TVG Programming To Feature Opening Weekend At Monmouth, International Coverage Sunday

TVG, America's horse racing network, will be live on site for opening weekend at Monmouth Park and will feature holiday racing from across the country including the $150,000 Los Alamitos Derby (GIII) on Saturday. On both Saturday and Sunday morning, fans of international racing can tune in for world class racing from England featuring the return of champion Enable (GB) who will try to defend her title in the Coral-Eclipse Stakes (GI).

Coverage of Monmouth Park's summer meet will begin on Friday with Tom Cassidy live on track. The highlight of the meet is the $1 million TVG.com Haskell Invitational Stakes which will take place on Saturday, July 18 and this year will serve as a prep race for the Kentucky Derby (GI) which is scheduled for the first Saturday in September. The TVG.com Haskell Invitational (GI) is also part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series and the winner will earn a berth in the Breeders' Cup Classic (GI).

The Road to the Kentucky Derby will run through Los Alamitos on Saturday, July 4 with the $150,000 Los Alamitos Derby (GIII). Trainer Bob Baffert will saddle two contenders in the five-horse field including Thousand Words, a multiple graded stakes winner. The son of Pioneerof the Nile will be trying to rebound after an eleventh-place finish in the Oaklawn Stakes in April. Flavien Prat will be in the irons.

Coverage will be anchored by Todd Shcrupp in studio with Dave Weaver and Joaquin Jamie live on site at Los Alamitos and analysis from Simon Bray remotely from his home. In addition to Los Alamitos and Monmouth Park, TVG will be broadcasting racing from Gulfstream Park, Laurel, Woodbine and more.

Coverage of Keeneland's summer meet will begin on Wednesday, July 8th and in advance of that, Scott Hazelton and Gabby Gaudet will kick off the pre-meet coverage from Friday through Sunday with reports on-site all weekend.

International racing will be featured on TVG on both Saturday and Sunday morning with major races from Epsom and Sandown in England. On Saturday, the featured races are the Investec Oaks (GI) and the Investec Derby (GI) from Epsom. Post time for the Oaks is 10:40 a.m. ET and 11:55 a.m. ET. On Sunday, 2018 Breeders' Cup Turf (GI) heroine Enable will return to action off of a nine-month hiatus in the Coral-Eclipse Stakes (GI) from Sandown Park, a race she won last year. Post time is 10:35 a.m. ET.

The post TVG Programming To Feature Opening Weekend At Monmouth, International Coverage Sunday appeared first on Horse Racing News | Paulick Report.

Source of original post

TVG Now Available To Residents Of Michigan Via Northville Downs Parntership

Residents of Michigan can now watch and wager on live horse racing through TVG, an affiliate of the FanDuel Group, and the largest Advance Deposit Wagering platform in the US and America's horse racing network, in a partnership with Northville Downs, the Standardbred racing facility in Northville, MI.

TVG launched its service this week after being conditionally approved in June by the Michigan Gaming Control Board. Northville Downs has been closed for on-site simulcast wagering due to Covid 19 restrictions. TVG features both Thoroughbred and Standardbred racing from major racing venues in the US as well as top international racing from Europe, Japan, Australia and Hong Kong.

“We're excited to launch in Michigan in partnership with Northville Downs and to provide an opportunity for fans to enjoy racing from around the world from the comfort of their homes,” said Kip Levin, TVG's CEO.

Advance Deposit Wagering (ADW) is a legal, regulated form of wagering on horse racing in which the bettor makes a deposit to fund an account and places wagers from that account on-line via mobile phone or other device. It is authorized specifically in 33 states in the US and bettors must be at least 18 years old to open an account in most states.

Horse racing fans and bettors can watch TVG on cable – DirectTV, Dish, Xfinity and Spectrum as well as on satellite and via its app, Watch TVG as well as on OTT platforms including Apple TV, Amazon Fire and Roku as well as streaming on TVG.com.

New account signups can take advantage of a $200 Risk Free offer on their first win bet with TVG; Sign up with TVG using the promo code RISKFREE, place a win wager on your first bet and if it loses TVG will refund you your wager amount up to $200.

In December 2019, Michigan's Horse Racing Law of 1995 was amended to allow a race meeting licensee to use contracted third-party firms to facilitate wagering on live and simulcast pari-mutuel racing. In May, the Gaming Control Board issued regulations for operators in the state.

The post TVG Now Available To Residents Of Michigan Via Northville Downs Parntership appeared first on Horse Racing News | Paulick Report.

Source of original post

Verified by MonsterInsights