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NBC, Peacock To Present Record 7.5 Hours Of Kentucky Derby Coverage

NBC Sports presents 7.5 hours of the 149th Kentucky Derby on NBC and Peacock this Saturday, May 6, beginning at noon ET live from iconic Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., marking the most hours ever on broadcast for the event.

NBC Sports' Derby day coverage features nine races across NBC and Peacock on Saturday. Live coverage from Churchill Downs begins with five hours of Kentucky Oaks day racing this Friday, May 5, beginning at 1 p.m. ET on USA Network and Peacock. Over the two days, NBC Sports will present 15 live races from Churchill Downs.

For the first time, Telemundo Deportes will present coverage of the Kentucky Derby, beginning Saturday at 6:30 p.m. ET on Universo, and streaming on TelemundoDeportes.com and the Telemundo app.

The 149th Kentucky Derby features likely morning-line favorite Forte, who has won six of seven career starts, including the Florida Derby (G1) in his last start in April, and finished as the Kentucky Derby qualifying points leader. Other contenders include 2023 Santa Anita Derby (G1) winner Practical Move, this year's Arkansas Derby (G1) winner Angel of Empire, 2023 Blue Grass Stakes (G1) winner Tapit Trice, and 2023 UAE Derby (G2) winner Derma Sotogake.

COMMENTATORS: NBC Sports' coverage of the Kentucky Derby features host Mike Tirico, anchoring Derby coverage for the seventh time; analysts Jerry Bailey, the Hall of Fame jockey and two-time Kentucky Derby winner, and Randy Moss, who is covering the Derby for the 43rd time; handicappers Eddie Olczyk and Matt Bernier; host Ahmed Fareed; reporters Britney Eurton, Donna Brothers, Kenny Rice, and Nick Luck; and race caller Larry Collmus. Rebecca Lowe also returns to NBC Sports' coverage and will examine the traditions and pageantry surrounding the “Run for the Roses.”

Steve Kornacki, NBC News' celebrated national political correspondent, returns to NBC Sports' Kentucky Derby coverage as an insights analyst for the third year. NBC Sports' Dale Earnhardt Jr. will serve as a contributor, while Matthew Berry makes his Derby debut to offer a unique look at betting on horse racing's biggest event.

NBC News' Dylan Dreyer, who has previously been part of NBC Sports' Kentucky Derby and Royal Ascot horse racing coverage, and E!'s Sanya Richards-Ross, who returns for her second Derby, will serve as fashion and lifestyle correspondents. NBC Sports' Tim Layden will write and narrate an essay on the 50th anniversary of Secretariat's track record Derby win en route to his historic Triple Crown in 1973.

The senior producer of NBC Sports' Kentucky Derby coverage is Lindsay Schanzer. The Kentucky Derby is directed by Kaare Numme. Saturday's early race coverage is produced by Billy Matthews and directed by Jared Sumner. Executive producer and president, NBC Sports Production is Sam Flood.

Highlights of Kentucky Derby coverage Saturday on NBC and Peacock include:

  • Nine races during NBC and Peacock's record 7.5 hours of coverage (15 live races over Friday's and Saturday's total coverage)
  • “Horsepower with Dale Jr. and Jerry” featuring Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jerry Bailey discussing race strategy from one racetrack to the other
  • A lighthearted look at the basics of betting the races during “Handicapping 101 with Matthew Berry”
  • An update on 2022 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile winner Cody's Wish and the Dorman family, including the horse's namesake, Cody
  • A seat at the table for Sunday dinner with Mike Repole, the owner of Forte, and his family, as he aims to win his first-ever Derby
  • Profile on Louisville native trainer Brad Cox, who is expected to saddle up four horses in this year's Derby field — Angel of Empire, Verifying, Hit Show, and Jace's Road
  • “Kentucky Derby for 3-Year-Olds” segment in which three-year-old children race on stick horses in their running of the Derby, which features horses of the same age
  • Two-time Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes will give the Derby 'Riders Up' command during the broadcast
  • A live drone, two live jockey cam systems and a cinematic camera will be utilized in Derby coverage (among 50 total cameras)
  • The 360 Glam Cam on the red carpet for celebrities to show off their Derby Day outfits and make their race picks
  • A camera focused on race caller Larry Collmus
  • A POV camera in the stewards room
NBC SPORTS' UPCOMING HORSE RACING COVERAGE SCHEDULE
Date Time (ET) Event Platform(s)
Fri., May 5 1 p.m. Kentucky Oaks USA Network, Peacock
Sat., May 6 Noon Kentucky Derby early races NBC, Peacock
3 p.m. 149th Kentucky Derby NBC, Peacock
Fri., May 19 4:30 p.m. Black-Eyed Susan Peacock
Sat., May 20 1 p.m. Preakness Stakes early races CNBC, Peacock
4:30 p.m. 148th Preakness Stakes NBC, Peacock

KENTUCKY DERBY COVERAGE ON NBCSPORTS.COM & THE NBC SPORTS APP

NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app will stream live coverage to desktops, mobile, tablets, and connected TVs via authentication, giving consumers additional value to their subscription service, and making high-quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms. The full HD-quality video stream will come directly from NBC's broadcasts. NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app are available on the iTunes App Store, Google Play, Windows Store, Roku Channel Store, Apple TV, Amazon Fire, Samsung Smart TVs, Xbox, and Chromecast.

NBC SPORTS AUDIO KENTUCKY DERBY COVERAGE

NBC Sports Audio (channel 85 on SiriusXM radios and the SXM App) will present a full day of live Kentucky Derby coverage on Saturday, May 6, with a four-hour special edition of Down the Stretch beginning at 10 a.m. ET. A three-hour pre-race show, hosted by Steve Byk live from Churchill Downs, begins at 2 p.m. ET, leading into NBC Sports' coverage of the 149th “Run for the Roses” from 5-7:30 p.m. ET with Larry Collmus handling the live race calls. This is the second consecutive year NBC Sports and SiriusXM have teamed to produce audio coverage of the Kentucky Derby.

NBC SPORTS AND HORSE RACING

NBC Sports is the exclusive home to the most important and prestigious events in horse racing, including the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, the Breeders' Cup World Championships, Royal Ascot, and Pegasus World Cup Championship Invitational Series.

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Forte Remains Favored In Inaugural Preakness Future Wager

Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable's champion Forte remains a strong favorite in the inaugural Preakness Future Wager following the close of Sunday's live racing in Maryland.

A total of $84,651 was in the win pool at the conclusion of Sunday's eight-race program from Laurel Park. The Preakness Future Bet opened at noon Friday, April 28 and will close at approximately 6 p.m. (ET) Saturday, May 6, about an hour prior to the running of the Kentucky Derby (G1).

A winner of five straight races starting with the Hopeful (G1), Breeders' Futurity (G1) and Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) at 2 and Fountain of Youth (G2) and Florida Derby (G1) this year, Forte sits atop a list of 27 individual horses and a field entry of “all other 3-year-olds” at Preakness Future Wager odds of 3-1 heading into the Derby.

Angel of Empire, who enters the Derby off wins in the Risen Star (G2) and Arkansas Derby (G1), is second choice in the Preakness Future Wager at 9-1, ahead of Lexington (G3) winner First Mission (11-1) and Forte's Todd Pletcher-trained stablemate Tapit Trice (12-1), winner of the Tampa Bay Derby (G3) and Blue Grass (G1). Both Angel of Empire and First Mission are trained by Brad Cox.

Japan-bred Derma Sotogake, winner of the UAE Derby (G2), and Santa Anita Derby (G1) winner Practical Move were each 14-1. The field entry of “all other 3-year-olds” stood at 15-1, while automatic Preakness qualifiers Red Route One and Chase the Chaos were at 22-1 and 70-1, respectively.

The Preakness Future Wager was unanimously approved by the Maryland Racing Commission at its April 4 meeting. Similar to that of future wagers for the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks (G1), bettors are not refunded if their selection does not run in the Preakness, which is limited to a maximum of 14 starters.

The 148th Preakness Stakes (G1), Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown, will be run Saturday, May 20 at historic Pimlico Race Course. Entries will be taken and post positions drawn Monday, May 15.

For rules, up-to-date odds or to place a bet on the Preakness Future Wager visit www.preakness.com/future-wager

Post position draw for the Kentucky Derby is Monday at 2 p.m.

PREAKNESS FUTURE WAGER

Horse                                            Current Odds                       M-L

  1. Angel of Empire                                   9-1                              12-1
  2. Blazing Sevens                                   20-1                             50-1
  3. Chase the Chaos                                 70-1                             99-1
  4. Confidence Game                              30-1                            50-1
  5. Continuar (JPN)                                60-1                            70-1
  6. Cyclone Mischief                               60-1                            50-1
  7. Derma Sotogake (JPN)                    14-1                             10-1
  8. Disarm                                                45-1                             35-1
  9. First Mission                                      11-1                              15-1
  10. Forte                                                     3-1                                4-1
  11. Hit Show                                            45-1                              30-1
  12. Instant Coffee                                    45-1                             50-1
  13. Jace's Road                                        60-1                             60-1
  14. Kingsbarns                                         19-1                              15-1
  15. Lord Miles                                          60-1                            60-1
  16. Mage                                                    23-1                            30-1
  17. Mandarin Hero (JPN)                     18-1                             20-1
  18. Practical Move                                   14-1                             10-1
  19. Raise Cain                                          70-1                             60-1
  20. Red Route One                                  22-1                             50-1
  21. Reincarnate                                       60-1                             50-1
  22. Rocket Can                                        60-1                             50-1
  23. Skinner                                               40-1                             20-1
  24. Sun Thunder                                      99-1                            60-1
  25. Tapit Trice                                          12-1                               6-1
  26. Two Phil's                                           25-1                            40-1
  27. Verifying                                             25-1                             15-1
  28. All Other Three-Year-Olds              15-1                              8-1

*-$84,651 in pool

*-ML odds set by MJC linemaker Keith Feustle

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Gulfstream Park: Rainbow 6 Jackpot Pool Guaranteed At $375,000 Sunday

The 20-cent Rainbow 6 gross jackpot pool will be guaranteed for $375,000 Sunday at Gulfstream Park, where the popular multi-race wager has gone unsolved for 12 racing days following a jackpot hit.

Sunday's Rainbow 6 sequence will span Races 5-10, kicked off by a highly competitive mile optional claiming allowance for 3-year-olds and up in Race 5. Multiple stakes-winner Octane, who has earned more than $500,000, is rated as the 9-5 favorite in a field of seven. The Arindel homebred finished second behind Endorsed in the Fred Hooper (G3) during the Championship Meet.

A mile maiden special weight race on turf for 3-year-old fillies with a well-stocked field of 11 follows in Race 6. Jose D'Angelo-trained Typey, who has raced well in all four career starts, is listed as the 9-5 favorite.

In the Race 9 feature, a mile optional claiming allowance for fillies and mares, Amador Sanchez-trained Selina Kyle, a multiple group winner who has captured 11 of 14 starts in Peru, is slated to make her U.S. debut.

The Rainbow 6 jackpot is paid out when there is a single unique ticket sold with all six winners. On days when there is no unique ticket, 70 percent of that day's pool goes back to those bettors holding tickets with the most winners, while 30 percent is carried over to the jackpot pool.

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Palermo Showcases Republic Of Argentina Grand Prix On Monday

This Monday, May 1, Argentina's Palermo racecourse is expecting an extraordinary day that involves six international grand prix events that will be simulcast across North America by Sky Racing World (first post on the 18-race card is 11:30 a.m. ET/8:30 a.m. PT). At the head of the list is the Republic of Argentina, whose 1 1/4-mile distance will be a new challenge for Miriñaque, who is about to turn seven years old and is going through a fantastic moment, with six first victories in his last seven appearances.

A month has passed since his previous conquest in the Gran Premio De Honor, where he won by seven lengths at the same track and on the same course. He will again have among his rivals those who came second (Clapp, accelerates in the final stretch), third (Super Inter, with speed and endurance) and fourth (Tio Boy, proven in this grade).

Continuing with the Group 1 competitions, the Breeders' Cup (G1) at 1 1/4 miles provides the opportunity to qualify for the “Win and You're In” challenge series program for the Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita this November. Here, Belleza de Arteaga, who accumulated seven consecutive wins, and Super Shine, who has recorded two major victories in just two weeks, at different terrains and distances, stand out as they are undefeated this year. La Validada, who was the winner of this race in 2022, will also be present.

The De las Americas GP – OSAF (G1, one mile) will have Subsanador, the best 2-year-old male of last season and who this year has two first places in a row on the same course.

The other competition involving older horses is the first great sprint classic of the year, the Ciudad de Buenos Aires (G1, five  furlongs) with three outstanding contenders: Labrado, the champion of the specialty in 2022 who just lost his unbeaten record last month in his sixth race; Comopudosucederme, preceded by three consecutive victories; and the Uruguayan Girona Fever, the queen of sprinters who has 14 victories in 17 starts.

Celestial Filly is entered in the Jorge de Atucha (G1, 7 ½ furlongs), victorious in the seven competitions she competed in between Palermo, San Isidro and La Plata, with the challenge of making a jump in the distance. There are other undefeated horses in the lot: Joy Rosy and Soy Yarquen won the only time they raced.

In the Montevideo (G1, 7 ½ furlongs), Rio Maggio arrives boosted by victories in the Santiago Luro (G2, 1200m) and the Raul y Raul E. Chevalier (G2, 1400m) races. Among his opponents are his last runner-up, Full Golyat and Príncipe Yon, who dominated the Pedro y Manuel Crespo (G3, seven furlongs) race, which is used as a preparation race, adapting to the distance after competing in speed and precocious races.

The simulcast of the entire Gran República Argentina card from Palermo racetrack will be available for live-stream on the Sky Racing World App, skyracingworld.com and major ADW platforms. Fans can also get free access to past performances and at skyracingworld.com.

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