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Where to Watch/Listen: Horse Racing Coverage July 11-14
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Horses break from the starting gate at historic Saratoga Race Course. (Eclipse Sportswire)
One of the most anticipated weeks of the annual horse racing calendar is upon us, as fans and horseplayers celebrate the start of Saratoga Race Course’s traditional summer meet on Thursday, July 11. The historic upstate New York track opened for a special four-day meet back in early June as it hosted the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival while Belmont Park continued its reconstruction project, and that just created an even more intense sense of longing for the kickoff of “the Spa’s” summer season.
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The opening four-day span at Saratoga features seven stakes races, highlighted by the $500,000, Grade 1 Diana Saturday, July 13. Two-year-olds will also take the spotlight in two stakes races – the $175,000 Schuylerville for fillies on opening Thursday, and the $175,000, Grade 3 Sanford on Saturday.
NYRA’s popular “Saratoga Live” show begins Thursday and will offer comprehensive, exclusive coverage of Saratoga’s meet from opening day to the finale on Labor Day, Sept. 2. “Saratoga Live” will also broadcast select stakes races from Monmouth Park during its 7 ½-week season. The show is presented on FOX Sports via various channels, including six straight weeks of national coverage on FOX starting Saturday, July 20. Check the below schedule for this week’s channels and air times, including a broadcast of harness racing’s Meadowlands Pace Saturday evening.
Another popular track also begins its summer meet on Thursday with a focus on high-quality turf racing. Colonial Downs in Virginia will run through Saturday, Sept. 7 and its races will be broadcast on FanDuel TV along with many other tracks including Ellis Park, Gulfstream Park, and Woodbine as part of that network’s daily package.
Horse racing from tracks around the world is available to subscribers on Racetrack Television Network (RTN), which can be livestreamed on all devices (computer, tablet and smartphone) and on TV via DISH Network, Amazon Fire and Roku.
Here’s a rundown of TV and radio coverage of horse racing for the second weekend in July:
TV Schedule
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Date |
Program |
Time |
Network/Social Media |
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July 11 |
"Saratoga Live" covering opening day at Saratoga Race Course |
12:30 p.m.-6 p.m. on FS2, 6 p.m.-7 p.m. on FS1 |
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July 11 |
Live coverage of horse racing including opening day at Colonial Downs |
post time varies |
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July 11 |
Live coverage of horse racing |
post time varies |
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July 12 |
"Saratoga Live" |
1 p.m.-2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. |
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July 12 |
Live coverage of horse racing |
post time varies |
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July 12 |
Live coverage of horse racing |
post time varies |
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July 13 |
"Saratoga Live" |
12:30 p.m.-1 p.m. on FS2, 1 p.m.-3 p.m. on FS1, 3 p.m.-7 p.m. on FS2 |
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July 13 |
Live coverage of horse racing |
post time varies |
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July 13 |
Coverage of harness racing: Meadowlands Pace |
8 p.m.-11 p.m. |
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July 13 |
Live coverage of horse racing |
post time varies |
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July 14 |
"Saratoga Live" |
1 p.m.-6:30 p.m. |
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July 14 |
Live coverage of horse racing |
post time varies |
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July 14 |
Live coverage of horse racing |
post time varies |
Note: All times listed are Eastern
Radio Schedule
| Date | Program | Time | Network |
| July 11 | At The Races with Steve Byk | 9 a.m. | Thoroughbred Radio Network |
| July 11 | 1/ST BET Racing Show | 4 p.m. | HRRN |
| July 11 | Brisnet Call-In Show | 6 p.m. | HRRN |
| July 12 | At The Races with Steve Byk | 9 a.m. | Thoroughbred Radio Network |
| July 12 | Betting with Bobby | 4 p.m. | HRRN |
| July 12 | AmWager Weekend Stakes Preview | 6 p.m. | HRRN |
| July 12 | Kentucky Racing Spotlight with Louie Rabaut | 6 p.m. | ESPN 680/105.7 |
| July 13 | Equine Forum Presented by TwinSpires | 8 a.m. | HRRN |
| July 13 | Off to the Races on The Racing Biz Radio Network | 10 a.m. | 106.1 FM |
Note: All times listed are Eastern
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