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TVG, America’s Horseracing Network, will deliver television’s most comprehensive lead-in coverage of the $25.5 million Breeders’ Cup World Championships, Oct. 24-25 at Santa Anita, with a week of special programming.
Coverage begins with The Works on Friday, Oct. 17, one of five special Breeders’ Cup editions of The Works airing through Oct. 23. Providing in-depth analysis, interviews and on-site coverage of the morning workouts of Breeders’ Cup contenders at racetracks across the nation, The Works will feature Hall of Fame jockey Chris McCarron (nine-time Breeders’ Cup winner, five Breeders’ Cup Classic victories), former trainer Frank Lyons (saddled Desert Stormer to victory in the 1995 Breeders’ Cup Sprint), trainer Tom Amoss (saddled six past Breeders’ Cup starters), and TVG host Todd Schrupp.
The Works will also feature the exclusive “Kentucky Report” with TVG analyst Jill Byrne reporting directly from the Bluegrass State, along with Christina Olivares delivering up-to-the-minute Breeders’ Cup information and updates in “News of the Day.”
TVG’s complete line-up of Breeders’ Cup programming coverage includes:
• The Works Breeders’ Cup- Oct. 17-19 and Oct. 22-23, 8:30-9:30 pm. EDT
• Breeders’ Cup Post Position Draw- Oct. 21, 4 pm. EDT
• Breeders’ Cup Ladies Day Preview- Oct. 23, 9:30-10:30 pm. EDT
• Breeders’ Cup Handicapping Preview- Oct. 24, 8:30-10 pm. EDT
• Blinkers Off (Special Breeders’ Cup Edition)- Oct. 25, 12-12:30 pm. EDT
• Pick 6 Central (Special Breeders’ Cup Edition)- Oct. 25, 12:30-1 pm. EDT
• Breeders’ Cup Wrap-Up- Oct. 25, 7-8 pm. EDT
“The Breeders’ Cup is the ultimate test of champion Thoroughbreds from around the world,” said Tony Allevato, senior vice president and executive producer of TVG. “With changes in the field of contenders and changes in the track surfaces, TVG’s extensive lead-in programming will provide racing fans with the most experienced and up-to-date analysis available anywhere.”
TVG, a Breeders’ Cup sponsor since 2005, is the title sponsor of this year’s $1 million TVG Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile on Saturday, Oct. 24, at 3 p.m. EDT. In its 25th year, the Breeders’ Cup main-track races will be run on a synthetic Polytrack surface for the first time in the championships’ history.
About TVG
TVG (tvg.com), the official TV and Interactive Wagering partner of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) and a subsidiary of Macrovision Solutions Corporation (NASDAQ: MVSN), is among the most widely distributed horseracing networks in the world. TVG viewers in certain areas can wager interactively on races via telephone, the Internet, TVG Mobile or Interactive Television by establishing a wagering account online or by telephone at 1-888-PLAY-TVG. Macrovision is a registered trademark of Macrovision Corporation.
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