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Where to Watch/Listen: 2025 Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend
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Every year over Thanksgiving weekend, several prominent tracks around North America pull out the stops in presenting high-quality Thoroughbred racing, including Churchill Downs and Del Mar. Those two popular venues have prominent stakes races scheduled in the coming days, and this year they’ll be joined atop the marquee by Gulfstream Park, which launches its Championship Meet on Thanksgiving Day.

Races from Churchill Downs, Gulfstream Park, Del Mar, and other tracks will be showcased on FanDuel TV over the holiday weekend, featuring stakes races such as the Falls City Stakes on Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, the Clark Stakes Presented by Norton Healthcare on Friday, Nov. 28, the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes on Saturday, Nov. 29 – all at Churchill – and the Matriarch Stakes at Del Mar on Sunday, Nov. 30. Churchill Downs and Del Mar will conclude their fall meets on Sunday.
Action from Aqueduct will air on NYRA’s “America’s Day at the Races” during a three-day run from Friday to Sunday. The show will also include races from Tampa Bay Downs and Laurel Park and is broadcast on FOX Sports – check the below schedule for channels and times.
In addition to North American racing, FanDuel TV will also broadcast one of Japan’s biggest contests, the Japan Cup, airing overnight Saturday-Sunday. And for social media coverage of the Japan Cup, America’s Best Racing’s Dan Tordjman and Rachel Milller will be on-site from Friday through Sunday presenting the full event experience at Tokyo Racecourse. Follow along via ABR’s Facebook, X, Instagram, and TikTok accounts.
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 an overview of this week’s jam-packed horse racing coverage on TV, streaming, and radio for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend:
Stakes Race Schedule
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Stakes |
Date |
Post Time |
Channel(s) |
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Falls City Stakes |
Nov. 27 |
3:45 p.m. |
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Mrs. Revere Stakes |
Nov. 28 |
5:25 p.m. |
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Clark Stakes Presented by Norton Healthcare |
Nov. 28 |
5:54 p.m. |
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Hollywood Turf Cup Stakes |
Nov. 28 |
6:30 p.m. |
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Seabiscuit Handicap |
Nov. 29 |
4:30 p.m. |
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Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes |
Nov. 29 |
5:25 p.m. |
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Jimmy Durante Stakes |
Nov. 29 |
5:30 p.m. |
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Golden Rod Stakes |
Nov. 29 |
5:54 p.m. |
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Hollywood Derby |
Nov. 29 |
6:30 p.m. |
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Japan Cup |
Nov. 30 |
1:40 a.m. |
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Bayakoa Stakes |
Nov. 30 |
TBA |
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Cecil B. DeMille Stakes |
Nov. 30 |
TBA |
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Matriarch Stakes |
Nov. 30 |
TBA |
Note: All times listed are Eastern
TV/Livestream Schedule
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Date |
Program |
Time |
Network/Social Media |
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Nov. 26 |
Live coverage of horse racing |
post time varies |
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Nov. 26 |
Live coverage of horse racing |
post time varies |
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Nov. 27 |
Live coverage of horse racing including opening day of Gulfstream Park's Championship Meet |
post time varies |
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Nov. 27 |
Live coverage of horse racing |
post time varies |
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Nov. 28 |
"America's Day at the Races" |
12 p.m.-3 p.m. on FS1, 3 p.m.-4:30 p.m. on FS2 |
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Nov. 28 |
"Daily Racing Form Weekend Preview" |
2:30 p.m. |
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Nov. 28 |
Live coverage of horse racing |
post time varies |
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Nov. 28 |
Live coverage of horse racing |
post time varies |
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Nov. 29 |
"America's Day at the Races" |
11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. |
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Nov. 29 |
Live coverage of horse racing |
post time varies |
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Nov. 29 |
Live coverage of horse racing |
post time varies |
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Nov. 30 |
"America's Day at the Races" |
12 p.m.-2:30 p.m. on FS1, 2:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. on FS2 |
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Nov. 30 |
Live coverage of horse racing including closing day at Churchill Downs and Del Mar |
post time varies |
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Nov. 30 |
Live coverage of horse racing |
post time varies |
Note: All times listed are Eastern
Radio Schedule
| Date | Program | Time | Network |
| Nov. 26 | At The Races with Steve Byk | 9 a.m. | Thoroughbred Radio Network |
| Nov. 27 | At The Races with Steve Byk | 9 a.m. | Thoroughbred Radio Network |
| Nov. 27 | 1/ST BET Racing Show | 4 p.m. | HRRN |
| Nov. 27 | Brisnet Call-In Show | 6 p.m. | HRRN |
| Nov. 28 | At The Races with Steve Byk | 9 a.m. | Thoroughbred Radio Network |
| Nov. 28 | Betting with Bobby | 4 p.m. | HRRN |
| Nov. 28 | Trainer Talk Presented by Fasig-Tipton | 5 p.m. | HRRN |
| Nov. 28 | AmWager Weekend Stakes Preview | 6 p.m. | HRRN |
| Nov. 28 | Inside Churchill Downs | 6 p.m. | ESPN 680/93.9 The Ville |
| Nov. 29 | Equine Forum Presented by TwinSpires | 8 a.m. | HRRN |
Note: All times listed are Eastern