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Arrogate and Gun Runner Lead Star-Studded Field in Breeder's Cup Classic, 11/4 Photo Arrogate and Gun Runner Lead Star-Studded Field in Breeder's Cup Classic, 11/4
by TV News Desk - November 01, 2017

Arrogate, the career earnings leader for North American-based horses ($17.3 million), and Gun Runner lead a star-studded field for the running of the 34th Breeders' Cup Classic live from Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in Del Mar, Calif., this Saturday, Nov. 4, at 8 p.m. ET on NBC....
NBC Sports Group Teams with Buzzfeed, Refinery 29, & Snapchat For Kentucky Derby Soci Photo NBC Sports Group Teams with Buzzfeed, Refinery 29, & Snapchat For Kentucky Derby Social Media Blitz
by Tori Hartshorn - May 02, 2018

NBC Sports Group will surround the 144th Kentucky Derby with a social media blitz, including a tweet-powered brooch on the label of lifestyle correspondent Johnny Weir, initiatives with BuzzFeed's “Tasty,” Refinery 29 and NBC Sports' “On Her Turf,” Snapchat, and social media personalities for #KYDer...
NBC Sports Group To Present The Annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show This D Photo NBC Sports Group To Present The Annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show This December On NBCSN
by Tori Hartshorn - April 17, 2018

NBC Sports Group will present coverage of the 59th annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show – the largest in-water boat show in the world – this December on NBCSN....
Winners Announced For Upcoming Awards In The Arts, Hosted By Fund For The Arts, Jenni Photo Winners Announced For Upcoming Awards In The Arts, Hosted By Fund For The Arts, Jennifer Lawrence Foundation And Churchill Downs
by Stephi Wild - March 30, 2018

Winners have been announced for the 2018 Awards in the Arts, presented by Woodford Reserve and Joy Mangano. The awards ceremony, hosted by Fund for the Arts, Jennifer Lawrence Foundation and Churchill Downs, honors arts and arts organizations - some well-known, some rising stars - for their passion ...
NBCSN Presents Live Horse Racing Coverage This Saturday, One Month Until Kentucky Der Photo NBCSN Presents Live Horse Racing Coverage This Saturday, One Month Until Kentucky Derby
by Tori Hartshorn - April 05, 2018

With the “Run for the Roses” one month from today, NBC Sports Group continues its coverage this weekend as horses aim to qualify for the Kentucky Derby. NBCSN presents live horse racing this Saturday, April 7, at 5:30 p.m. ET, with coverage of the Wood Memorial, Blue Grass Stakes, and Santa Anita De...
Internationally-acclaimed Tenor Anthony Kearns Performed At The 2019 Annual Jim McKay Photo Internationally-acclaimed Tenor Anthony Kearns Performed At The 2019 Annual Jim McKay Maryland Million Celebrations
by Stephi Wild - October 26, 2019

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Tenor Anthony Kearns Headlined The 2018 Annual Jim McKay Maryland Million Celebration Photo Tenor Anthony Kearns Headlined The 2018 Annual Jim McKay Maryland Million Celebrations
by Stephi Wild - October 23, 2018

World-renowned tenor Anthony Kearns sang the National Anthem and 'God Bless America' at the 2018 Jim McKay Maryland Million Day at Laurel Park on Saturday, October 20, 2018. This was the fourth year Kearns sang at this extraordinary day of racing for Maryland-sired Thoroughbred horses, started in 19...
DARK HORSES Documentary Makes Broadcast Debut This Saturday On NBC Photo DARK HORSES Documentary Makes Broadcast Debut This Saturday On NBC
by Tori Hartshorn - May 30, 2018

NBC Sports presents the broadcast debut of Dark Horses, the story of the most unlikely rivalry in Triple Crown history, this Saturday, June 2 at 5 p.m. ET on NBC. Dark Horses brings viewers back to 1989 and the thrilling showdown between Easy Goer and Sunday Silence. For a preview of “Dark Horses,” ...
Summer At Saratoga Continues With Whitney Stakes Live This Saturday Photo Summer At Saratoga Continues With Whitney Stakes Live This Saturday
by Tori Hartshorn - August 02, 2018

A pair of horses bred in New York – Diversify and Mind Your Biscuits – headline a field of eight runners seeking an automatic berth into the $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic in the 1 1/8 mile, $1.2 million Whitney this Saturday, Aug. 4, live at 5 p.m. ET on NBCSN from Saratoga Race Course in Saratog...
NBC Sports Presents Daily Live Coverage of Royal Ascot Horse Racing Meet Beginning To Photo NBC Sports Presents Daily Live Coverage of Royal Ascot Horse Racing Meet Beginning Tomorrow, June 19
by Macon Prickett - June 18, 2018

NBC Sports presents daily live coverage of the Royal Meeting in Ascot, Berkshire, England – one of the most prestigious horse racing meets in the world – beginning tomorrow, Tuesday, June 19, at 8:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN. Daily telecasts of the full five-day Royal meeting will air on NBCSN through Frida...
Breeders' Cup Challenge Series Continues With Stephen Foster & Fleur de Lis Photo Breeders' Cup Challenge Series Continues With Stephen Foster & Fleur de Lis
by Tori Hartshorn - June 15, 2018

The second automatic berth into the $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic is on the line this Saturday evening, June 16, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., in the Grade 1, $500,000 Stephen Foster Handicap, beginning at 8:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN. The race is part of the "Breeders' Cup Challenge Series: Wi...
NBCSN, Led By Pyeongchang Olympics, Adds Nearly 650,000 TV Homes In Latest Nielsen Re Photo NBCSN, Led By Pyeongchang Olympics, Adds Nearly 650,000 TV Homes In Latest Nielsen Report
by Tori Hartshorn - March 01, 2018

The most recent Nielsen report shows an increase of 646,000 NBCSN television homes following its extensive coverage of the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics. NBCSN also presented live Premier League and NHL games and accompanying studio shows, a Super Bowl post-game show, rugby, track & field, and college h...
NBC Sports Group and the Royal Meeting Partner on Six-Year Media Rights Extension Photo NBC Sports Group and the Royal Meeting Partner on Six-Year Media Rights Extension
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 08, 2018

NBC Sports Group and the Royal Meeting in Ascot, Berkshire, England – one of the most prestigious horse racing meets in the world – have reached a six-year agreement to extend NBC Sports Group's exclusive United States media rights to the event through 2025. Royal Ascot made its U.S. television debu...
Anthony Kearns To Sing 'Silver Bells' On 'Huckabee' Photo Anthony Kearns To Sing 'Silver Bells' On 'Huckabee'
by A.A. Cristi - December 26, 2018

World-renowned tenor Anthony Kearns will sing the classic song, 'Silver Bells,' on TBN's popular show, 'Huckabee,' tonight at 8 p.m. Eastern/ 7 p.m. Central....
Breeders' Cup & NBC Sports Group Announce 2018 Breeders' Cup Challenge Television Sch Photo Breeders' Cup & NBC Sports Group Announce 2018 Breeders' Cup Challenge Television Schedule
by Tori Hartshorn - April 10, 2018

The Breeders' Cup and NBC Sports Group today announced the 2018 “Breeders' Cup Challenge Series: Win and You're In, presented by America's Best Racing” television schedule, consisting of 11 live programs featuring a star-studded lineup of more than 20 automatic qualifying races, and other major stak...
Anthony Kearns To Sing 'Silver Bells' On 'Huckabee' Photo Anthony Kearns To Sing 'Silver Bells' On 'Huckabee'
by A.A. Cristi - December 26, 2018

World-renowned tenor Anthony Kearns will sing the classic song, 'Silver Bells,' on TBN's popular show, 'Huckabee,' tonight at 8 p.m. Eastern/ 7 p.m. Central....
Tenor Anthony Kearns Joined The Maryland Million Celebrations Photo Tenor Anthony Kearns Joined The Maryland Million Celebrations
by Stephi Wild - October 25, 2022

World-renowned tenor Anthony Kearns returned to Laurel Park for the 37th edition of Jim McKay Maryland Million Day on Saturday, October 22, 2022....
2018 Breeders' Cup Classic Winner Headlines $16 Million Pegasus World Cup Championshi Photo 2018 Breeders' Cup Classic Winner Headlines $16 Million Pegasus World Cup Championship
by Tori Hartshorn - January 22, 2019

Accelerate, the 2018 Breeders' Cup Classic winner and a Horse of the Year finalist, headlines the $16 million Pegasus World Cup Championship Invitational Series this Saturday, Jan. 26, live at 4:30 p.m. ET on NBC, from Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida....
Justify Runs For Triple Crown History In 150th Belmont Stakes This Saturday Photo Justify Runs For Triple Crown History In 150th Belmont Stakes This Saturday
by Tori Hartshorn - June 04, 2018

Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner Justify runs for history, aiming to succeed American Pharoah with a historic Triple Crown win, as NBC Sports presents the 150th Belmont Stakes this Saturday, June 9, at 4 p.m. ET on NBC. Justify aims to become the first undefeated Triple Crown winner since ...
The Emerald Cup Announces Their 2017 Glass Artists Photo The Emerald Cup Announces Their 2017 Glass Artists
by Tori Hartshorn - December 06, 2017

The 14th annual Emerald Cup is excited to announce 2017's glass artists. These talented artists create the unique special trophies that are given to the winners of the competition. This year's artists include JD Maplesden, Tristan Hodges, Becky Beardsley, Luke Wilson, Mobius, Jason Burruss, and Beck...
Mike Tirico To Host NBC Sports' Coverage Of 2019 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic & Hon Photo Mike Tirico To Host NBC Sports' Coverage Of 2019 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic & Honda NHL All-Star Game
by Tori Hartshorn - December 17, 2018

Mike Tirico will host NBC Sports' coverage of the 2019 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic® from Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Ind. – set for January 1 at 1 p.m. ET on NBC -- and the 2019 Honda NHL All-Star Game from SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., scheduled for primetime on Saturday, January 26, at ...
Multi-Platinum, Grammy Award-Winning Pentatonix to Sing National Anthem at the 144th Photo Multi-Platinum, Grammy Award-Winning Pentatonix to Sing National Anthem at the 144th Kentucky Derby
by Macon Prickett - April 12, 2018

Churchill Downs Racetrack today announced that multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning A Cappella group Pentatonix will sing the national anthem at the 144th Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve on Saturday, May 5, 2018....
NBC's Record 5-Hour Kentucky Derby Broadcast This Saturday 5/4 Photo NBC's Record 5-Hour Kentucky Derby Broadcast This Saturday 5/4
by Tori Hartshorn - April 30, 2018

The road to the Triple Crown begins this week, highlighted by NBC's record live five-hour Kentucky Derby Day telecast this Saturday, May 5 at 2:30 p.m. ET. NBC Sports Group kicks off its 14 hours of Kentucky Derby Week coverage this Thursday, May 3, live at 4 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Saturday's live Derby ...
More Than 50 Million Watched On NBC As Justify Crossed The Finish Line To Win The Tri Photo More Than 50 Million Watched On NBC As Justify Crossed The Finish Line To Win The Triple Crown In The 150th Belmont Stakes
by Tori Hartshorn - June 12, 2018

More Than 50 Million Watched On NBC As Justify Crossed The Finish Line To Win The Triple Crown In The 150th Belmont Stakes...
Breeders' Cup Challenge Series Continues This Saturday Photo Breeders' Cup Challenge Series Continues This Saturday
by Tori Hartshorn - July 05, 2018

Last year's Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf winner Mendelssohn headlines the Dwyer Stakes for 3-year-olds this Saturday, July 7, live from Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., on NBC beginning at 4:30 p.m. ET. The 90-minute live broadcast, part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series: Win and You're In, presente...





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