Officials at the New York Racing Association have announced a three-year extension of their programming deal with FOX Sports to continue the network's coverage of Saratoga Live. The announcement means live daily racing from Saratoga will be broadcast to a national television audience through at least 2020.
“There's no place like Saratoga and FOX Sports is delighted to be headed back to the Spa for three more summers,” said Michael Mulvihill, FOX Sports Executive Vice President, Research, League Operations and Strategy. “We are very excited to extend and expand our partnership with NYRA, which provides high-quality live programming for FS2, and gives our fans access to insightful and entertaining daily coverage of the best race meet in North America.”
Added Tony Allevato, NYRA Bets President and Executive Producer of NYRA TV: “Partnering with FOX Sports has enabled NYRA to present the best race meet to horse racing and sports fans on a live and consistent basis. This extension ensures that people across the country will continue to be able to watch world-class thoroughbred racing on FS2.”
NYRA launched Saratoga Live in 2016 to critical acclaim with 80 hours of coverage. The schedule for 2017 includes expanded coverage of Saturday racing from Belmont and Aqueduct, bringing total coverage to more than 100 hours.
Including all regional networks, Saratoga Live presented by Claiborne Farm and stallion Runhappy, now reaches more than 75 million homes. Saratoga Live airs at 4 p.m. on most live racing days. Saturday's Travers day broadcast airs from 2-4:30 p.m. ET, including the GI Personal Ensign S., featuring Songbird (Medaglia d'Oro).
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