Breeders' Cup and NBC Sports Group have announced a three-year renewal of the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series, it was announced Monday. Begun last year, the challenge series broadcasts 16 of the best races in the series, which awards automatic berths to Breeders' Cup races. Under the new agreement, NBC Sports will continue to televise races through 2018.
In 2016, the “Breeders' Cup Challenge Series: Win and You're In, presented by Lane's End Farm and America's Best Racing,” will consist of nine telecasts on NBC and NBCSN and feature 16 “Win And You're In” races, plus other major stakes races on the road to the Breeders' Cup World Championships. The series will also be streamed live on NBC Sports Live Extra.
“We are thrilled to extend our partnership with NBC Sports Group for the 2016-2018 seasons,” said Craig Fravel, Breeders' Cup President and CEO. “Thanks to our partnership with NBC, Lane's End Farm and America's Best Racing, as well as the efforts of our partner racetracks, we have been able to reach a much broader audience in the months leading up to the Breeders' Cup World Championships, and we look forward to capturing even more fans in the coming seasons.”
The 2016 Breeders' Cup Challenge Series begins Belmont Stakes Day, June 11 with the GI Metropolitan H. and GI Ogden Phipps H.
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