Where to Watch/Listen: Horse Racing Coverage March 26-30

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Horses race through the first turn at Oaklawn Park on Arkansas Derby day 2024. (Eclipse Sportswire)

One of the most important, and exciting, weekends on the horse racing calendar every year is here, with two prestigious qualifying points races for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve set for Saturday, March 29. Both the Curlin Florida Derby Presented by Hill ‘n’ Dale Farm at Xalapa at Gulfstream Park and the Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park offer points to the top five finishers on a 100-50-25-15-10 scale, which can be used to help secure a position in the starting gate for the 151st Kentucky Derby May 3 at Churchill Downs.

Both the Florida Derby and the Arkansas Derby will be broadcast live by the NBC Sports horse racing team on CNBC and streamed on Peacock during a two-hour “Road to the Kentucky Derby” show airing from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. ET on Saturday.

These two marquee races will also air on FanDuel TV along with other action from Gulfstream and Oaklawn as well as racing from tracks such as Santa Anita Park and Turfway Park, which holds its spring meet closing night card Saturday.

The Arkansas Derby will also be shown live on “America’s Day at the Races” Saturday along with undercard races at Oaklawn and also races from Aqueduct. “America’s Day at the Races” will air from Friday, March 28, through Sunday, March 30, on FOX Sports channels – check the below schedule for times.

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.

For livestreaming content, America’s Best Racing presents a must-watch “Curlin Florida Derby: Road to the Derby LIVE!” show Saturday focusing on a sensational card at Gulfstream Park. The show is hosted by Alexa Zepp, Ren Carothers, and Ryan Anderson and has a tentative start time of 5:15 p.m. ET. It will be streamed on ABR’s social media channels: Facebook, X, Instagram, and YouTube.

Here's a rundown of this week’s bountiful horse racing coverage on TV, livestreaming, and radio:

Stakes Race Schedule

Stakes

Date

Post Time

Channel(s)

Orchid Stakes

March 29

12:57 p.m.

FanDuel TV

Pan American Stakes Presented by Rood & Riddle

March 29

1:56 p.m.

FanDuel TV

Ghostzapper Stakes Presented by FanDuel TV

March 29

2:26 p.m.

FanDuel TV

Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream Park Oaks

March 29

3:31 p.m.

FanDuel TV

Oaklawn Mile Steaks

March 29

4:17 p.m.

FanDuel TV

San Carlos Stakes

March 29

5 p.m.

FanDuel TV

Curlin Florida Derby Presented by Hill 'n' Dale Farm at Xalapa

March 29

6:42 p.m.

CNBC, Peacock and FanDuel TV

Fantasy Stakes

March 29

7:02 p.m.

CNBC, Peacock, FS1 and FanDuel TV

Wilshire Stakes

March 29

7:30 p.m.

FanDuel TV

Arkansas Derby

March 29

7:48 p.m.

CNBC, Peacock, FS1 and FanDuel TV

Note: All times listed are Eastern

TV/Livestream Schedule

Date

Program

Time

Network/Social Media

March 26

"Daily Racing Form Florida Derby and Arkansas Derby Preview"

2 p.m.

SportsGrid

March 26

Live coverage of horse racing

post time varies

FanDuel TV

March 26

Live coverage of horse racing

post time varies

Racetrack Television Network

March 27

Live coverage of horse racing

post time varies

FanDuel TV

March 27

Live coverage of horse racing

post time varies

Racetrack Television Network

March 28

"America's Day at the Races"

4 p.m.-6:30 p.m.

FS2

March 28

"Daily Racing Form Weekend Preview"

2:30 p.m.

SportsGrid

March 28

Live coverage of horse racing

post time varies

FanDuel TV

March 28

Live coverage of horse racing

post time varies

Racetrack Television Network

March 29

"America's Day at the Races"

12:30 p.m.-4 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.-7 p.m. on FS2, 7 p.m.-8 p.m. on FS1

FS2 and FS1

March 29

"Curlin Florida Derby: Road to the Derby LIVE!"

5:15 p.m.

Facebook, X, Instagram and YouTube

March 29

Broadcast of the Florida Derby and Arkansas Derby

6 p.m.-8 p.m.

CNBC and Peacock

March 29

Live coverage of horse racing

post time varies

FanDuel TV

March 29

Live coverage of horse racing

post time varies

Racetrack Television Network

March 30

"America's Day at the Races"

3 p.m.-6 p.m.

FS2

March 30

Live coverage of horse racing

post time varies

FanDuel TV

March 30

Live coverage of horse racing

post time varies

Racetrack Television Network

Note: All times listed are Eastern

Radio Schedule

Date Program Time Network
March 26 At The Races with Steve Byk 9 a.m. Thoroughbred Radio Network
March 27 At The Races with Steve Byk 9 a.m. Thoroughbred Radio Network
March 27 1/ST BET Racing Show 4 p.m. HRRN
March 27 Brisnet Call-In Show 6 p.m. HRRN
March 28 At The Races with Steve Byk 9 a.m. Thoroughbred Radio Network
March 28 Betting with Bobby 4 p.m. HRRN
March 28 Trainer Talk Presented by Fasig-Tipton 5 p.m. HRRN
March 28 AmWager Weekend Stakes Preview 6 p.m. HRRN
March 28 Kentucky Racing Spotlight with Louie Rabaut 6 p.m. ESPN 680/105.7
March 29 Equine Forum Presented by TwinSpires 8 a.m. HRRN

Note: All times listed are Eastern

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