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![]() Now that all three triple crown races are on the same network (NBC) I would have thought that the triple crown prep races would be aired to generate intrest in the triple crown.
Last year the Wood Memorial and The Santa Anita Derby were broadcast live on NBC in order to generate intrest in the Kentucky Derby and perhaps it helped as the Kentucky Derby T.V. ratings were the highest in years (if I remember correctly). So do you think NBC will air any Kentucky Derby Prep Races this year? |
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![]() Looks like the Florida Derby, Wood and Bluegrass might be on NBC or ESPN. Only place to see them (according to the NTRA sched) is online, which makes me think a network will air them.
Wonder why the Arkansas Derby was left out?
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"Success does not consist in never making blunders, but in never making the same one a second time." - Josh Billings |
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Ark. Derby is listed. |
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ESPN which televised the Canadian International on Saturdays for the last 3 years, will not be back this year. http://www.drf.com/news/woodbine-vet...after-training Last edited by Alan07 : 04-01-2011 at 02:06 PM. |
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![]() I did see NBC as the network listed for the TC races. As for the 3 preps I listed above, it only shows NTRA Live as the network showing them. Does this mean they will be on a network somewhere?
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"Success does not consist in never making blunders, but in never making the same one a second time." - Josh Billings |
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The commentary on the other races are done by DRF and offer no other info. NBC sports shows no indication on their website that any preps will be aired. |
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![]() I've already seen multiple commercials advertising the Triple Crown on NBC starting a couple weeks ago. So that's a least a good thing! The interested general public will at least know how/where to follow it.
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"Have the clean racing people run any ads explaining that giving a horse a Starbucks and a chocolate poppyseed muffin for breakfast would likely result in a ten year suspension for the trainer?" - Dr. Andrew Roberts |
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![]() Sun 4/3
Florida Derby 5:30-6:00pm HRTV / SUN Sat 4/9 Wood Memorial 5:00-6:00pm HRTV Ashland / Illinois Derby 4:30-6:00pm TVG Santa Anita Derby 7:00-8:45pm HRTV Sat 4/16 Blue Grass 5:00-6:00pm WLEX Arkansas Derby 6:30-7:00 HRTV Sat 4/23 Lexington 5:00-5:30 TVG Sat 4/30 Derby Trial 10:00-10:30 HRTV |
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![]() 2011 Kentucky Derby TV Schedule
March 27 * Louisiana Derby, TBA USA Network April 3 * Santa Anita Derby, TBA NBC April 10 * Bluegrass Stakes and Arkanasas Derby, TBA NBC May 7 * 2011 Kentucky Derby, TBA NBC
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"Have the clean racing people run any ads explaining that giving a horse a Starbucks and a chocolate poppyseed muffin for breakfast would likely result in a ten year suspension for the trainer?" - Dr. Andrew Roberts |
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FL Derby will be on SUN Sports(unless a college baseball game goes into extra innings like last week) Nothing better than scoring 10 runs with 2 outs in the 10th ![]() |