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After an exciting Memorial Day weekend of racing at several prominent tracks, the calendar turns to June on Saturday featuring a stakes-rich card at Churchill Downs as well as graded stakes at Santa Anita Park and Woodbine. Media coverage will also ramp up for the 156th Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets set for June 8 and held for the first time in the race’s history at Saratoga Race Course.
Churchill’s Stephen Foster Preview card on Saturday, June 1, will be broadcast by FanDuel TV along with the aforementioned stakes races at Santa Anita and Woodbine. FanDuel TV will also show racing from many other tracks as part of its comprehensive daily package, including the Penn Mile Stakes from Penn National on Friday, May 31.
Live racing from Belmont at the Big A and Monmouth Park will be showcased on “America’s Day at the Races” during two programs over the weekend on Saturday and Sunday, June 2. The NYRA produced show will air on FS2 and FS1 – check the below schedule for air times.
Starting on Wednesday, June 5, “America’s Day at the Races” will begin comprehensive coverage of the upcoming Belmont Stakes with a preview show, and then their broadcast team will be on-site at Saratoga for the four-day Belmont Stakes Racing Festival starting on Thursday, June 6. ABR’s TV/radio schedule for an active Belmont Stakes week will be published on Monday, June 3.
Horse racing from tracks around the world is available to subscribers on Racetrack Television Network (RTN), which can be livestreamed on all devices (computer, tablet and smartphone) and on TV via DISH Network, Amazon Fire and Roku.
Here’s a rundown of TV and radio coverage of horse racing for the week:
TV Schedule
Date |
Program |
Time |
Network/Social Media |
May 30 |
Live coverage of horse racing |
post time varies |
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May 30 |
Live coverage of horse racing |
post time varies |
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May 31 |
Live coverage of horse racing |
post time varies |
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May 31 |
Live coverage of horse racing |
post time varies |
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June 1 |
"America's Day at the Races" |
12:30 p.m.-1 p.m. on FS2, 1 p.m.-2 p.m. on FS1, 2 p.m.-6:30 p.m. on FS2 |
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June 1 |
Live coverage of horse racing |
post time varies |
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June 1 |
Live coverage of horse racing |
post time varies |
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June 2 |
"America's Day at the Races" |
12:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. |
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June 2 |
Live coverage of horse racing |
post time varies |
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June 2 |
Live coverage of horse racing |
post time varies |
Note: All times listed are Eastern
Radio Schedule
Date | Program | Time | Network |
May 30 | At The Races with Steve Byk | 9 a.m. | Thoroughbred Radio Network |
May 30 | 1/ST BET Racing Show | 4 p.m. | HRRN |
May 30 | Brisnet Call-In Show | 6 p.m. | HRRN |
May 31 | At The Races with Steve Byk | 9 a.m. | Thoroughbred Radio Network |
May 31 | Betting with Bobby | 4 p.m. | HRRN |
May 31 | AmWager Weekend Stakes Preview | 6 p.m. | HRRN |
May 31 | Inside Churchill Downs | 6 p.m. | ESPN 680/105.7 |
June 1 | Equine Forum Presented by TwinSpires | 8 a.m. | HRRN |
June 1 | Off to the Races on The Racing Biz Radio Network | 10 a.m. | 106.1 FM |
Note: All times listed are Eastern