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Breeders' Cup Classic Anchors Over 10 Hours Of Racing Coverage Across NBC Networks

The 2025 Breeders' Cup World Championships, held at Del Mar Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, will offer fans a "multi-screen, multi-platform viewing experience' with race coverage both days, Breeders' Cup Limited announced Tuesday. Anchored by the GI Breeders' Cup Classic running as the ninth race on a 12-race card at 6:25 pm EST, Saturday's coverage begins at 2pm EST on USA, then jumps to NBC from 3:30-7pm before returning to USA from 7-8pm. Live continuous coverage will also be available on Peacock and on FanDuel TV along with all of...

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Monmouth's Haskell to Air Live on NBC, Peacock Saturday

GI Preakness hero Journalism (Curlin) headlines NBC Sports' live coverage of the "Breeders' Cup Challenge Series: Win and You're In" $1-million GI NYRA Bets Haskell Stakes on Saturday beginning at 5 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock from Monmouth Park. The winner of the eight-horse field will earn an automatic berth into this year's $7-million GI Longines Breeders' Cup Classic. Saturday's live coverage will also include the 1 3/8-mile, $600,000 GII United Nations Stakes on turf. NBC Sports' coverage will feature host Britney Eurton, analysts Randy Moss and Hall of...

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Peacock Streams Five Days of Live Coverage of Royal Ascot; Saturday Coverage Also on NBC

The Royal Ascot meeting at Ascot racecourse in Berkshire, England will begin streaming, exclusively on Peacock, Tuesday, June 17 at 8:30 a.m. ET and will continue with five-hour shows Wednesday through Friday beginning each day at 8:30 a.m. ET. NBC and Peacock will present a live 4.5-hour Royal Ascot program on Saturday, June 21, starting at 9 a.m. ET. Britney Eurton and Nick Luck host Saturday's coverage on NBC and Peacock, with NBC News' Dylan Dreyer on-site with access to the Royal Enclosure. Steve Kornacki, chief data analyst for NBC...

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NBC, Peacock Present the Most Watched Kentucky Derby Since 1989

NBC Sports' 25th presentation of the Kentucky Derby delivered an NBC Sports-record average of 17.7 million viewers on NBC and Peacock--marking the largest Kentucky Derby audience since 1989 (18.5 million viewers, won by Sunday Silence) and a 6% increase from last year (16.7 million viewers for Mystik Dan's victory in a three-horse photo finish). Viewership peaked at 21.8 million viewers from 7-7:15 p.m. ET, as Sovereignty ran to a 1 1/2-length victory over Journalism. The peak audience was the largest ever for an NBC Sports presentation of the Kentucky Derby...

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Kentucky Derby Day Highlighted by 7.5 Hours of Coverage on NBC, Peacock

NBC Sports coverage of Kentucky Derby weekend will kick off Friday, at 1 p.m. with their Kentucky Oaks show on USA Network and Peacock. Saturday, the races on the early Derby Day card will also be televised on NBC and Peacock, starting at noon. At 2:30, coverage switches to NBC. The 2025 "Run for the Roses" marks NBC Sports' milestone 25th presentation of the Kentucky Derby --a show which has grown markedly since NBC's initial 90-minute broadcast in 2001. NBC Sports' Derby Day coverage features 10 races across 7.5 hours--five...

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NBC Sports to Air 'Run for the Roses' and Kentucky Oaks Coverage, Preakness Schedule Revealed

NBC Sports will present coverage for both the Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby May 2-3 on USA Network and Peacock as well as offer live streaming for all weekend races at Churchill Downs on Peacock, the outlet announced Monday afternoon. Live coverage from Churchill Downs begins with five hours of Kentucky Oaks day Friday, May 2, beginning at 1:00 p.m. on USA Network and Peacock. Derby day coverage features 10 races across 7.5 hours--five on NBC and Peacock on Saturday starting 2:30 p.m., which follows the opening 2.5 hours beginning...

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NBC, Breeders' Cup Extend Partnership Through 2030

NBC Sports will continue to present the Breeders' Cup across its various networks and platforms through 2030, as the two organizations announced a multi-year extension of their partnership Mar. 26. The championships will be telecast on the parent network as well as Peacock and USA Network for the next six years. The new deal commences this year with a total of 10 hours of coverage of the 2025 Breeders' Cup from Del Mar, including 3 1/2 hours of programming on NBC in addition to coverage on the USA Network. Peacock...

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NBC Sports Road to the Derby Coverage Continues Saturday

NBC Sports will present live coverage of the GII Louisiana Derby from Fair Grounds Saturday at 6 p.m. ET on CNBC and Peacock. The hour-long program will also feature coverage of the GII Fair Grounds Oaks and the GIII Jeff Ruby Steaks from Turfway Park. Ahmed Fareed will host Saturday's coverage alongside analysts Jerry Bailey and Randy Moss. The Louisiana Derby begins three consecutive Saturday afternoons with Kentucky Derby prep coverage live on CNBC and Peacock, continuing with the GI Florida Derby and GI Arkansas Derby Mar. 29 and the...

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1/ST Racing Tour, Presented by MyRacehorse, Continues Saturday on CNBC and Peacock

NBC Sports presents continuing coverage of the 1/ST RACING TOUR Saturday at 5 p.m. ET on CNBC and Peacock. The two-hour program, featuring six live races, will be headlined by the GII DK HORSE San Felipe Stakes from Santa Anita and the GII Coolmore Fountain of Youth Stakes from Gulfstream Park. The additional stakes races that will be presented live on CNBC and Peacock include the GIII Honey Fox Stakes and the GII Mac Diarmida Stakes from Gulfstream Park. Britney Eurton hosts Saturday's coverage, alongside analyst and Hall of Fame...

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NBC, USA Network and Peacock to Air 12 hours of Coverage of Breeders' Cup

NBC Sports presents nearly 12 hours of live coverage of the 41st Breeders' Cup World Championships this weekend with more than $34 million in prize money at stake in 14 races.     Headlining the weekend's coverage is the $7-million Longines GI Breeders' Cup Classic Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock live from Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar. Live racing coverage begins Friday, Nov. 3 at 4 p.m. ET on USA Network and Peacock. More than six hours of live coverage on Saturday begins at 2 p.m. ET...

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Breeders' Cup Announces Official Race Order For Championship Weekend

Officials at Breeders' Cup Limited have released the official order of races, post times and wagering menu for the 2024 Breeders' Cup World Championships at Del Mar Friday and Saturday, Nov. 1 and 2, including slight changes from the race order announced earlier this month. The $7-million GI Longines Breeders' Cup Classic will be broadcast live on NBC and streamed on Peacock remains the centerpiece of championship Saturday, with post time set for 2:41 p.m. PT to take advantage of a 2 1/2-hour window on NBC. There are four Breeders'...

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Derby TV Audience Largest Since 1989

NBC Sports' presentation of Saturday's Kentucky Derby averaged a Total Audience Delivery (TAD) of 16.7 million viewers, the largest Derby audience since 18.5 million viewers watched Sunday Silence's 1989 victory on ABC, according to figures released by the network Sunday. Viewership peaked at 20.1 million viewers from 7-7:15 p.m. ET, as Mystik Dan edged Sierra Leone and Forever Young in the Kentucky Derby's first three-horse photo finish since 1947. Saturday's peak audience was the largest ever for an NBC Sports presentation of the Kentucky Derby. With 16.7 million viewers, the...

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