There will be expanded coverage at Gulfstream Park presented by Runhappy with expert analysis and interviews from Todd Schrupp, Larry Collmus, Britney Eurton, Joaquin Jaime and Andi Biancone. The twelve-race card includes five stakes races with the $250,000 Holy Bull Stakes (G3) the main event with 10-4-3-1 Kentucky Derby points on the line. The race has drawn a field of nine with Mo Donegal tabbed as the morning line favorite at odds of 3-1 for trainer Todd Pletcher. Purchased for $250,000 by Donegal Racing, the bay son of Uncle Mo ended his juvenile campaign with a win in the Remsen Stakes (G2) and will have Irad Ortiz, Jr. in the irons.

Santa Anita has a stakes-laden weekend of action on tap and Christina Blacker, Mike Joyce, Simon Bray, Scott Hazelton and Kurt Hoover will be trackside with exclusive interviews and insights. On Saturday, the $200,000 San Pasqual Stakes (G2) highlights a nine-race card that includes two additional graded stakes – the $100,000 Thunder Road Stakes (G3) and the $200,000 Santa Monica Stakes (G3). In the San Pasqual Stakes (G2), the 2021 winner Express Train will take on five rivals as he tries for a repeat for trainer John Shirreffs.

On Sunday, the road to the Kentucky Derby runs through California with the $200,000 Robert B. Lewis (G3) featuring a field of five contenders. Happy Jack will step up to stakes company for trainer Doug O'Neill after breaking his maiden in January at Santa Anita. The Calumet Farm homebred will have Abel Cedillo aboard.

TVG will also be broadcasting the $250,000 Withers Stakes (G3) from Aqueduct which offers up 10-4-3-1 Kentucky Derby qualifying points to the top four finishers.

In addition to racing from Gulfstream and Santa Anita, TVG will be featuring racing from Oaklawn, Tampa Bay Downs, Gulfstream Park, Aqueduct and more. Fans can tune in on TVG, TVG2 and the Watch TVG app which is available on Amazon Fire, Roku and connected Apple TV devices.

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TVG's Todd Schrupp, Simon Bray, Christina Blacker, Scott Hazelton, Larry Collmus and Andie Biancone will be reporting live from Gulfstream Park with exclusive interviews, behind-the-scenes coverage and expert analysis throughout the twelve-race card.

Additionally, there will be features airing throughout the day on Knicks Go, trainer Jack Sisterson, and jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr.

In addition to the $3 million Pegasus World Cup (GI), the card features six additional graded stakes races including the $1 million Pegasus World Cup Turf (G1) and the inaugural $500,000 Pegasus World Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G3). The Pegasus World Cup Turf (G1) has drawn a field of twelve including the defending champion from 2021, Colonel Liam. The 3-1 morning line favorite for trainer Todd Pletcher will have Irad Ortiz, Jr. in the irons.

Fans can tune in on the WatchTVG app for an exclusive multicast of the day featuring enhanced coverage with a multi-cam show featuring a variety of unique angles including jockey cameras, drone footage and a camera dedicated to Knicks Go. The camera dedicated to Knicks Go will give the opportunity to follow along with the champion throughout the day on Saturday along with Scott Hazelton as he prepares for the final start of his storied career with trainer Brad Cox.

The WatchTVG app is available to download on Roku, Amazon Fire TV and Apple TV connected devices and smart TVs. TVG, FanDuel Racing and FanDuel customers can log in free with their existing account details. Those in non-wagering states can sign up for a 7-day free trial.

The stakes coverage will continue on to Oaklawn Park and Caton Bredar and Mike Joyce will be reporting live with coverage of the $750,000 Southwest Stakes (G3), part of the Road to the Triple Crown sponsored by Spendthrift Farm. The prep race, a stepping stone towards the $1.25 milliom Arkansas Derby (G1) on April 2 offers 10-4-2-1 qualifying points towards the Kentucky Derby. TVG's coverage of Oaklawn Park is sponsored by WinStar Farm.

The Southwest Stakes (G3) has drawn a field of twelve Triple Crown hopefuls including Newgrange, the 2-1 morning line favorite for trainer Bob Baffert. A $125,000 purchase as a yearling, the son of Violence is undefeated from two starts and was last seen winning the Sham Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita. John Velazquez will be aboard.

Also this weekend, Dave Weaver will be live at the National Horseplayers Championship (NHC) sponsored by NTRA from Las Vegas featuring some of the top horseplayers in the country.

Ken Rudulph, Joaquin Jaime, Kurt Hoover and Caleb Keller will be at Santa Anita for a trio of graded stakes races on Saturday– the $200,000 Palos Verdes Stakes (G3), $200,000 San Vincente Stakes (G2) and the $100,000 Megahertz Stakes (G3).

In addition to racing from Gulfstream Park, Oaklawn and Santa Anita, TVG will be featuring racing from Tampa Bay Downs, Aqueduct and more. Fans can tune in on TVG, TVG2 and the Watch TVG app which is available on Amazon Fire, Roku and connected Apple TV devices.

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TVG's Joaquin Jaime and Scott Hazelton will be reporting live from Fair Grounds with exclusive interviews and expert analysis throughout the fourteen-race card. Mandaloun, trained by Brad Cox, will face six rivals in the $150,000 Louisiana Stakes (G3) including the 2021 Lecomte winner, Midnight Bourbon for trainer Steve Asmussen. Mandaloun, the runner-up finisher in the 2021 Kentucky Derby (G1) also won the Haskell Invitational (G1) during his 3-year-old campaign and will have Florent Geroux aboard.

The $200,000 Lecomte Stakes (G3) offers 10-4-2-1 Kentucky Derby qualifying points to the top four finishers and has drawn a field of nine Triple Crown hopefuls. Pappacap, a homebred son of Gun Runner for Rustlewood Farm, will be making his 3-year-old debut for Mark Casse and was last seen finishing second in the TVG Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1). Joe Bravo will be in the irons. His rivals include Epicenter, one of two contenders for trainer Steve Asmussen. The son of Not This Time earned his first black type victory last time out in the Gun Runner Stakes in December and will have Joel Rosario aboard.

TVG's Todd Schrupp, Simon Bray, Christina Blacker, Mike Joyce and Kurt Hoover will be reporting live from Santa Anita throughout the day on Saturday. The featured race is the $70,000 Clocker's Corner Stakes, a six-furlong turf sprint featuring a field of eight.

Points for the Kentucky Oaks (G1) will be up for grabs at Aqueduct on Sunday in the $100,000 Busanda Stakes for 3-year-old fillies. The mile and a sixteenth contest has drawn a field of six including Gamestonks who will be making her stakes debut for Brittany Russell after winning her last two races.

In addition to racing from Fair Grounds and Santa Anita, TVG will be featuring racing from Oaklawn, Tampa Bay Downs, Gulfstream Park, Aqueduct and more. Fans can tune in on TVG, TVG2 and the Watch TVG app which is available on Amazon Fire, Roku and connected Apple TV devices.

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TVG's Todd Schrupp, Simon Bray, Christina Blacker, Joaquin Jaime, Britney Eurton and Kurt Hoover will be reporting live from Santa Anita throughout the day with exclusive interviews, analysis and features. In the California Cup Derby, Straight Up G will be ridden by Ricardo Gonzalez for trainer Richard Baltas. A son of Straight Fire, he will be making his three-year-old debut and closed out his juvenile campaign with a win in the King Glorious Stakes at Los Alamitos.

Also on the card is the $150,000 Sunshine Millions Filly and Mare Turf Sprint which has drawn an overflow field of thirteen contenders. The field includes California Kook, a four-time winner and Grade 1-placed daughter of Boisterous, bred and owned in California by Wachtel Stable and Gary Barber. Trained by Rueben Alvarado, she was last seen winning an allowance race at Santa Anita and will have John Velazquez in the irons.

The coverage will continue with a special holiday card on Monday at Santa Anita featuring the $125,000 Astra Stakes (G3) going 1 ½ miles on the turf.

Gulfstream Park has a loaded eleven-race card featuring a pair of stakes races for Florida-bred horses – the $75,000 Sunshine Classic and $75,000 Sunshine Sprint. Larry Collmus and Andie Biancone will be reporting live from the track with interviews and expert analysis. Shamrocket headlines the Sunshine Classic as the 6-5 morning line favorite for Todd Pletcher. Owned by Donegal Racing, the five-year-old son of Tonalist will square off against six rivals under jockey Javier Castellano.

In addition to racing from Santa Anita and Gulfstream Park, TVG will be featuring racing from Oaklawn, Tampa Bay Downs, Fair Grounds, Aqueduct and more. Fans can tune in on TVG, TVG2 and the Watch TVG app which is available on Amazon Fire, Roku and connected Apple TV devices.

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TVG's Caleb Keller will be reporting live from Oaklawn Park on Saturday. The Smarty Jones Stakes will offer 10-4-2-1 points towards a spot in the starting gate in the Kentucky Derby and the race has drawn a full field of fourteen. Home Brew, one of two contenders for trainer Brad Cox, has been installed as the 3-1 morning line favorite and will be ridden by Florent Geroux. A homebred son of Street Sense for Gary and Mary West, he has one two of his three starts and will be making his stakes debut.

Kentucky Derby points will be up for grabs at Santa Anita in the $100,000 Sham Stakes (G3), one of four graded stakes races on the card along with the $250,000 Joe Hernandez Stakes (G2), $200,000 La Canada Stakes (G3) and the $100,000 Robert J. Frankel Stakes (G3). Todd Schrupp, Britney Eurton, Christina Blacker, Scott Hazelton, Dave Weaver and Kurt Hoover will be reporting live from Santa Anita throughout the day with exclusive interviews, analysis and features.

Gulfstream Park has a loaded card featuring six black-type events on Saturday. Larry Collmus and Andie Biancone will be reporting live from the track with interviews and expert analysis. The featured event is the $150,000 Mucho Macho Man Stakes, a one mile contest for 3-year-olds. Strike Hard, fresh off of an allowance win at Gulfstream in December, is the 2-1 morning line favorite for trainer Matthew Williams and will have Junior Alvarado in the irons as he faces five rivals.

In addition to racing from Oaklawn Park and Santa Anita TVG will be featuring racing from Gulfstream Park, Tampa Bay Downs, Fair Grounds, Aqueduct and more. Fans can tune in on TVG, TVG2 and the Watch TVG app which is available on Amazon Fire, Roku and connected Apple TV devices.

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TVG's Todd Schrupp, Mike Joyce, Britney Eurton, Christina Blacker, Scott Hazelton and Simon Bray will be reporting live from Arcadia, Calif. throughout the day with exclusive interviews, analysis and features. Sunday's eleven-race card includes six graded stakes races – the $200,000 San Gabriel Stakes (G2), the $200,000 San Antonio Stakes (G2), the $200,000 Mathis Mile (G2), the $300,000 La Brea Stakes (G1), the $300,000 Runhappy Malibu Stakes (G1) and the $300,000 American Oaks (G1).

Some of the features scheduled throughout the day include a spotlight on Flightline, a top contender in the Runhappy Malibu Stakes (G1) as well as features on the recently-retired Art Sherman, the trainer of Kentucky Derby winner California Chrome as well as the history of Santa Anita. TVG's coverage will also include the addition of the drone camera to provide viewers additional perspective on the races.

Grade 1 winner Hot Rod Charlie will square off against six rivals in the $200,000 San Antonio Stakes (G2) for trainer Doug O'Neill. One of two sophomores in the race against older horses, the bay son of Oxbow was last seen finishing fourth in the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) and will have Flavien Prat in the irons. His rivals include Eight Rings, one of two horses in the race for trainer Bob Baffert.

The Runhappy Malibu Stakes (G1) will be the stakes debut of the undefeated Flightline, a $1 million purchase as a yearling. The 3-year-old son of Tapit is two-for-two since his debut at Santa Anita in April for John Sadler. Flavien Prat will be aboard for his first start since a win at Del Mar on Sept. 5.

The Santa Anita Winter/Spring Meet runs through June 19 and will feature 94 stakes, 54 of which are graded including the $750,000 Santa Anita Derby (G1) on April 9.

In addition to racing from Santa Anita, TVG will be featuring racing from Gulfstream Park, Tampa Bay Downs, Fair Grounds, Aqueduct and more. Fans can tune in on TVG, TVG2 and the Watch TVG app which is available on Amazon Fire, Roku and connected Apple TV devices.

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TVG's Mike Joyce will be reporting live from Arkansas throughout the weekend as Oaklawn Park kicks off the racing season on Friday with a nine-race card featuring the $150,000 Advent Stakes for 2-year-olds. The race has drawn a field of ten including the 5-2 morning line favorite Cairama for Steve Asmussen. A $525,000 purchase at OBS in March, the son of Cairo Prince will have Ricardo Santana, Jr. in the irons. The stakes action will continue on Saturday with the $150,000 Mistletoe Stakes for 3-year-old fillies.

Gulfstream Park's Championship Meet will begin on Saturday and TVG's coverage will include the addition of the Jockey Cam which allows the viewers to view the action through the eyes of some of the best jockeys in the world. This popular technology debuted in California this summer. Larry Collmus will be on-site daily with expert insight and analysis throughout the meet. Saturday's opening day card features two stakes races for 2-year-olds – the $75,000 Pulpit Stakes and the $75,000 Wait a While Stakes for fillies. Both races are scheduled to be run at one mile on the turf.

The Championship Meet runs through April 3rd and is highlighted by the $3 million Pegasus World Cup (G1) on Jan. 29 and the $1 million Florida Derby (GI) on April 2.

In addition to racing from Oaklawn Park and Gulfstream Park, TVG will be featuring racing from Los Alamitos, Tampa Bay Downs, Fair Grounds, Aqueduct and more. Fans can tune in on TVG, TVG2 and the Watch TVG app which is available on Amazon Fire, Roku and connected Apple TV devices.

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The coverage will begin on Friday, Nov. 5 at 11:25 a.m. PT/2:25 p.m. ET featuring the complete undercard from Del Mar as well all five Breeders' Cup races on “Future Stars Friday” culminating in the $2 million TVG Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1). On Saturday, the day gets underway at 9:45 a.m. PT/ 12:45 p.m. ET and the coverage will featuring the full undercard and live airing of eight Breeders' Cup races through the $4 million Longines Turf (G1). Fans can tune in on TVG, TVG2 and the Watch TVG app which is available on Amazon Fire, Roku and connected Apple TV devices.

The Breeders' Cup Players' Show will feature a lineup of TVG experts including Todd Schrupp, Simon Bray, Scott Hazelton, Mike Joyce, Christina Blacker, Caton Bredar, Joaquin Jaime, Acacia Courtney, Michelle Yu, and renowned European racing analyst Rishi Persad. The Players' Show will also be simulcast at tracks, simulcast centers and off-track betting venues around the world.

There will also be exclusive content available on the Watch TVG app throughout the day on Nov. 5-6 including on-demand video content featuring live, dedicated cameras following each of the Breeders' Cup contenders from the paddock through the running of the championship races as well as jockey-cameras which allow viewers to watch each race through the eyes of some of the best jockeys in the world.

There will also be a drone camera allowing fans to watch the race unfold from a birds' eye perspective and multiple camera angles utilized throughout each race.

As part of its commitment to give back to the racing industry and to help raise awareness for key industry charities, for the second year in a row, the FanDuel Group is including two of its major charitable partners into its naming rights sponsorships for this year's event – the FanDuel Breeders' Cup Mile (G1) presented by PDJF and the TVG Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance. Representatives from both charities will be on hand for the trophy presentation following each race.

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The show will run from Friday, Oct. 29 through Thursday, Nov. 4 and air from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. ET daily. It will feature contenders working as well as the latest news and exclusive behind the scenes coverage. Todd Schrupp, Simon Bray, Christina Blacker, Caton Bredar, Michelle Yu, Mike Joyce, Scott Hazelton and Joaquin Jaime will be live on-site at Del Mar, Santa Anita, Keeneland and Churchill Downs.

TVG will also be premiering several new features showcasing Distaff contender Letruska as well as George Leonard and Kirk and Judy Robison, the owners of Jackie's Warrior who will compete in the Sprint. There will also be a feature on Tiznow commemorating the 20th anniversary of his triumph in the 2001 Breeders' Cup Classic.

The post position draw will be held on Monday, Nov. 1 and will air from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. ET. Todd Schrupp, Simon Bray, Caleb Keller and Joaquin Jaime will be on site with pre-coverage of the Breeders' Cup post position draw which will be hosted by Nick Luck and Britney Eurton.

The Players' Show, a live, wagering-focused telecast, will return on Nov. 5 and 6 and will be available to stream on the WatchTVG app. The Players' Show will also be simulcast at tracks, simulcast centers and off-track betting venues around the world.

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“I have really enjoyed working with the great folks at TVG and doing something new besides race calling has been a fun experience,” said Collmus. “I'm looking forward to expanding this relationship and also returning to Gulfstream where I called races for ten years. It'll be a fun – and warm – winter!”

In addition to his time at Gulfstream Park from 2006 through 2017, Collmus has been the track announcer at major tracks across the country including the NYRA circuit, Monmouth Park and Del Mar, and has worked as the race caller for NBC Sports' coverage of the Triple Crown since 2011 and the Breeders' Cup since 2012. He will be reprising his role as the announcer for the Breeders' Cup which will be held at Del Mar November 5-6.

International expert Adam McGrath, formerly a host at Racing.com with years of experience in Australia, has also joined the TVG talent roster and will be adding his expert insights into coverage of international racing. McGrath currently resides in Ohio but will be relocating to Los Angeles in the new year.

“We are thrilled to continue to bring world class talent to expand our roster,” said Kevin Grigsby, TVG Executive Producer. “Larry brought so much to our coverage this summer at Monmouth Park and I am looking forward to watching his insights from Gulfstream Park and Andrew's global expertise in our coverage of international racing.”

Headquartered in Los Angeles, TVG, a FanDuel Group company, is one of the largest legal online gaming services in the US, processing more than $2 billion in horse racing wagers annually from residents of 34 US states. TVG network airs races from more than 150 racetracks worldwide and is among the most widely distributed horseracing networks in the world, operating TVG and TVG2 in more than 50 million US homes and in HD on Spectrum and DirecTV. The company has demonstrated its commitment to the racing industry, its horse owners, tracks and fans through sponsorship of several prominent races including the TVG Breeders' Cup Juvenile, the FanDuel Breeders' Cup Mile, the TVG.com Haskell Invitational and the TVG Pacific Classic. For more information about TVG, visit: tvg.com.

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