Where to Watch/Listen: Horse Racing Coverage Sept. 10-14

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Fans pack the grandstand at Woodbine for exciting racing. (Penelope P. Miller/America's Best Racing)

Mid-September usually signals a turning point in the North American racing calendar, and that’s true this year as Churchill Downs and Belmont at the Big A (Aqueduct) both kick off early fall meets. The marquee races, however, will occur at Woodbine on Saturday, Sept. 13, headlined by three “Win and You’re In” qualifiers for the Breeders’ Cup – the Rogers Woodbine Mile Stakes, bet365 Summer Stakes, and Johnnie Walker Natalma Stakes.

Those three races plus two other stakes Saturday at Woodbine will be televised by FanDuel TV as part of their comprehensive package that includes closing day at Kentucky Downs on Wednesday, Sept. 10, and opening evening at Churchill Downs on Thursday, Sept. 11. The main events at Churchill will be the Iroquois Stakes and Pocahontas Stakes on Saturday, which are the first qualifying points races for the 2026 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve and Longines Kentucky Oaks, respectively.

NYRA’s “America’s Day at the Races” picks back up on Thursday covering Belmont at the Big A’s opening card. The show runs on FOX Sports for four consecutive days ending Sunday, Sept. 14 – see the below schedule for channels and times. A special Saturday morning broadcast of the Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown (another Breeders’ Cup Win and You’re In event) will air on FS2.

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 coverage, America’s Best Racing presents “Turf Champions Day LIVE” on Saturday covering the big races from Woodbine. The livestream will be hosted by J.D. Fox and Andrew Champagne and welcome special guests to analyze and handicap Woodbine’s Breeders’ Cup preps. It has a tentative start time of 4 p.m. ET and will stream on ABR’s Facebook, X, and YouTube channels.

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

Stakes Race Schedule

Stakes

Date

Post Time

Channel(s)

Blackwood Dueling Grounds Oaks Invitational Stakes

Sept. 10

6:31 p.m.

FanDuel TV

Pocahontas Stakes

Sept. 13

3:21 p.m.

FanDuel TV

Fasig-Tipton Locust Grove Stakes

Sept. 13

3:54 p.m.

FanDuel TV

Iroquois Stakes

Sept. 13

4:26 p.m.

FanDuel TV

bet365 Summer Stakes

Sept. 13

TBA

FanDuel TV

Johnnie Walker Natalma Stakes

Sept. 13

TBA

FanDuel TV

Rogers Woodbine Mile Stakes

Sept. 13

TBA

FanDuel TV

Branded Cities Vigil Stakes

Sept. 13

TBA

FanDuel TV

Ontario Matron Stakes

Sept. 13

TBA

FanDuel TV

Note: All times listed are Eastern

TV/Livestream Schedule

Date

Program

Time

Network/Social Media

Sept. 10

Live coverage of horse racing including closing day at Kentucky Downs

post time varies

FanDuel TV

Sept. 10

Live coverage of horse racing

post time varies

Racetrack Television Network

Sept. 11

"America's Day at the Races" including opening day at Belmont at the Big A

1 p.m.-3 p.m.

FS2

Sept. 11

Live coverage of horse racing including opening day at Churchill Downs

post time varies

FanDuel TV

Sept. 11

Live coverage of horse racing

post time varies

Racetrack Television Network

Sept. 12

"America's Day at the Races"

1 p.m.-5:30 p.m.

FS2

Sept. 12

"Daily Racing Form Weekend Preview"

2:30 p.m.

SportsGrid

Sept. 12

Live coverage of horse racing

post time varies

FanDuel TV

Sept. 12

Live coverage of horse racing

post time varies

Racetrack Television Network

Sept. 13

Broadcast of the Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes from Leopardstown

9 a.m.-11 a.m.

FS2

Sept. 13

"America's Day at the Races"

12:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.

FS2

Sept. 13

Live coverage of horse racing including the Rogers Woodbine Mile Stakes

post time varies

FanDuel TV

Sept. 13

"Turf Champions Day LIVE!"

4 p.m.

Facebook, X, and YouTube

Sept. 13

Live coverage of horse racing

post time varies

Racetrack Television Network

Sept. 14

"America's Day at the Races"

12:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.

FS2

Sept. 14

Live coverage of horse racing

post time varies

FanDuel TV

Sept. 14

Live coverage of horse racing

post time varies

Racetrack Television Network

Note: All times listed are Eastern

Radio Schedule

Date Program Time Network
Sept. 10 At The Races with Steve Byk 9 a.m. Thoroughbred Radio Network
Sept. 11 At The Races with Steve Byk 9 a.m. Thoroughbred Radio Network
Sept. 11 1/ST BET Racing Show 4 p.m. HRRN
Sept. 11 Brisnet Call-In Show 6 p.m. HRRN
Sept. 12 At The Races with Steve Byk 9 a.m. Thoroughbred Radio Network
Sept. 12 Betting with Bobby 4 p.m. HRRN
Sept. 12 Trainer Talk Presented by Fasig-Tipton 5 p.m. HRRN
Sept. 12 AmWager Weekend Stakes Preview 6 p.m. HRRN
Sept. 12 Inside Churchill Downs 6 p.m. ESPN 680/105.7
Sept. 13 Equine Forum Presented by TwinSpires 8 a.m. HRRN
Sept. 13 Off to the Races Radio 10 a.m. ESPN Richmond

Note: All times listed are Eastern

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