Spanish Broadcast of Breeders’ Cup World Championships Set

October 30, 2016 by Leave a Comment

Horse Racing Radio Network (HRRN), the Eclipse Award-winning broadcast organization based in Lexington, KY and official radio home of the Triple Crown and Breeders’ Cup World Championships, announced that José Arturo Sulbarán will join their Spanish broadcast team at Santa Anita Park November 4 and 5 to provide the live Spanish race call of all 13 championship races throughout the two-day coverage on HRRN en Español.

Sulbarán, a 30 year industry veteran, served as the official announcer of the Venezuelan Triple Crown in 1998 and provided the Spanish calls of major events such as the Clásico del Caribe in Puerto Rico as well as the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes. From 1983 to 1994, Sulbarán worked as the producer and announcer of the ‘Monitor Hípico’ Show along with legendary Venezuelan race caller Aly Khan, and currently serves as the director of Venezuelan radio stations RQ 910 AM and Deportiva 1300 AM.

“Jose brings an incredible amount of passion and excitement to his race calls,” said HRRN President Mike Penna. “His enthusiastic style and stellar reputation as a top notch announcer make him the perfect fit to capture the essence of a high caliber event such as Breeders’ Cup.”

HRRN en Español, which debuted under the HRRN banner at Saratoga in July, offers live coverage of major stakes races throughout the year as well as a weekly Spanish language talk show “Hablando de Hipismo” which translates to “Talking Racing” in English. Hosted every Saturday morning by Roberto “El Potro” Rodriguez and Eloy Vielma live from Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, FL, Hablando de Hipismo can be heard worldwide from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. ET via live streaming on the HRRN en Español website, www.hrrnenespanol.com.

The HRRN en Español broadcast team will join HRRN’s award-winning crew of Mike Penna, Jude Feld, Kurt Becker and Jeff Bloom at Santa Anita, November 4 and 5, to provide nine hours of live Breeders’ Cup coverage Friday and Saturday afternoons. Spanish coverage of the Breeders’ Cup is presented by Gulfstream Park, home of the 2017 Clasico Internacional del Caribe while HRRN’s traditional English coverage will be presented by visitbarbados.org.

A complete broadcast schedule along with live streaming can be found on the HRRN website and at www.horseracingradio.net.

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Travers Stakes Radio Coverage this Saturday

August 25, 2016 by Leave a Comment
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Horse Racing Radio Network (HRRN), the Eclipse Award-winning broadcast organization based in Lexington, KY and official radio home of the 2016 Triple Crown and Breeders’ Cup World Championships, will broadcast live from Saratoga Race Course this Saturday to provide exclusive radio coverage of the 147th Travers Stakes from 3:00-6:00 p.m. ET.

The broadcast, presented by Sunrise Stallions, can be heard throughout North America on SiriusXM channel 93 as well as on terrestrial affiliates across the country with live internet streaming provided on the HRRN website, www.horseracingradio.net. Listeners can also access the live stream on smart phones and tablets.

Travers coverage will also be available in Spanish as part of HRRN’s new HRRN en Español broadcast platform. The Spanish broadcast is available worldwide with live streaming on www.hrrnenespanol.com.

Part of HRRN’s meet long “Saturdays at Saratoga” series, presented by Visitbarbados.org, coverage will include five “Road to the Breeders’ Cup” grade 1 races on the Travers undercard: The

King’s Bishop, Forego and Sword Dancer with the Personal Ensign and Ballerina being aired on taped delay.

The Ballerina is a “Win and You’re In” for the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint division, while the winner of the Forego will qualify for the Breeders’ Cup Sprint. The Sword Dancer is a qualifier for the Breeders’ Cup Turf and the winner of the Personal Ensign will earn a spot into the Distaff.

HRRN’s full slate of Travers day programming begins Saturday morning with their popular weekly talk show, the Equine Forum, hosted live from Saratoga from 8:00-10:00 a.m. ET. The Equine Forum airs nationwide on SiriusXM 93 along with terrestrial affiliates across the country and is streamed live and podcast on the HRRN website.

HRRN President Mike Penna will anchor the coverage along with analysts Jude Feld and Anthony Stabile. Acacia Courtney will provide paddock commentary and interviews with NYRA announcer Larry Collmus providing the call of the races.

Roberto “El Potro” Rodriguez, Eloy Vielma and Hall of Fame jockey Ramon Dominguez provide the coverage on HRRN en Español with Luis Grandison providing the Spanish call of each race.

A complete schedule of upcoming broadcasts along with SiriusXM and affiliate information can be found on the HRRN website, www.horseracingradio.net and www.hrrnespanol.com.
About HRRN

The Horse Racing Radio Network is your home for Eclipse Award winning coverage of the biggest events in racing throughout the year. In 2016, HRRN will broadcast more than 100 stakes races from racetracks across the United States and around the world. HRRN is the official radio network of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, Belmont Stakes, and Breeders’ Cup World Championships and produces a series of popular talk shows aired throughout the week on SiriusXM satellite radio: Xpressbet Radio on HRRN (Wednesday – Friday, 3-6 p.m. ET), Jock Talk presented by Tito’s Handmade Vodka (Tuesday, 6-7 p.m. ET), Trainer Talk presented by Fasig-Tipton (Wednesday, 6-7 p.m. ET), Brisnet Call In Show (Thursday, 6-7 p.m. ET), Xpressbet Weekend Stakes Preview (Friday, 6-7 p.m. ET) and the Equine Forum (Saturday, 8-10 a.m. ET). Select race broadcasts are available in Spanish through the HRRN en Español broadcast platform.

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Triple Crown Radio Coverage

April 18, 2016 by Leave a Comment
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Horse Racing Radio Network (HRRN), the Eclipse Award-winning broadcast organization based in Lexington, KY will partner with NBC Sports Group, the home of horse racing, to provide live radio coverage of all three Triple Crown races through 2018 it was announced today.

For each race, NBC Sports Radio will present two hours of live coverage from 5-7 p.m. ET, produced in partnership with HRRN, and distributed by Westwood One.  Audio coverage will also be distributed via the Tune In website and mobile app, and on the HRRN website.

HRRN and NBC Sports Radio partnered to provide exclusive radio coverage of American Pharoah’s historic Triple Crown run in 2015.

“To be associated with such an iconic broadcast organization is a tremendous honor,” said HRRN President Mike Penna.  “The NBC Sports Group and Westwood One teams are as good as it gets.  We are excited to build on the momentum from last year’s Triple Crown and look forward to taking the broadcasts to even greater heights through this partnership in the coming years.”

“We are pleased to have HRRN as a partner at the Triple Crown races again this year to help us bring NBC Sports Radio listeners the best, most insightful coverage of these three great races,” said Rob Simmelkjaer, Senior Vice President of NBC Sports Ventures.

Bruce Gilbert, SVP Sports for Cumulus/Westwood One, said “Westwood One Sports is proud to partner with NBC Sports and HRRN to present every majestic moment of thrilling Triple Crown Racing to fans everywhere.”

For more information on programming, please contact Westwood One atNBCSportsRadio@westwoodone.com.  For a complete schedule of shows, bios, exclusive audio content, and a list of radio stations airing NBC Sports Radio, log on to NBCSportsRadio.com andhorseracingradio.net

NBC SPORTS GROUP AND HORSE RACING: NBC Sports Group is the exclusive home to the most important and prestigious events in horse racing, including the Triple Crown and the Breeders’ Cup. NBC has been the exclusive home of the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes since 2001, and the Belmont Stakes since 2011, when NBC Sports Group reassembled the Triple Crown.
About HRRN

The Horse Racing Radio Network is your home for Eclipse Award winning coverage of the biggest events in racing throughout the year. In 2016, HRRN will broadcast more than 100 stakes races from racetracks across the country, and is the official radio network of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, Belmont Stakes, and Breeders’ Cup World Championships. HRRN also produces a series of popular talk shows aired throughout the week on SiriusXM satellite radio: Xpressbet Radio on HRRN (Wednesday – Friday, 3-6 p.m. ET), Jock Talk presented by Tito’s Handmade Vodka (Tuesday, 6-7 p.m. ET), Trainer Talk presented by Fasig-Tipton (Wednesday, 6-7 p.m. ET), Brisnet Call In Show (Thursday,6-7 p.m. ET), Xpressbet Weekend Stakes Preview (Friday, 6-7 p.m. ET) and the Equine Forum (Saturday, 8-10 a.m. ET). .

For more information visit www.horseracingradio.net, follow us on Twitter @HRRN and like “Horse Racing Radio Network” on Facebook.
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Belmont Stakes Day Radio Coverage on HRRN

June 3, 2014 by Leave a Comment

HRRN ANNOUNCES 7 ½ HOURS OF BELMONT DAY COVERAGE

Horse Racing Radio Network (HRRN), the Eclipse Award-winning broadcast organization based in Lexington, KY, announced Tuesday they will broadcast live from Belmont Park for the eighth consecutive year with full day coverage of the Belmont day stakes races including the 146th Belmont Stakes and California Chrome’s bid to become the sport’s twelfth Triple Crown winner.

HRRN ‘s coverage begins Saturday morning with a Belmont Stakes edition of their popular weekly talk show, the Equine Forum, from 8-10 a.m. ET before returning Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. ET with full day coverage of the Belmont undercard stakes, a special Triple Crown Preview Show at 4:00 p.m. ET and coverage of the “Test of the Champion” beginning at 5:00 p.m. ET

All of HRRN’s broadcasts will be available on Sirius 93 and XM 208 with live streaming provided on the HRRN website,www.horseracingradio.net.

In addition, nearly 140 affiliates throughout the United States will join for Saturday’s Belmont Stakes broadcast from5:00-7:30 p.m. ET.  The broadcast will also be made available to U.S. Servicemen and Women around the globe on the American Forces Network.

Other HRRN programming throughout Belmont week includes “Trainer Talk” presented by Fasig-Tipton on Wednesdayafternoon, the “Brisnet.com Call In Show” on Thursday and the “Xpressbet Weekend Stakes Preview” on Friday.  All three shows can be heard live from 6-7 p.m. ET on Sirius 93 and XM 208.

A complete show schedule along with a listing of nationwide affiliates and SiriusXM channel information for each show can be found on the HRRN site.

Coverage will be anchored by HRRN’s Mike Penna along with analysts Kurt Becker and Jude Feld.  Sean Clancy, Chad Summers and Jeff Bloom will provide paddock commentary and interviews throughout the afternoon.  Lee Dellapina and Shawn Seay will produce.

 About HRRN

The Horse Racing Radio Network is the Eclipse Award winning broadcast organization, providing live radio coverage of many of the sport’s biggest races throughout the year.  In 2014, HRRN will broadcast more than 100 stakes races from racetracks across the country, and is the exclusive radio network of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, and provides the national radio broadcast of the Belmont Stakes and Breeders’ Cup World Championships.

In addition, HRRN produces HRRNLive! each Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.  A 4-hour show airing 3-7 p.m. ET on SiriusXM featuring racing coverage from across the country and the Final Furlong Show.

For more information visit horseracingradio.net, follow us on Twitter @HRRN and like “Horse Racing Radio Network” on facebook.

 

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Radio Coverage of Saturday’s Arlington Million

August 14, 2013 by Leave a Comment

HRRN RETURNS TO ARLINGTON WITH EXCLUSIVE ARLINGTON MILLION COVERAGE THIS SATURDAY

Broadcast to include Beverly D., Secretariat and American St. Leger

Horse Racing Radio Network (HRRN), the Eclipse Award-winning broadcast organization based in Lexington, KY announced today, they will return to Arlington Park  for the ninth consecutive year to provide exclusive on-site coverage of Arlington’s International Festival of Racing this Saturday.

HRRN’s broadcast will air live from 4:30 – 7:00 p.m. ET and include a trio of Grade 1 events on the Saturday card: the Arlington Million, Beverly D. and Secretariat as well as the second renewal of the American St. Leger.   Fans can tune-in throughout North America on SiriusXM satellite radio and various terrestrial affiliates across the country. In addition, the broadcast will be streamed live on the HRRN website, www.horseracingradio.net.  The live stream is also now available to iPhone and iPad users through the HRRN site.

The Arlington Million is part of HRRN’s “Road to the Breeders’ Cup” broadcast series presented by Breeders’ Cup, which showcases live coverage of more than 20 Breeders’ Cup Challenge races.  The Arlington Million offers a “Win and You’re In” opportunity in the Breeders’ Cup Turf division while the winner of the Beverly D. will earn an automatic berth into the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf.

HRRN has provided the national radio broadcast of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships since 2007 and will return to Santa Anita again this year with 20 hours of coverage throughout Breeders’  Cup week beginningTuesday, October 29.

In addition to the live race coverage, HRRN will host a special Arlington Million edition of their popular morning talk show, the Equine Forum, live from Arlington on Saturday morning.  The Equine Forum airs from 8-10 a.m. ETand can be heard on Sirius 93/XM 209 along with select terrestrial affiliates and is streamed worldwide on the HRRN website.

HRRN President Mike Penna will anchor the coverage along with analyst Jude Feld. A complete Road to the Breeders’ Cup schedule along with SiriusXM channel information and affiliates can be found on the HRRN site.

Click here for the Weather forecast for Arlington Park and other tracks this weekend.

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Listen to Live Horse Racing on the Road!

August 21, 2012 by Leave a Comment

HRRN DEBUTS HRRNLive! DAILY RACE COVERAGE WEDNESDAY ON XM 209

Horse Racing Radio Network (HRRN), the Eclipse Award-winning broadcast organization based in Lexington, KY announced Tuesday, plans to expand their extensive race coverage schedule with the debut of HRRNLive! this Wednesday.  The new show will be broadcast nationwide on XM channel 209 and feature live coverage of races from designated tracks across the country.  HRRNLive! debuts with a four hour broadcast Wednesday through Monday from 3:00-7:00 p.m. ET, with analysis, live race calls and exclusive interviews.

“TVG and HRTV provide tremendous coverage on the television side every day and HRRNLive! will fill the void for this type of coverage on the radio,” said Mike Penna, President of HRRN.  “We’ve had countless horsemen and fans tell us they wish they could listen to races when they are in their car or away from their TV.  Horse racing is a sport crying out for greater exposure and it’s extremely exciting to be working with the great team at SiriusXM to provide this coverage to listeners across the country.”

HRRN plans to host the new HRRNLive! shows on-site from Saratoga this week as the network returns to the historic track to provide live coverage of the Ballerina (G1), Travers (G1) and Personal Ensign (G1).  In addition, fans can tune-in to exclusive coverage of the Pacific Classic (G1) from Del Mar on Sunday.

HRRN’s popular weekly talk show, the Equine Forum, debuted on Sirius 93/XM 209 this past Saturday and will be carried each week as part of HRRN’s expanded offerings.  The Equine Forum airs Saturday mornings from 8:00-10:00 a.m. ET.

SiriusXM will also make all of the coverage available through their internet and smart phone applications on channel 862.

Penna, who also serves as HRRN host, will anchor the new coverage along with analysts Jude Feld (regular contributor to AGameofSkill.com), Sean Clancy, Kurt Becker and Duane Amos.  More information is available on the HRRN website, www.horseracingradio.net.

About HRRN

The Horse Racing Radio Network is the Eclipse Award winning broadcast organization, providing live radio coverage of many of the sport’s biggest races throughout the year.  In 2012, HRRN will broadcast more than 100 stakes races from racetracks across the country, and is the exclusive radio network of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, and provides the national radio broadcast of the Belmont Stakes and Breeders’ Cup World Championships.

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ARLINGTON MILLION TO BE BROADCAST NATIONWIDE LIVE ON HRRN

August 15, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Radio Broadcast will include American St. Leger, Beverly D. and Secretariat

Horse Racing Radio Network (HRRN), the Eclipse Award-winning broadcast organization based in Lexington, KY announced today, they will return to Arlington Park for the eighth consecutive year on Saturday, August 18, to provide live coverage of the 30th Arlington Million.  HRRN’s broadcast will be aired nationwide on Sirius channel 94 beginning at 4:00 p.m. ET and include the inaugural running of the American St. Leger as well as the Grade 1 Beverly D. Stakes and Grade 1 Secretariat Stakes.

The Arlington Million is part of HRRN’s “Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series” presented by Breeders’ Cup, which features live coverage of 36 Challenge races leading up to HRRN’s broadcast of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships on November 2nd and 3rd at Santa Anita.  A complete Challenge Series broadcast schedule can be found on the HRRN website, www.horseracingradio.net.  The Million is a “Win and You’re In” for the Breeders’ Cup Turf, while the winner of the Beverly D will punch their ticket to the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf.

In addition to the live race coverage, HRRN will host a special Arlington Million edition of their popular morning talk show, the Equine Forum, from Arlington on Saturday morning.  The Equine Forum airs live from 8-10 a.m. ET and can be heard on Sirius channel 93, HANK 96.1 FM in Lexington, KY, and ESPN 680 AM in Louisville, KY.  All broadcasts via live streaming provided on the HRRN website.

HRRN President Mike Penna will anchor the coverage along with analyst Jude Feld, who is regular contributor here on AGameofSkill.com.

About HRRN

The Horse Racing Radio Network is the Eclipse Award winning broadcast organization, providing live radio coverage of many of the sport’s biggest races throughout the year.  In 2012, HRRN will broadcast more than 100 stakes races from racetracks across the country, and is the exclusive radio network of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, and provides the national radio broadcast of the Belmont Stakes and Breeders’ Cup World Championships.

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HRRN, BREEDERS’ CUP PARTNER TO CREATE BREEDERS’ CUP CHALLENGE BROADCAST SERIES

July 28, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Broadcasts to be aired nationwide on Sirius satellite radio

Horse Racing Radio Network (HRRN), the Eclipse Award-winning broadcast organization based in Lexington, KY and Breeders’ Cup announced Tuesday, they have partnered to create a series of broadcasts showcasing thirty six Breeders’ Cup Challenge races.  The new “Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series” will air nationwide on Sirius satellite radio as well as on select HRRN affiliates and be streamed worldwide on HRRN’s website,www.horseracingradio.net.

“Breeders’ Cup has done a tremendous job of providing fans with an easy to follow format leading up to racing’s championship days in November,” said Mike Penna, President of HRRN.  “Our new broadcast series creates a great opportunity to promote the Breeders’ Cup Challenge schedule Win and You’re In schedule and showcase these major races to our national and worldwide listeners.”

“We are very pleased to partner with HRRN to promote the 2012 Breeders’ Cup Challenge series to Sirius listeners,” said Craig Fravel, President and CEO of Breeders’ Cup Ltd. “In addition to providing horsemen with the  opportunity to gain automatic starting positions in the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, the Breeders’ Cup Challenge creates increased international awareness for the world’s great horse races and for the outstanding horses that will be competing in the Championships.”

HRRN has provided the national radio broadcast of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships since 2007. Listeners in 52 countries made HRRN their home for Breeders’ Cup coverage in 2011.

A complete Challenge Series broadcast schedule along with Sirius channel information can be found under the schedule tab on the HRRN website.

About HRRN

The Horse Racing Radio Network is the Eclipse Award winning broadcast organization, providing live radio coverage of many of the sport’s biggest races throughout the year.  In 2012, HRRN will broadcast more than 100 stakes races from racetracks across the country, and is the exclusive radio network of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, and provides the national radio broadcast of the Belmont Stakes and Breeders’ Cup World Championships.

About Breeders’ Cup

The Breeders’ Cup administers the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, Thoroughbred racing’s year-end Championships. The Breeders’ Cup also administers the Breeders’ Cup Challenge qualifying series, which provides automatic starting positions into the Championships races. The 2012 Breeders’ Cup World Championships, consisting of 15 races and purses totaling more than $25 million will be held Nov. 2-3 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif., and will be televised live by the NBC Sports Network. Breeders’ Cup press releases appear on the Breeders’ Cup Web site, www.breederscup.com. You can also follow the Breeders’ Cup on social media platforms, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

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