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NYRA extends contract with NBC for live racing coverage through 2013
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SARATOGA SPRINGS – New York Racing Association and NBC Sports Group have announced a two-year extension for Summer at Saratoga, which will bring live national coverage of the Saratoga Race Course meet through 2013.
This year’s NBC Sports Group coverage of the Saratoga meet was highlighted by three hour-long shows on NBC and five on VERSUS, spanning seven weekends in total, the most extensive live national broadcast presence ever at the historic track.
VERSUS will be re-named the NBC Sports Network on Jan. 2, 2012. Thoroughbred industry leaders throughout the country are trying to get more live national coverage of racing as a way to boost the sport’s popularity and create a new generation of fans.
“The NBC Sports Group’s landmark coverage of this summer’s Saratoga meet was phenomenal,” NYRA President and CEO Charles Hayward said in a statement. “NBC and VERSUS took everything that is special about Saratoga, from the incredible racing to the unparalleled fan experience to the storied history and beauty of the track and the town, and conveyed those elements to viewers across the country. We are very excited to extend this partnership for at least two more years and are already looking forward to the 2012 meet.”
Jon Miller, president of programming, NBC Sports and VERSUS, said, “Saratoga is one of the iconic venues in American sports, and we couldn’t be happier with the multi-platform success we shared in the first year of this partnership.”
Highlights of this summer’s NBC and VERSUS coverage included Stay Thirsty surging to the top of the 3-year-old division with victories in the Jim Dandy and Travers, Tizway making his Horse of the Year case with an emphatic Whitney triumph, and Havre de Grace becoming only the second filly in history to win the Woodward.
The NBC Sports Group is the exclusive home to Horse Racing’s Triple Crown. This year marked the first time that all three races were broadcast on one network since NBC last aired the Triple Crown in 2005. NBC has been the exclusive home of the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes since 2001.
In addition to the Summer at Saratoga series, the NBC Sports Group recently announced an agreement to showcase Autumn at Keeneland this October.
This year’s NBC Sports Group coverage of the Saratoga meet was highlighted by three hour-long shows on NBC and five on VERSUS, spanning seven weekends in total, the most extensive live national broadcast presence ever at the historic track.
VERSUS will be re-named the NBC Sports Network on Jan. 2, 2012. Thoroughbred industry leaders throughout the country are trying to get more live national coverage of racing as a way to boost the sport’s popularity and create a new generation of fans.
“The NBC Sports Group’s landmark coverage of this summer’s Saratoga meet was phenomenal,” NYRA President and CEO Charles Hayward said in a statement. “NBC and VERSUS took everything that is special about Saratoga, from the incredible racing to the unparalleled fan experience to the storied history and beauty of the track and the town, and conveyed those elements to viewers across the country. We are very excited to extend this partnership for at least two more years and are already looking forward to the 2012 meet.”
Jon Miller, president of programming, NBC Sports and VERSUS, said, “Saratoga is one of the iconic venues in American sports, and we couldn’t be happier with the multi-platform success we shared in the first year of this partnership.”
Highlights of this summer’s NBC and VERSUS coverage included Stay Thirsty surging to the top of the 3-year-old division with victories in the Jim Dandy and Travers, Tizway making his Horse of the Year case with an emphatic Whitney triumph, and Havre de Grace becoming only the second filly in history to win the Woodward.
The NBC Sports Group is the exclusive home to Horse Racing’s Triple Crown. This year marked the first time that all three races were broadcast on one network since NBC last aired the Triple Crown in 2005. NBC has been the exclusive home of the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes since 2001.
In addition to the Summer at Saratoga series, the NBC Sports Group recently announced an agreement to showcase Autumn at Keeneland this October.
SARATOGA SPRINGS – New York Racing Association and NBC Sports Group have announced a two-year extension for Summer at Saratoga, which will bring live national coverage of the Saratoga Race Course meet through 2013.
This year’s NBC Sports Group coverage of the Saratoga meet was highlighted by three hour-long shows on NBC and five on VERSUS, spanning seven weekends in total, the most extensive live national broadcast presence ever at the historic track.
VERSUS will be re-named the NBC Sports Network on Jan. 2, 2012. Thoroughbred industry leaders throughout the country are trying to get more live national coverage of racing as a way to boost the sport’s popularity and create a new generation of fans.
“The NBC Sports Group’s landmark coverage of this summer’s Saratoga meet was phenomenal,” NYRA President and CEO Charles Hayward said in a statement. “NBC and VERSUS took everything that is special about Saratoga, from the incredible racing to the unparalleled fan experience to the storied history and beauty of the track and the town, and conveyed those elements to viewers across the country. We are very excited to extend this partnership for at least two more years and are already looking forward to the 2012 meet.”
Jon Miller, president of programming, NBC Sports and VERSUS, said, “Saratoga is one of the iconic venues in American sports, and we couldn’t be happier with the multi-platform success we shared in the first year of this partnership.”
Highlights of this summer’s NBC and VERSUS coverage included Stay Thirsty surging to the top of the 3-year-old division with victories in the Jim Dandy and Travers, Tizway making his Horse of the Year case with an emphatic Whitney triumph, and Havre de Grace becoming only the second filly in history to win the Woodward.
The NBC Sports Group is the exclusive home to Horse Racing’s Triple Crown. This year marked the first time that all three races were broadcast on one network since NBC last aired the Triple Crown in 2005. NBC has been the exclusive home of the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes since 2001.
In addition to the Summer at Saratoga series, the NBC Sports Group recently announced an agreement to showcase Autumn at Keeneland this October.
This year’s NBC Sports Group coverage of the Saratoga meet was highlighted by three hour-long shows on NBC and five on VERSUS, spanning seven weekends in total, the most extensive live national broadcast presence ever at the historic track.
VERSUS will be re-named the NBC Sports Network on Jan. 2, 2012. Thoroughbred industry leaders throughout the country are trying to get more live national coverage of racing as a way to boost the sport’s popularity and create a new generation of fans.
“The NBC Sports Group’s landmark coverage of this summer’s Saratoga meet was phenomenal,” NYRA President and CEO Charles Hayward said in a statement. “NBC and VERSUS took everything that is special about Saratoga, from the incredible racing to the unparalleled fan experience to the storied history and beauty of the track and the town, and conveyed those elements to viewers across the country. We are very excited to extend this partnership for at least two more years and are already looking forward to the 2012 meet.”
Jon Miller, president of programming, NBC Sports and VERSUS, said, “Saratoga is one of the iconic venues in American sports, and we couldn’t be happier with the multi-platform success we shared in the first year of this partnership.”
Highlights of this summer’s NBC and VERSUS coverage included Stay Thirsty surging to the top of the 3-year-old division with victories in the Jim Dandy and Travers, Tizway making his Horse of the Year case with an emphatic Whitney triumph, and Havre de Grace becoming only the second filly in history to win the Woodward.
The NBC Sports Group is the exclusive home to Horse Racing’s Triple Crown. This year marked the first time that all three races were broadcast on one network since NBC last aired the Triple Crown in 2005. NBC has been the exclusive home of the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes since 2001.
In addition to the Summer at Saratoga series, the NBC Sports Group recently announced an agreement to showcase Autumn at Keeneland this October.
