, Analyst Olczyk Diagnosed With Colon Cancer
Hockey great Eddie Olczyk, who also owns Thoroughbreds and serves as an analyst on NBC Sports horse racing broadcasts, released a statement Aug. 8 that he has been diagnosed with a form of colon cancer and is currently undergoing treatment.
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NBC Plans Live Coverage of Haskell
The one-hour program is a part of the “Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series: Win and You’re In – Presented by Lane’s End Farm and America’s Best Racing.
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NBC Plans July 8 Breeders' Cup Challenge Broadcast
NBC coverage will begin at 4:30 p.m., Saturday, July 8.
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NBCSN Plans Live Coverage of Royal Meeting at Ascot
NBCSN presents daily live coverage of the Royal Meeting in Ascot, Berkshire, England – one of the most prestigious horse racing meets in the world – beginning tomorrow, Tuesday, June 20, at 8:30 a.m. ET.
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Broadcast Schedule for Belmont Weekend
Saturday’s Belmont Stakes card promises to be one of the most exciting events of the year for Thoroughbred racing fans and bettors alike.
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Lane's End to Sponsor Royal Ascot Coverage on NBC
Continuing Lane's End's commitment to present the best in racing worldwide, the Versailles, Ky. farm announced today the acquisition of title sponsorship of all Royal Ascot programming on the NBC Sports Network.
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Preakness Ratings Down, but Best of May 20 Sports
The television ratings for this year’s Preakness Stakes (G1) broadcast on NBC declined from last year, earning a 4.9 rating and 11 share, compared with the 2016 broadcast that earned a 5.8/14.
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NBC, NBCSN Set for Preakness Stakes Weekend
Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) winner Always Dreaming leads the field as NBC Sports Group presents the 142nd running of the Preakness Stakes (G1), middle jewel of the Triple Crown, at 5 p.m. EDT May 20 on NBC.
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Derby Telecast Viewership Largest Since 1989
NBC Sports' coverage of the 143rd Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) posted numerous viewership milestones according to fast national data provided by The Nielsen Company and digital data from Adobe Analytics.
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Dreyer to Join NBC Kentucky Derby Coverage.
NBC News weather anchor and correspondent Dylan Dreyer will join NBC and NBCSN coverage of the 2017 Kentucky Derby as a lifestyle correspondent—her first assignment with NBC Sports Group.
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Tirico to Host NBC's Triple Crown Coverage
Mike Tirico, who was recently named NBC's primetime Olympics host, will be taking the Triple Crown hosting reins from Tom Hammond, an award-winning member of NBC Sports' horse racing team for more than three decades.
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Solid Ratings for Pegasus Could Open Revenue Stream
The solid overnight ratings for the first edition of the Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1) could be something to build on for future editions of the event as organizers hope one day television rights provide revenues for the stakeholders.
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Pegasus Logs 1.23 Overnight TV Rating on NBC
The rematch between Arrogate and California Chrome in the Jan. 28 Pegasus World Cup drew the best afternoon ratings for a non-Triple-Crown horse race since American Pharoah's victory in the 2015 Breeders' Cup Classic.
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NBC Plans 90-Minute Broadcast of First Pegasus
Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes coverage planned 4:30-6 p.m. Jan. 28.
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NBCSN to Pick Up Shadwell Turf Mile Broadcast
Keeneland’s $1 million Shadwell Turf Mile (gr. I) will be broadcast live today on NBC Sports Network from 6-6:30 p.m. EDT.
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NBC Set for Two Broadcasts From Keeneland
NBC plans racing broadcasts on Saturday, Oct. 8 and Sunday, Oct. 9.
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NBC Set for Weekend Broadcasts from Keeneland
NBC will cover races from Keeneland Oct. 8 and 9.
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NBC Will Air Pegasus World Cup
The NBC Sports Group will provide 90 minutes of live coverage Jan. 28 from Gulfstream Park that will be available on TVs, desktop computers, and mobile devices.
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NBC Set for Saturday Broadcast From Belmont
live broadcast this Saturday, July 9 on NBC at 4:30 p.m. ET.
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NBC Sports Group Announces Belmont Coverage
NBC Sports Group will begin its coverage of the Belmont Stakes (gr. I) with a "Belmont Access" program at 4 p.m. EDT on NBC Sports Network.
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Preakness TV Rating Grows 6%
About a half million more viewers tuned in to watch Exaggerator deliver Nyquist his first loss than watched American Pharoah in 2015.
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NBC, HRRN Set Preakness Week Coverage
NBC Sports Group and Horse Racing Radio Network have set their schedules for coverage of Preakness Stakes (gr. I) week at Pimlico Race Course.
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Overnight TV Rating for Derby Down from 2015
The overnight rating for the race portion of the May 7 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) was down almost 14% from last year to 9.3 with a 21 share, according to Nielsen ratings and NBC Sports Group, which televised the event.
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NBC Offers Virtual Kentucky Derby Experience
NBC Sports will produce the first virtual reality horse racing coverage.
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NBC Sports Group Sets Derby Week Coverage
NBC Sports Group will present 15 1/2 hours of live coverage of Kentucky Derby (gr. I) week, the network announced May 3.
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Emmy Noms for NBC's Triple Crown Coverage
Television coverage of American Pharoah's Triple Crown run through last year's classics has earned NBC Sports Group five Sports Emmy Award nominations.
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Breeders' Cup Ratings Highest in 20 Years
American Pharoah's Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) victory helped NBC post the highest-rated Breeders' Cup telecast in 20 years.
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NBC's BC Classic Ratings Up 46%
The broadcast of American Pharoah's victory in the Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) Oct. 31 on NBC posted a 2.63/6 overnight rating--the best for a Breeders' Cup Classic since 2010.
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200 Horses Pre-Entered for 32nd Breeders' Cup
Led by Triple Crown winner American Pharoah and two-time Breeders' Cup champion mare Beholder, 200 horses, including 32 from overseas, have been pre-entered for the 2015 Breeders' Cup World Championships.
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Ratings More Than Double for NBC Racing Shows
NBC Sports Group's viewership for the "Breeders' Cup Challenge Series: Win and You're In Presented by Lane's End Farm" jumped 136% year over year.
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Travers Registers Best Ratings in 20 Years
Fans packed the race track in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. and tuned to NBC in big numbers this past Saturday, Aug. 29, for American Pharoah's second-place finish in the 146th Travers Stakes.
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Travers Overnight Rating Best Since 2004
NBC's two-hour broadcast that included Keen Ice's upset victory over Triple Crown winner American Pharoah in the Travers Stakes (gr. I) Aug. 29 drew an overnight rating of 1.33, the best for the race since 2004.
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NBC Schedules Two-Hour Travers Broadcast
The $1.6 million Travers Stakes (gr. I), headed by Triple Crown winner American Pharoah, will be televised by NBC network during a two-hour program Aug. 29.
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Lane's End to Sponsor BC Series on NBC
Lane's End, one of the world's leading Thoroughbred breeding farms, has been named the presenting sponsor of the "Breeders' Cup Challenge: Win and You're In" series on NBC and NBCSN.
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Haskell TV Ratings Double Compared With 2014
Fans turned out at the track and tuned to NBC in big numbers Aug. 2 for American Pharoah's runaway victory in the William Hill Haskell Invitational Stakes (gr. I).
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Monmouth Ups Haskell Purse to $1.75 Million
The purse for the William Hill Haskell Invitational Stakes (gr. I) Aug. 2 has been increased by $750,000, Monmouth Park announced July 29.
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NBC Talent, Crew Assess Impact of Crown
NBC sportscaster Bob Costas said it's unlikely there will be as much interest in a potential Triple Crown winner if that possibility exists in next year's Belmont Stakes since the elusive feat was accomplished this year
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Belmont Overnight Rating Dips a Bit From 2014
The overnight television rating for the June 6 Belmont Stakes (gr. I), which produced the first Triple Crown winner in 37 years in American Pharoah, was down slightly from last year, according to The Nielsen Company.
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NBC, NYRA Extend Belmont Stakes Contract
NBC Sports Group has struck a deal with the New York Racing Association that gives it exclusive broadcast rights to the grade I Belmont Stakes, third leg of the Triple Crown, through 2020.
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NBC Set for Belmont Stakes Coverage
NBC's broadcast of the 147th Belmont Stakes (gr. I), in which American Pharoah will bid to become the first Triple Crown winner since 1978, starts at 4:30 p.m. ET, Saturday, June 6.
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NBC Set for Preakness Coverage From Pimlico
Classic winner American Pharoah leads field as NBC Sports Group presents 6 1/2 hours of Xpressbet.com Preakness Stakes (gr. I) coverage May 15 and May 16 from Pimlico Race Course.
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HRRN, TVG to Offer Preakness Week Coverage
Horse Racing Radio Network and TVG will offer radio and television coverage, respectively, from Pimlico Race Course beginning May 13. NBC will televise the Preakness live from 4:30-6:30 p.m. EDT May 16.
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Derby Overnight Rating Highest Since 1992
NBC Sports said the May 2 telecast of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) at Churchill Downs registered a 10.8/24 overnight household rating and share, the highest since it first broadcast the race in 2001.
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Judd to Narrate NBC Show Open for KY Derby
Actress Ashley Judd will be the voice of NBC's show open for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) May 2 at Churchill Downs.
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Weir, Lipinski on NBC Social Media for Derby
NBC plans coverage of Kentucky Derby Week across all social media platforms, featuring NBC Sports Group's fashion and lifestyle experts and social media mavens Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski.
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TV Ratings Improve for Breeders' Cup Classic
NBC and the NBC Sports Network reported markedly improved viewership numbers for their Nov. 1 coverage of the main Breeders' Cup card, compared with 2013 numbers, as both afternoon and primetime ratings were up.
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BC, NBC Extend Media Rights Deal 10 Years
NBC Sports Group is lengthening its media rights partnership with Breeders' Cup through 2025 with a 10-year extension, it was announced Oct. 30.
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Moss, Bailey on Twitter to Discuss BC Classic
NBC Sports' analysts Randy Moss and Hall of Fame jockey Jerry Bailey, and the Breeders' Cup social media team will conduct a live chat on Twitter Monday, Oct. 13 at 8 p.m. ET, discussing the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic.
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Plenty of Options for Bayern after Haskell
Frank Angst's Keeping Pace blog debuts with a look at the Breeders' Cup Challenge series to date and automatic qualifiers Bayern, Taghrooda, and Big Macher.
