NBC’s Peacock to Stream this year’s Triple Crown Horse Races

Peacock To Live Stream NBC’s Triple Crown Horse Races for the First Time Peacock will live stream NBC’s Triple Crown horse races for the first time this spring, beginning Saturday, May 7 at 2:30 p.m. ET, when NBC and Peacock present the 148th Kentucky Derby. NBC Sports will present more than 20 hours of Triple Crown coverage across NBC, USA Network, CNBC and Peacock this spring.

Two weeks after NBC Sports’ five-hour Kentucky Derby show, Peacock will simul-stream NBC’s live broadcast of the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, May 21 at 4 p.m. ET. Then on Saturday, June 11 at 5 p.m. ET, NBC and Peacock will present the Belmont Stakes.

Previously, Peacock live streamed NBC Sports’ coverage of the 2021 Breeders’ Cup Classic from Del Mar, Calif.

2022 TRIPLE CROWN HORSE RACING SCHEDULE (ALL TIMES ET)
Date Time Event Platform
Fri., May 6 1 p.m. Kentucky Oaks USA Network
Sat., May 7 Noon Kentucky Derby early races USA Network
Sat., May 7 2:30 p.m. 148th Kentucky Derby NBC, Peacock
Fri., May 20 5 p.m. Black-Eyed Susan USA Network
Sat., May 21 2 p.m. Preakness Stakes early races CNBC
Sat., May 21 4 p.m. 147th Preakness Stakes NBC, Peacock
Sat., June 11 3 p.m. Belmont Stakes early races CNBC
Sat., June 11 5 p.m. 154th Belmont Stakes NBC, Peacock

NBC SPORTS AND HORSE RACING: NBC Sports is the exclusive home to the most important and prestigious events in horse racing, including the Triple Crown, the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, Royal Ascot, and Pegasus World Cup Invitational Series. 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.

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This Year’s Belmont Stakes to Be Run on This Date at This New Distance

152nd Belmont Stakes to be broadcast live on NBC as first leg of the Triple Crown

The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced the 152nd renewal of the Grade 1, $1 million Belmont Stakes, to be contested at nine furlongs [from the normal 12 furlongs], will take place on Saturday, June 20 at Belmont Park as the opening leg of the Triple Crown for the first time in history.

To align with required health and safety measures implemented in New York to mitigate risk and combat the spread of COVID-19, the Belmont Stakes will be held without spectators in attendance.

“The Belmont Stakes is a New York institution that will provide world-class entertainment for sports fans during these challenging times,” said NYRA President & CEO Dave O’Rourke. “While this will certainly be a unique running of this historic race, we are grateful to be able to hold the Belmont Stakes in 2020. Thanks to our partners at NBC Sports, fans across the country can look forward to a day of exceptional thoroughbred racing at a time when entertainment and sports are so important to providing a sense of normalcy.”

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152nd Belmont Stakes to be run on June 20

As the exclusive broadcast partner of the Belmont Stakes and Triple Crown, NBC Sports will present three hours of live coverage from Belmont Park on Saturday, June 20 beginning at 3 p.m. Eastern.

“June Saturdays at Belmont Park always offer terrific racing,” said Jon Miller, President of Programming for NBC Sports & NBCSN. “We’re excited to return on June 20 with a three-hour broadcast featuring the 152nd Belmont Stakes.”

Justify winning the Belmont – AP source

Traditionally contested at 1 1/2-miles and held as the third and final leg of the Triple Crown, the 152nd running of the Belmont Stakes will be run at a distance of 1 1/8-miles to properly account for the schedule adjustments to the Triple Crown series and overall calendar for 3-year-olds in training.

The revised date and distance for the Belmont Stakes follows the previously announced rescheduling of the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby, from Saturday, May 2 to Saturday, September 5 as well as the rescheduling of the Preakness Stakes from May 16 to October 3.

Initially contested at a distance of 1 5/8-miles at Jerome Park, the first Belmont Stakes was won by Hall of Fame filly Ruthless in 1867. For a two-year period in 1893-94, the Belmont Stakes was run at nine furlongs at Morris Park Racecourse with Comanche winning in 1893 and Hall of Famer Henry of Navarre victorious a year later. The 1 1/2-miles distance was established in 1926.

All Belmont Stakes Racing Festival (BSRF) tickets are subject to full refunds. Fans who purchased directly from the NYRA Box Office or a NYRA sales representative are asked to complete this web form to request a refund or account credit. Fans who purchased BSRF tickets through Ticketmaster will receive an email directing them to log in to their Ticketmaster account to request a refund or credit.

NYRA Bets is the official online wagering site for the 152nd running of the Belmont Stakes, and the best way to bet the 2020 Belmont Park spring/summer meet. Available to customers across the United States, NYRA Bets allows horseplayers to watch and wager on racing from tracks around the world at any time. The NYRA Bets app is available for download for iOS and Android at NYRABets.com.

For more information, please visit BelmontStakes.com.

About the Belmont Stakes

The Belmont Stakes is an American tradition inaugurated in 1867 at Jerome Park Racetrack and moved in 1905 to its familiar home at beautiful Belmont Park. As the traditional third leg of racing’s Triple Crown, the 1 ½-mile “Test of the Champion,” as the Belmont Stakes is known, has showcased many of history’s greatest thoroughbreds.

Two of those Triple Crown triumphs have come in the last five years, with American Pharoah ending a 37-year Triple Crown drought in 2015 and Justify capping a perfect 6-for-6 career with a Triple Crown-clinching effort in 2018.

About the New York Racing Association

The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) holds the exclusive franchise to conduct thoroughbred racing at Aqueduct Racetrack, Belmont Park and Saratoga Race Course.

NYRA tracks are the cornerstone of New York State’s thoroughbred industry, which is responsible for 19,000 jobs and more than $3 billion in annual statewide economic impact.

Accredited by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association Safety and Integrity Alliance, NYRA is a founding member of the Thoroughbred Safety Coalition, a group of the nation’s leading racing organizations working collaboratively to advance safety reforms across the sport.

Over the course of 217 days of live racing in 2019, NYRA generated more than $2.1 billion in all-sources wagering handle with paid attendance exceeding 1.5 million.

The Kentucky Derby and More

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Soak up a little of history when you place your wagers at some of the legendary horse races happening in North America. Horse racing is a pastime enjoyed by spectators and bettors alike for hundreds of years now. Discover the most glamorous events in North America!

 

The Kentucky Derby, Louisville, Kentucky 

Grab your best hat and make the most of a mint julep when you go through to take a look at the first leg of the American Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, the Kentucky Derby. The race is held on the first Saturday every May, with more than 150 000 spectators congregating at Churchill Downs to witness the competition, a tradition formed back in 1875.

This race is only 1 and ¼ miles long, and, thanks to the time the track takes to traverse, its nickname is The Greatest Two Minutes in Sports.

 

The Queen’s Plate, Etobicoke, Ontario 

While many of us may associate Canada primarily with the very enjoyable CAD casino action so many sites there provide, they have their own Triple Crown too, and it is a marvel to witness.

The Queen’s Plate is the oldest Thoroughbred horse race in Canada, and was founded in 1860. This is the oldest race to be continuously run in the whole of North America, actually. It takes place over 1 and ¼ miles, and a maximum amount of 17 three-year old Thoroughbred horses foaled in Canada may take part. It happens every summer, in June or July, at the Woodbine Racetrack, and makes up the first race for the Canadian Triple Crown.

 

The Belmont Stakes, Elmont, New York 

Horse racing enthusiasts worldwide waits eagerly for the first Saturday in June, when the Belmont Stakes, the third and last leg of the United States Triple Crown, begins.

The Belmont Stakes is the oldest of those making up the Triple Crown races in the USA, and dates back to 1867, and it is also the longest and the most challenging one to run, with 1 and ½ miles to be covered.

This is the race that saw Secretariat surge to his legendary place on the list of the greatest horses in history. When he ran to victory during the 1973 Belmont Stakes, he broke the world record for speed: a staggering 31 lengths ahead of the competition.

 

The Breeders’ Cup World Championships 

The location for the Breeders’ Cup World Championships changes from one year to the next, but this annual series of Thoroughbred horse races is always a thrill that few horse racing enthusiasts would consider missing.

It’s a two-day event, and has one of the largest purses in all horse racing. It was raised from US$5 million to US$6 million, and Longines Turf’s prize took a similar leap, going from US$3 million to US$4 million. Each Breeders’ Cup race presents four trophies to the connections of the winner, and, once again, a glorious garland of flowers is draped over the winning horses’ withers.

 

Take Part from Wherever You Are 

What’s great about these races is, although attending them would be a wonderful experience, it is simply not possible for many of us to do so. We can still take part, however, by watching them unfold from wherever we are, and placing a bet or two at top-rated sportsbooks to increase the thrill.

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2016 Preakness Reinforces how difficult it is to Capture the Triple Crown

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Triple Crown Hopeful Nyquist Prepares for Preakness

Triple Crown BALTIMORE — Kentucky Derby champion Nyquist ramped up his Preakness preparations Friday morning, galloping a mile in the drizzle at Pimlico Race Course.
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Triple Crown Radio Coverage

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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 (WednesdayFriday, 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.

What Can American Pharoah & Horse Racing Teach Us About Investing?

 What Can The Triple Crown Teach Us About Investing?

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Triple Crown trophy The Drought is Over!

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Reasons for the Triple Crown Drought

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