Breeders’ Cup on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN3

[algobbi]

ABC, ESPN and ESPN2 will combine to present the 28th Breeders’ Cup World Championships from storied Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., on Friday, Nov. 4, and Saturday, Nov. 5. In addition, ESPN3 will offer simulcasts of some races.

This will also be ESPN's last broadcast of races from Churchill Downs for the foreseeable future.

Features will be highlighted on: Mike Repole, Larry Jones, Eight Belles, Havre de Grace, Scooter Dickey and Zenyatta.

Coverage will feature 40 cameras, including showcasing the race caller, stewards, and twin spires, as well as a camera for the gate loads. There will be shots of the twin spires during the clubhouse turn of most races.

ESPN SCHEDULE

Fri., Nov. 4
Overnight Stake 3:00 p.m. ESPN3
Sentient Jet Juvenile Sprint 4:10 p.m. ESPN2, ESPN3
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf 4:50 p.m. ESPN2, ESPN3
Sentient Jet F/M Sprint 5:30 p.m. ESPN2, ESPN3, SkyRacing2
Grey Goose Juvenile Fillies 6:10 p.m. ESPN2, ESPN3, SkyRacing2
Emirates Airline F/M Turf 6:50 p.m. ESPN2, ESPN3, SkyRacing2
Breeders' Cup Ladies’ Classic 7:30 p.m. ESPN2, ESPN3

Sat., Nov. 5
Breeders' Cup Marathon 1:20 p.m. No Coverage
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf 2:02 p.m. ABC
Sentient Jet Sprint 2:37 p.m. ABC
Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint 3:21 p.m. ABC, Sky Racing2
Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile 4:01 p.m. ESPN, ESPN3, SkyRacing2
Emirates Airline Turf 4:45 p.m. ESPN, ESPN3, SkyRacing2
Grey Goose Juvenile 5:25 p.m. ESPN, ESPN3, SkyRacing2
TVG Mile 6:07 p.m. ESPN, ESPN3, SkyRacing2
Breeders' Cup Classic 7 p.m. ESPN, ESPN3, SkyRacing2

[Blue Jeans]

Thanks for posting! Just made my copy.

[Unknown Factor]

And the Marathon wins the title of most irrelevant BC race. A sign of the times, I suppose.

[Whos the Cowboy]

TVG will show the Marathon-they are the title sponsor

[Blue Jeans]

The '09 BC Marathon was one I'll never forget! The nine-year-old Cloudy's Knight lost by a nose hair ... don't even remember the name of the horse that won.

ETA: Okay, had to look it up! Man of Iron was the winner .... by a nose.

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...s-cup-marathon

ETA: YouTube ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blANHNS3lp0 ... I still enjoy watching this one! CK was retired last year about this time.

[Paladin]

Marathon can also be seen online at Breederscup.com

[Paladin]

The '09 BC Marathon was one I'll never forget! The nine-year-old Cloudy's Knight lost by a nose hair ... don't even remember the name of the horse that won.

Man Of Iron

[Blue Jeans]

Man Of Iron

Thanks ... I searched it at B-H after I posted. Found the YouTube and posted it, too. Miss ol' Cloudy!

[algobbi]

20 Hours of BC coverage on HRRN Radio

Horse Racing Radio Network (HRRN), the Eclipse Award-winning broadcast organization based in Lexington, KY, announced Thursday it will provide 20 hours of Breeders’ Cup coverage live from Churchill Downs beginning Tuesday, November 1.

For the third consecutive year, HRRN will host its popular Breeders’ Cup Countdown Show live from the Churchill backside on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday mornings from 8-10 a.m. ET. The Breeders’ Cup Countdown features interviews with jockeys, trainers, owners, handicappers, and various industry professionals, as well as real time reports as Breeders’ Cup contenders appear on the track.

HRRN returns Friday and Saturday afternoon with nationwide coverage of every Breeders’ Cup race. Coverage of Breeders’ Cup Friday can be heard from 4:00-8:00 p.m. ET, and Saturday’s broadcast will air from 1:00-7:30 p.m. ET.

http://horseracingradio.net/HRRN_BC.pdf

[Slewbopper]

2013 will be the end of ESPN's contract with the BC. We can kiss it good bye as we know it at that point. ESPN has been doing everything possible in the last few years to distance themselves from horse racing. What happened to their 130 hours of broadcasting yearly? From a 2006 article.


"We're looking for new, creative ways to broadcast racing to a growing fan base," D.G. Van Clief Jr., National Thoroughbred Racing Association commissioner and Breeders' Cup president, said of the ESPN contract. "One of the key points is a close creative partnership. We're going to have true, ongoing dialogue about the product."
"This is an exciting day for us, folks," said Shapiro. "The Breeders' Cup isn't only a property for us. We are fans of horse racing, and we air 130 hours of programming annually. The Breeders' Cup is an evolutionary step for us."The 2006 Breeders' Cup, to be held at Churchill Downs, will be broadcast during a seven-hour program from noon to 7 p.m. The program will be produced by ESPN. Currently, the NBC program spans five hours. ESPN and ABC Sports will air five two-hour telecasts from June through October featuring major stakes leading to the Breeders' Cup.


Read more: http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...#ixzz1c0i5srBw

[algobbi]

I just noticed they haven't assigned anyone yet to do the trophy interviews. Not that it makes a difference.

[second_glance]

I am, and have been, listening to the World Series on espnradio.com; they are doing quite a few promos for the BC. Tonight's pushes Chantal as well as the Mo vs. Grace matchup.

[Lamb Chop]

Coverage will feature 40 cameras

Heh- when I was at CD in 2006 for the BC, my seats were horrible- I could not see or hear a thing. I wandered down trackside for a good view (I was just past the finish), and there was an ESPN camera set up at the outside rail, with some plastic tape stretched across to restrict people from getting into the shot. Between races (there was nothing going on), I stretched forward and bent the plastic tape a bit, and the ESPN cameraman went ballistic. Within a few minutes there were 5 uniformed cops on hand to keep an eye on the 20 of us in the area. The ESPN dude kept pointing me out and telling the cops to keep an eye on me, cuz I was clearly trouble. Oh yeah, a 50+ woman with a pro camera, I'm a gangbanger in disguise. The cops liked being there for the great view, and we became buddies. Thing was, if the ESPN camera had been mounted a foot more toward the track, which would have been no problem, the crowd wouldn't have been an issue at all and we could have had direct rail access, just like we should on a big day.

[WaquoitNBroadBrush]

TVG will show the Marathon-they are the title sponsor

Why in the world isn't ESPN3 carrying this race online? Surely TVG isn't claiming exclusivity!

[Counterpoint]

Is anyone else getting a different programming lineup during ABC's coverage of the BC? My DVR is saying that there's a football game on from 12:00-3:30. I love college football as much as the next person, but I'm still a horse racing fan at heart and would hate to see the races get shunted aside for yet more football, especially since the scheduled game looks incredibly uninteresting. If this is, in fact, what's going to air during that time, I guess I'll have to watch the live stream on my work computer instead of wasting space recording that broadcast block.

[Whos the Cowboy]

Is anyone else getting a different programming lineup during ABC's coverage of the BC? My DVR is saying that there's a football game on from 12:00-3:30. I love college football as much as the next person, but I'm still a horse racing fan at heart and would hate to see the races get shunted aside for yet more football, especially since the scheduled game looks incredibly uninteresting. If this is, in fact, what's going to air during that time, I guess I'll have to watch the live stream on my work computer instead of wasting space recording that broadcast block.

Welcome to Football Saturday. The local here isn't showing the BC either until ESPN comes on. They do the same thing every year

[Whos the Cowboy]

Why in the world isn't ESPN3 carrying this race online? Surely TVG isn't claiming exclusivity!

Yep, they are

[Counterpoint]

Welcome to Football Saturday. The local here isn't showing the BC either until ESPN comes on. They do the same thing every year

I wouldn't have minded quite so much if they were showing a decent game. I'm almost insulted.

[Retrospectiv]

I hate what the BC and the programming schedule has become. How in the heck do they think fans could watch when we can't even get it on tv channels we have?

This stinks. I *did* watch on the BC site last night, but watching it on my pc at my desk and listening to their crap music in between races just isn't the same at all.

[Whos the Cowboy]

I hate what the BC and the programming schedule has become. How in the heck do they think fans could watch when we can't even get it on tv channels we have?
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This stinks. I *did* watch on the BC site last night, but watching it on my pc at my desk and listening to their crap music in between races just isn't the same at all.

I added RTN to my Dish Network subscription because I got sick of the TVG gabfest and showing Monmouth on tape delay so much, so yesterday I put on the Churchill feed to watch the races, and it was produced by TVG. All they do is gab in between races and play that stupid music.
I don't need talking heads to pick the same losers that I pick, thank you.