Fox Sports

FOX Saratoga Saturday Returns This Summer

Beginning Saturday, July 20, FOX Sports and the New York Racing Association, Inc., will highlight six consecutive weeks of racing upstate with FOX Saratoga Saturday, the network said in a Wednesday release. The broadcast schedule concludes with the 155th GI Travers S. on Saturday, Aug. 24.   2024 Fox Saratoga Saturday Schedule: (All Times ET) July 20: GI CCA Oaks, 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. July 27: GII Jim Dandy S., 3:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Aug. 3: GI Whitney S., 3:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Aug. 10: GI Fourstardave H., 3:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Aug. 17:...

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Full Televised Schedule Released As Belmont 156 Returns To FOX Sports

The Belmont Stakes on FOX will feature Curt Menefee, Tom Amoss and Richard Migliore as its principal hosts, FOX Sports announced Thursday morning. On Saturday, June 8 beginning at 4:00 p.m. ET with Belmont Day on FOX, the network's pre-race show coverage is anchored by veteran studio host Menefee, multiple grade I-winning trainer Amoss and retired jockey Migliore. Hosting from the paddock, Charissa Thompson will be joined by FOX Sports wagering expert Chris "The Bear" Fallica and handicapper Jonathon Kinchen, who will both be providing up-to-the-minute wagering expertise. Reporter Tom...

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Monmouth, NYRA Bets and Fox Sports Partner on TV, Sponsorship Deals

FOX Sports will be the television home for Monmouth Park's 2024 racing season, which opens May 11 under a new partnership announced Monday by the New Jersey track and the New York Racing Association. In addition to the expansion in television coverage, NYRA Bets will become the title sponsor of the $1-million GI Haskell S. and the Pegasus S. Monmouth's signature race, the NYRA Bets Haskell S. will be run July 20. The NYRA Bets Pegasus S., the traditional local prep for the Haskell, will be contested June 15. America's...

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Sixth Annual PDJF Telethon Scheduled For Apr. 21

Edited Press Release FanDuel TV, the New York Racing Association, Keeneland and Santa Anita will team up with Hall of Fame jockeys along with some of the top active riders in the country and other prominent racing personalities on Sunday, Apr. 21 for the sixth annual telethon presented by Lane's End to raise money for the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund (PDJF). The event will be broadcast on both FanDuel TV and America's Day at the Races on the Fox Sports family of networks as well as streamed on TVG.com. Fans...

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2024 Saratoga Meet Offers 71 Stakes Worth $20.75 Million

Highlighted by the 155th GI Travers S. Aug. 24 and the GI Whitney S. Aug. 3, the 40-day Saratoga meet features 19 Grade I races as part of 71 stakes worth $20.75 million in total purses, the New York Racing Association said concerning the release of the schedule on Friday. Following the four-day opening week, which starts on Thursday July 11, racing will be conducted five days a week, Wednesdays through Sundays, apart from closing week, when the 2024 summer meet will conclude on Monday, Sept. 2. Saratoga Live, the...

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America's Day at the Races Expands Oaklawn Coverage

America's Day at the Races, the national telecast produced by New York Racing Association in partnership with FOX Sports, will expand its coverage of racing from Oaklawn Park when the Arkansas track opens for its 2023-24 meet Friday. As part of a multi-year agreement, America's Day at the Races will feature daily analysis and handicapping of Oaklawn Park racing as well on-site coverage from NYRA television personalities throughout opening weekend, Smarty Jones weekend, Rebel weekend, Arkansas Derby weekend, Apple Blossom weekend and Oaklawn H. weekend. Live racing returns to Oaklawn...

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FS2 To Cover Aqueduct's Cigar Mile Day, Racing From Jamaica

Live coverage of the Cigar Mile Day card at NYRA's Aqueduct Racetrack, featuring four stakes worth $1.2 million in combined purse money, will air Saturday, Dec. 2 from 11:30 a.m.--5 p.m. ET on FOX Sports's FS2, as part of a special America's Day at the Races broadcast featuring two stakes from Caymanas Park in Jamaica. The Big A program is headlined by the GII Cigar Mile H. and is supported by the GIII Go for Wand S. Also featured are a pair of Grade II races, including qualifiers offering 10-5-3-2-1...

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FOX SARATOGA SATURDAY to Debut July 22

FOX SARATOGA SATURDAY, a new national television show covering the summer meet at Saratoga Race Course, presented by FOX Sports and the New York Racing Association, will debut this coming Saturday beginning at 3 p.m. ET. The show will air on FOX for six consecutive weeks and deliver in-depth broadcasts of the historic track's biggest races. "The greatest meet in horse racing is moving to FOX Sports' biggest stage," said Michael Mulvihill, President, Insights and Analytics, FOX Sports, FOX Entertainment and Tubi. "The launch of FOX SARATOGA SATURDAY demonstrates FOX...

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Breeders' Cup Television Schedule For Challenge Series Races Released

The 2023 'Breeders' Cup Challenge Series: Win and You're In' television schedule, consisting of six live programs across NBC, CNBC and FOX, was released by the Breeders' Cup Thursday. "We are delighted to continue our strong partnership with NBC, who have helped showcase the Breeders' Cup to millions of fans over the past decade," said Drew Fleming, President and CEO of Breeders' Cup Limited. "I am also pleased we will expand our reach this summer through our new initiative with FOX and NYRA. As we seek to bring the most...

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America's Day at the Races to Present Live Coverage of the Melbourne Cup

America's Day at the Races, produced by the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) in conjunction with FOX Sports, will present live coverage of the G1 Lexus Melbourne Cup on Monday, Oct. 31. Monday's America's Day at the Races broadcast will begin at 10:30 p.m. Eastern and will provide viewers with handicapping insights and analysis leading up to the 162nd edition of the "race that stops a nation." Featuring 24 horses racing over 3,200 meters (1.98 miles) at Flemington Racecourse, in Melbourne, Australia, the Melbourne Cup is an annual highlight...

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FOX Sports to Present Live Coverage of Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) is partnering with FOX Sports to present live coverage and analysis of Sunday's G1 Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe from Longchamp Racecourse in Paris. Sunday's special broadcast will air on FS2 from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Eastern, with the €5 million (approximately $4.85 million) Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe for 3-year-olds & up going 1 1/2 miles on the turf featuring a bid by the 5-year-old Torquator Tasso (Ger) (Adlerflug {Ger}) to become the ninth horse in history to win the race twice....

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Andy Serling Joins the TDN Writers' Room

With the first week of the 2022 Saratoga meet in the books, NYRA and Fox Sports TV analyst Andy Serling joined the TDN Writers' Room Tuesday as the to talk about how Saratoga somehow continues to exceed its sky-high expectations.

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