ESPN To Offer Extensive Multimedia Coverage of The Belmont Stakes

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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.