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TVG Will Broadcast Breeders’ Cup Post Position Draw Monday

The Rood & Riddle Breeders' Cup Post-Position Draw for the 2021 Breeders' Cup World Championships will be shown live on Monday, Nov. 1 from Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in Del Mar, Calif., beginning at 2:30 p.m. PT / 5:30 p.m. ET.

All 14 races will be drawn and announced live on TVG, along with BreedersCup.com, the Breeders' Cup mobile app, and Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube pages.

The Rood & Riddle Breeders' Cup Post-Position Draw will be hosted by Britney Eurton and Nick Luck.

The 38th Breeders' Cup World Championships, consisting of 14 races with purses and awards totaling more than $31 million, will be held at Del Mar on Friday, Nov. 5 and Saturday, Nov.6. The Breeders' Cup World Championships races will be drawn in the following order:

Friday, Nov. 5 – “Future Stars Friday”

$1 million Grade 2 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint

$2 million Grade 1 NetJets Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies

$1 million Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf

$2 million Grade 1 TVG Breeders' Cup Juvenile presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance

$1 million Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf

Saturday, Nov. 6

$1 million Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint

$1 million Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint

$1 million Grade 1 Big Ass Fans Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile

$2 million Grade 1 Maker's Mark Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf

$2 million Grade 1 Qatar Racing Breeders' Cup Sprint

$2 million Grade 1 FanDuel Breeders' Cup Mile presented PDJF

$2 million Grade 1 Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff

$4 million Grade 1 Longines Breeders' Cup Turf

$6 million Grade 1 Longines Breeders' Cup Classic

The Official Breeders' Cup mobile app can be downloaded on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.

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NBC Sports Presents Five Hours Of Live Coverage From Kentucky Derby 147

NBC Sports presents the 147th Kentucky Derby this Saturday, May 1 at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC live from Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.

The Road to the Triple Crown begins this week, highlighted by NBC's live five-hour Kentucky Derby Day telecast this Saturday, May 1 at 2:30 p.m. ET. NBC Sports kicks off more than 13 hours of Kentucky Derby Week action this Friday, April 30 with live coverage of the Kentucky Oaks beginning at Noon ET on NBCSN. Saturday's live Derby coverage begins with Kentucky Derby Prep at Noon ET on NBCSN. In total, NBC Sports will televise 17 live races.

This weekend's Derby marks the 20^th anniversary of NBC Sports' first Kentucky Derby coverage in 2001, which was won by Monarchos. NBC Sports reporters Donna Brothers and Kenny Rice have covered the Kentucky Derby every year for NBC since 2001. This year also marks the 25^th anniversary of analyst Jerry Bailey's Kentucky Derby win on Grindstone in 1996.

The 2021 Kentucky Derby features likely favorite Essential Quality, who was named 2020's Champion two-year-old male and is undefeated in his career, and this year's Louisiana Derby winner Hot Rod Charlie. With a win in this year's Kentucky Derby, Bob Baffert – who trains Medina Spirit in Saturday's field – would earn his seventh career Derby victory, breaking a tie with Ben Jones for the most ever by a trainer.

COMMENTATORS: NBC Sports Group's coverage of the Kentucky Derby features host Mike Tirico, who is hosting Derby coverage for the fifth time; analysts Jerry Bailey, the Hall of Fame jockey and two-time Kentucky Derby winner, and Randy Moss; handicapper/reporter Eddie Olczyk; host/reporter Ahmed Fareed; reporters Britney Eurton, Donna Brothers, Kenny Rice, and Laffit Pincay III; and race caller Larry Collmus.

NBC Sports' Jac Collinsworth makes his Kentucky Derby debut as a reporter from Churchill Downs, and four-time Olympic gold medal-winning sprinter Sanya Richards-Ross will join NBC Sports' 2021 Kentucky Derby coverage as a lifestyle and fashion correspondent. Steve Kornacki, NBC News' and MSNBC's celebrated national political correspondent, will join NBC Sports' 2021 Kentucky Derby coverage as an insights analyst.

The coordinating producer of NBC's horse racing coverage is Rob Hyland, who has been a part of the network's horse racing coverage since 2001. The Kentucky Derby is directed by Drew Esocoff. The coverage on NBCSN is produced by Billy Matthews and directed by Kaare Numme. Executive producer and president, production, NBC Sports and NBCSN is Sam Flood.

Highlights of Kentucky Derby coverage Saturday on NBC include:

Five live races in the NBC Kentucky Derby show (nine live races in Saturday's full coverage)
Mike Tirico's championship discussion with Bill Belichick, six-time Super Bowl winner as New England Patriots head coach, and Bob Baffert, six-time Kentucky Derby-winning trainer
Tirico's one-on-one discussion with Baffert, who is aiming to become the winningest trainer in Kentucky Derby history
Feature on the family of trainer Steve Asmussen, who trains Super Stock and Midnight Bourbon in this year's Derby field. Keith Asmussen, Steve's father, co-owns Super Stock
Jac Collinsworth tells the story of Kentucky Derby qualifier Hot Rod Charlie and his connections, highlighting five Brown University football teammates who made the initial $110,000 investment in the horse
Tim Layden essays, including one on Canonero II, who had one of the biggest Derby upsets 50 years ago, rallying from 18th place to win the 1971 Kentucky Derby by 3¾ lengths
Tom Hammond's retrospective as NBC Sports marks the 20^th anniversary of its first Kentucky Derby coverage
For the first time, a live drone and two live jockey cam systems will be utilized in Derby coverage (among 50 total cameras)
NBC Sports' backstretch bat cam returns for the first time since 2019, offering a perspective from 15-18 feet above the track and traveling up to 80 mph
A camera focused on race caller Larry Collmus
NBC Sports EDGE's Matt Bernier to provide betting-focused articles and video previews throughout the week
NBC Sports EDGE's new sports betting-focused podcast, 'Bet the Edge,' hosted by Sara Perlman, launched today and will have daily Kentucky Derby segments throughout the week. Click here to listen to the debut episode as Eddie Olczyk joins the show to discuss handicapping Saturday's Kentucky Derby

NBC SPORTS GROUP TRIPLE CROWN COVERAGE (All Times ET):

KENTUCKY DERBY
Date			Time			Event	Network
Fri., April 30			Noon			Kentucky Oaks	NBCSN
Sat., May 1			Noon			Kentucky Derby Prep	NBCSN
Sat., May 1			2:30 p.m.			Kentucky Derby	NBC

PREAKNESS STAKES
Date		Time			Event		Network
Fri., May 14		5 p.m.			Black-Eyed Susan Stakes		NBCSN
Sat., May 15		2 p.m.			Preakness Prep		NBCSN
Sat., May 15		5 p.m.			Preakness Stakes		NBC

BELMONT STAKES
Date	Time			Event				Network
Fri., June 4	5 p.m.			Belmont Stakes Access				NBCSN
Sat., June 5	3 p.m.			Belmont Stakes Prep				NBCSN
Sat., June 5	5 p.m.			Belmont Stakes

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Trainer Steve Asmussen, Son Keith To Feature On Thursday’s ‘Cocktails & Conversation’ Live Stream

“Cocktails & Conversation,” the weekly virtual happy hour series, returns for the third episode of the season on Thursday (April 15) with special guests Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen and his son, jockey Keith Asmussen; hosted by Britney Eurton and Nick Luck of NBC Sports; and joined by renowned mixologist and creator of Breeders' Cup's official cocktails Mark Tubridy.

This week's cocktails focus on the slightly sweet flavors of the Maraschino cherry. The first cocktail is the Bourbon Bushwick, a sweet, bourbon-based sipper made with Maker's Mark®, sweet vermouth, Maraschino Liqueur and Amaro. The second is the Last Word, a prohibition-era drink made with London Dry Gin, green chartreuse, Maraschino Liqueur and lime juice.

In addition to the cocktail mixing segment, fans will be able to submit questions via social media for the hosts and the Asmussens to answer during the live stream. Throughout the cocktail hour, viewers will be encouraged to donate to industry workers and communities in need through the official Breeders' Cup website.

All donations generated from Cocktails & Conversation are wholly donated to organizations benefitting the horse racing and hospitality industries, including the Race Track Chaplaincy of America, USBG National Charity Foundation and Restaurant Workers Relief Program.

The two-time Eclipse Award winner for Outstanding Trainer and Hall of Famer, Steve Asmussen, joins us this week, fresh off a huge Arkansas Derby win to earn a spot in the 2021 Kentucky Derby for his family-owned horse Super Stock. With over $352 million in earnings and nearly 9,300 lifetime wins, Asmussen has achieved many coveted racing milestones including winning famous races around the world such as the Longines Breeders' Cup Classic, Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff, Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes, Longines Kentucky Oaks and the Dubai World Cup.

Keith Asmussen started his jockey career in June 2020 and has $272,000 in earnings. He achieved his first stakes victory in the Texas Thoroughbred Futurity at Lone Star park on Aug. 11, 2020, on Kentucky Derby contender, Super Stock.

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NBC Sports To Provide Exclusive Coverage Of Saturday’s Louisiana Derby

With the Kentucky Derby less than 50 days away, NBCSN presents exclusive live coverage of the $1 million Louisiana Derby this Saturday, March 20 at 6 p.m. ET from Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Louisiana Derby kicks off NBC Sports' “Road to the Kentucky Derby” coverage on four consecutive Saturday afternoons on NBCSN. NBC Sports will present the 147th Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 1 at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC.

Exactly six weeks ahead of the May 1 running of the Kentucky Derby, the grade 2 Louisiana Derby marks the first prep race awarding Kentucky Derby qualifying points on a 100-40-20-10 scale for the top four finishers. John Velazquez, who rode 2020 Kentucky Derby winner Authentic, rides Proxy (7-2) in the eight-horse field.

Britney Eurton hosts Saturday's coverage, alongside analysts Jerry Bailey, the Hall of Fame jockey who has twice won the Louisiana Derby, and Randy Moss.

Saturday's coverage will include an interview with trainer Bob Baffert from his barn at Santa Anita as he prepares several top contenders for the Kentucky Derby. With a win in this year's Derby, Baffert would earn his seventh career Kentucky Derby victory, breaking a tie with Ben Jones for the most ever by a trainer.

NBCSN will also present the Fair Grounds Oaks on Saturday, one of the major prep races on the “Road to the Kentucky Oaks.”

Coverage will be streamed live on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app – NBC Sports Group's live streaming product for mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs.

Following is NBC Sports' upcoming “Road to the Kentucky Derby” prep race schedule on NBCSN:

Race	Date	Time (ET)
Louisiana Derby	Sat., March 20	6 p.m.
Florida Derby	Sat., March 27	6 p.m.
Wood Memorial, Bluegrass Stakes, Santa Anita Derby	Sat., April 3	5:30 p.m.
Arkansas Derby	Sat., April 10	7 p.m.

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