ESPN To Offer Extensive Multimedia Coverage of The Belmont Stakes

Alan07 · #1 06-05-2007, 11:26 PM

ESPN To Offer Extensive Multimedia Coverage of The Belmont Stakes
Saturday, June 9 on ABC, 5-7 PM ET
Noon to 8 PM ET, Coverage on ESPN and ABC

ESPN will offer extensive multimedia coverage of the 139th Belmont Stakes, including the race telecast on ABC Saturday, June 9 from 5-7 p.m. ET. ESPN will have programming from noon to 5 p.m. and will follow the race coverage on ABC with a half-hour Triple Crown wrap-up show at 7:30 p.m. All Belmont programing on ABC and ESPN will be aired in high definition television.

Overall, ABC Sports, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Radio, ESPN.com, ESPN Classic, ESPN Mobile Publishing and ESPN.com will provide Belmont coverage.

Brent Musburger and Chris Fowler will host the race coverage with analysts Jerry Bailey and Randy Moss, reporters Jeanine Edwards, Rece Davis and JoeTessitore and handicappers Kenny Mayne and Hank Goldberg.

ABC Sports will use 29 cameras to cover the race including two cameras on top of a car on the backstretch giving viewers a close look at the horses . In addition, coverage will include a new graphic system to identify horses using a pointer.

Features on The Belmont telecast on ABC and ESPN will include: Robbie Albarado - Curlin's jockey who has overcome numerous injuries throughout his career; Steve Asmussen - Curlin's trainer who has had an up and down year with a suspension, the death of his grandmother six days prior to the Preakness; Louisiana jockeys - Calving Borel and Robbie Albarado won the first two legs of the triple crown. Others with a lot of success include Marc Guidry, Kent Desormeaux; Tiago - a brother of Giacamo with the same owners, trainer and jockey as the horse that pulled a stunning upset in the Derby 2 years ago; and a piece on how jockey's have to put fear aside in order to do what they do so well.

The multi-media coverage will include:

ESPN and ESPN2: ESPN -- June 9, 12- 3 p.m., Today at the Belmont Stakes; 3-5 p.m., Belmont Stakes Special; June 10, Triple Crown Wrap-up Show, 5 a.m. ET

ESPN2 -- June 8, Today at Belmont Park (includes Hill Prince Stakes) 5-6 p.m

ESPN Radio: will provide discussion and/or a guest on The V Show with Bob Valvano and on GameNight. ESPN Radio will also cover the race with updates on SportsCenter on race day.

ESPN Classic: Saturday, 11-11:30 a.m., On The Set: Ruffian; 11:30-noon, SportsCenter Flashback: Ruffian/Foolish Pleasure

ESPN.com: Video of the race and highlights. Coverage includes contributions from Jay Cronley, Randy Moss, Bill Finley and Bill Nack. A chat with Nack, author of Ruffian.

ESPNDeportes.com: Will provide Belmont previews and re-cap.
ESPN360: Highlights

ESPN Mobile Properties : Breaking news alerts for the Belmont, Hot Corner page leading up to the event, video clips

ESPN International: Live coverage on ESPN networks in Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, Africa and the Middle East.

letswastemoney · #2 06-05-2007, 11:42 PM

As long as they don't have anymore blimp angles during the live running.....

31lengths · #3 06-06-2007, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by letswastemoney

As long as they don't have anymore blimp angles during the live running.....

just as long as they dont have the live angles OF the blimp Hank Goldberg.

_ed_ · #4 06-05-2007, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Alan07

ESPN International: Live coverage on ESPN networks in Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, Africa and the Middle East.

sumitas · #5 06-05-2007, 11:47 PM

Mike and the Mad Dog are live from Belmont on Friday at 1 pm. I believe that's on the Yes network that carries the Yankees.

ddthetide · #6 06-06-2007, 05:40 AM

can all the coverage be done without brent musburger?

jpops757 · #7 06-06-2007, 07:55 AM

sounds great. Looks as if maybe some very interesting graphics. While the blimp coverage might be annoying during the live running, it sure does offer a lot in the replays. Could be with us becomming more familiar with it might be good even in the live running. Adapting to progres is hard for some of us oldtimers. With all of these extras I might stay home and watch instead of going to LS simo pavilion.

corywah · #8 06-06-2007, 07:59 AM

Does anyone know what coverage there will be for the post position draw today?

jpops757 · #9 06-06-2007, 08:34 AM

Belmontsite says its live on NYRA , wherever you can find it? maybe TVG. 11AM is the time.

ddthetide · #10 06-06-2007, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Cardus

You can't wait for his, "You're looking LIVE at Belmont Park..." opening, can you?

i'd like to smash the tv or radio everytime i hear him come on! i don't care what sport he is doing!

57rick · #11 06-06-2007, 05:00 PM

The Acorn goes off at 5:04 and The Manhatten at 5:44...with ABC having coverage from 5:00 - 7:00, I predict that they will not show either race.
Any thoughts?

Danzig · #12 06-06-2007, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Cardus

You can't wait for his, "You're looking LIVE at Belmont Park..." opening, can you?

oh, that would be great. only battaglia doing the race call could make improve on that!!

MaTH716 · #13 06-06-2007, 08:46 PM

ABC Sports will use 29 cameras to cover the race including two cameras on top of a car on the backstretch giving viewers a close look at the horses . In addition, coverage will include a new graphic system to identify horses using a pointer.
Isn't that a bit of overkill for like a seven horse field?