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The deals reunited all three Triple Crown races on NBC for the first time since 2005, and also included cable deals with Versus (later NBCSN) to provide coverage of the races' Saturday undercards as well as the Kentucky Oaks and Black-Eyed Susan Stakes Friday races. [5] The deals were extended again, this time through 2022.
Recently, Fox has aired more races on its main network. In 2022, Fox aired the Jim Dandy Stakes. [17] In 2023, Fox aired the Wood Memorial Stakes [18] and reached an agreement with the Breeders' Cup Challenge to air the Fourstardave Handicap. [19] Beginning July 22, 2023, Fox aired 6 straight weeks of races branded as Fox Saratoga Saturday. [20]
The additional coverage included 14-1/2 hours of Kentucky Derby pre-race coverage including an hour and a half live special for the Kentucky Oaks and six and a half hours of Preakness Stakes pre-race coverage including a one-hour live special on the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes both carried on NBC Sports Network. [2] [3]
The list of American and Canadian Graded races is a list of Thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada that meet the graded stakes standards maintained by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association [1] and the Jockey Club of Canada. A specific grade level (I, II, III or listed) is then ...
NTRA Racing to the Kentucky Derby was a series of races produced by NTRA Productions that air on ESPN or ESPN2. These networks currently air seven races under the Racing to the Kentucky Derby banner. They are the Lane's End Stakes, Rushaway Stakes, Florida Derby, Swale Stakes, Arkansas Derby, Blue Grass Stakes, and Lexington Stakes. [3]
ABC Sports, which had broadcast the Derby since 1975, wanted to televise all the races as a three race package. CBS Sports, which showed the other two races, had much lower ratings for them, with the possible exceptions of years in which the Crown was at stake like 1973, 1977, and 1978.
Presently the only official Triple Tiara is the three race series in New York; they are: the Acorn Stakes, run at Belmont Park at a distance of 1 + 1 ⁄ 16 miles, the Coaching Club American Oaks, run at Saratoga Race Course at a distance of 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 miles and the Alabama Stakes, run at Saratoga at a distance of 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles. [1]
The term has been applied to two configurations of races, both of which include the races of the Triple Crown—the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes—and either the Travers Stakes or the Breeders' Cup Classic as the final race. The Travers Stakes Grand Slam is the older version, having been possible since 1875.