4 Weeks of Kentucky Derby preps coverage to air on NBC

The 2012 Road to the Kentucky Derby series will be broadcast on NBC and Versus, the little known cable channel that is changing its name to NBC Sports Network. The series will include eight preps for the KY Derby and begin on March 24 with coverage from Turfway Park. It will conclude with the huge racing day of April 14 when the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes and Arkansas Derby are contested.