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Sixth Annual PDJF Telethon Scheduled For Apr. 21

Edited Press Release FanDuel TV, the New York Racing Association, Keeneland and Santa Anita will team up with Hall of Fame jockeys along with some of the top active riders in the country and other prominent racing personalities on Sunday, Apr. 21 for the sixth annual telethon presented by Lane's End to raise money for the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund (PDJF). The event will be broadcast on both FanDuel TV and America's Day at the Races on the Fox Sports family of networks as well as streamed on TVG.com. Fans...

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2024 Saratoga Meet Offers 71 Stakes Worth $20.75 Million

Highlighted by the 155th GI Travers S. Aug. 24 and the GI Whitney S. Aug. 3, the 40-day Saratoga meet features 19 Grade I races as part of 71 stakes worth $20.75 million in total purses, the New York Racing Association said concerning the release of the schedule on Friday. Following the four-day opening week, which starts on Thursday July 11, racing will be conducted five days a week, Wednesdays through Sundays, apart from closing week, when the 2024 summer meet will conclude on Monday, Sept. 2. Saratoga Live, the...

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America's Day at the Races Expands Oaklawn Coverage

America's Day at the Races, the national telecast produced by New York Racing Association in partnership with FOX Sports, will expand its coverage of racing from Oaklawn Park when the Arkansas track opens for its 2023-24 meet Friday. As part of a multi-year agreement, America's Day at the Races will feature daily analysis and handicapping of Oaklawn Park racing as well on-site coverage from NYRA television personalities throughout opening weekend, Smarty Jones weekend, Rebel weekend, Arkansas Derby weekend, Apple Blossom weekend and Oaklawn H. weekend. Live racing returns to Oaklawn...

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FS2 To Cover Aqueduct's Cigar Mile Day, Racing From Jamaica

Live coverage of the Cigar Mile Day card at NYRA's Aqueduct Racetrack, featuring four stakes worth $1.2 million in combined purse money, will air Saturday, Dec. 2 from 11:30 a.m.--5 p.m. ET on FOX Sports's FS2, as part of a special America's Day at the Races broadcast featuring two stakes from Caymanas Park in Jamaica. The Big A program is headlined by the GII Cigar Mile H. and is supported by the GIII Go for Wand S. Also featured are a pair of Grade II races, including qualifiers offering 10-5-3-2-1...

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FOX SARATOGA SATURDAY to Debut July 22

FOX SARATOGA SATURDAY, a new national television show covering the summer meet at Saratoga Race Course, presented by FOX Sports and the New York Racing Association, will debut this coming Saturday beginning at 3 p.m. ET. The show will air on FOX for six consecutive weeks and deliver in-depth broadcasts of the historic track's biggest races. "The greatest meet in horse racing is moving to FOX Sports' biggest stage," said Michael Mulvihill, President, Insights and Analytics, FOX Sports, FOX Entertainment and Tubi. "The launch of FOX SARATOGA SATURDAY demonstrates FOX...

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Breeders' Cup Television Schedule For Challenge Series Races Released

The 2023 'Breeders' Cup Challenge Series: Win and You're In' television schedule, consisting of six live programs across NBC, CNBC and FOX, was released by the Breeders' Cup Thursday. "We are delighted to continue our strong partnership with NBC, who have helped showcase the Breeders' Cup to millions of fans over the past decade," said Drew Fleming, President and CEO of Breeders' Cup Limited. "I am also pleased we will expand our reach this summer through our new initiative with FOX and NYRA. As we seek to bring the most...

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America's Day at the Races to Present Live Coverage of the Melbourne Cup

America's Day at the Races, produced by the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) in conjunction with FOX Sports, will present live coverage of the G1 Lexus Melbourne Cup on Monday, Oct. 31. Monday's America's Day at the Races broadcast will begin at 10:30 p.m. Eastern and will provide viewers with handicapping insights and analysis leading up to the 162nd edition of the "race that stops a nation." Featuring 24 horses racing over 3,200 meters (1.98 miles) at Flemington Racecourse, in Melbourne, Australia, the Melbourne Cup is an annual highlight...

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FOX Sports to Present Live Coverage of Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) is partnering with FOX Sports to present live coverage and analysis of Sunday's G1 Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe from Longchamp Racecourse in Paris. Sunday's special broadcast will air on FS2 from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Eastern, with the €5 million (approximately $4.85 million) Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe for 3-year-olds & up going 1 1/2 miles on the turf featuring a bid by the 5-year-old Torquator Tasso (Ger) (Adlerflug {Ger}) to become the ninth horse in history to win the race twice....

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Andy Serling Joins the TDN Writers' Room

With the first week of the 2022 Saratoga meet in the books, NYRA and Fox Sports TV analyst Andy Serling joined the TDN Writers' Room Tuesday as the to talk about how Saratoga somehow continues to exceed its sky-high expectations.

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Horseshoe Indianapolis to Join Fox Sports Broadcast

Horseshoe Indianapolis is partnering with Fox Sports Network beginning Tuesday, May 3, the track announced Monday. Several races will be running alongside Churchill Downs this GI Kentucky Derby week during the daily broadcast from Fox Sports. "We are excited to be included in such a powerhouse lineup of Thoroughbred racing offered during Derby Week," said Eric Halstrom, Vice President and General Manager of Racing at Horseshoe Indianapolis. "We begin our racing program at approximately 2:30 p.m. both Tuesday and Wednesday and will feature our first six races on Fox Sports...

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Churchill Spring Meet to Air on FOX Sports

The racing action from Churchill Downs Racetrack throughout the 2022 Spring Meet will be broadcast on FOX Sports' "America's Day at the Races," which will air every race day on either FS1 or FS2. The Kentucky Oaks and Derby cards will be shown on tape delay. Produced by the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) in partnership with FOX Sports, "America's Day at the Races" is hosted by Greg Wolf with a team of handicappers and racing analysts that includes Paul LoDuca, Andy Serling, Maggie Wolfendale, Acacia Courtney, Richard Migliore,...

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PDJF TVG Telethon Shatters Donation Record

The fourth annual Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund TVG Telethon, held Apr. 10 and presented by Lane's End Farm, raised a record-breaking $383,945. The 2020 event was cancelled due to the pandemic, but it returned in 2021 to raise $339,672 in donations. Support came in from across the country including major contributions from Lane's End Farm; Lee, Aimee and Jeffrey Einsidler; Jim McIngvale; and John Hendrickson on behalf of the Marylou Whitney Foundation. TVG's parent company FanDuel matched all donations up to $100,000. This year was also the first time the...

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