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It will be very hard for the racing industry to replace what FanDuel TV meant to the sport with its wall-to-wall coverage of races from across the country and its ability to attract new fans to the sport. But according to Tony Allevato, NYRA's chief revenue officer and the president of NYRA Bets, his team is ready to do what it can to bring more racing to the television audience in an effort to make up for the loss of FanDuel TV. FanDuel announced last week that it will soon...

Keeneland's Spring Meet will feature expanded national television coverage of major races during the first two Saturdays of the season, and debut a range of digital tools and wagering enhancements designed to provide horseplayers with information and betting opportunities, the track said via a press release on Thursday. Fans can watch the entire meet through Keeneland's livestream, available on Keeneland.com, the Keeneland YouTube channel and the Keeneland Race Day app. Throughout the Spring Meet, racing fans can turn to FanDuel TV for daily coverage beginning at noon ET. In addition,...

FOX broadcast network will provide television coverage of the GI Jockey Club Gold Cup from Saratoga Race Course Sunday, August 31, NYRA announced Thursday. Additionally, a special edition of Saratoga Live presented by Caesars Sportsbook will air on FOX from 1-2 p.m. To allow for national broadcast viewership, Jockey Club Gold Cup Day will feature a first post time of 11:20 a.m. The Jockey Club Gold Cup, which offers a "Win and You're In" berth to the GI Breeders' Cup Classic in November at Del Mar, has attracted an all-star...

The group behind the United Football League (UFL), which includes RedBird Capital Partners, FOX, ESPN, Dany Garcia and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, has gained a new investor in Thoroughbred owner Mike Repole. The story first appeared in The Athletic. In a statement Thursday, the spring football league said Repole's private equity firm, Impact Capital, "will lead the league's business operations" going forward. A UFL spokesperson declined to specify how much Repole paid for his ownership stake, but he did confirm that the billionaire is one of the league's top three...

The GI Belmont Stakes, presented by NYRA Bets will return to FOX Sports for its 157th edition, which takes place at Saratoga Race Course June 7. The third jewel in the Triple Crown highlights the Belmont Stakes Festival, which kicks off Friday with six graded stakes--including the GI Ogden Phipps and GI DK Horse Acorn Stakes. Saturday's Belmont Stakes card features seven additional graded stakes, including the GI Metropolitan and GI Woody Stephens. Pro Football Hall of Famer and longtime FOX NFL Sunday analyst Terry Bradshaw will make special appearances...

The 2025 "Breeders' Cup Challenge Series: Win and You're In" television schedule, consisting of five live programs across NBC, FOX, Peacock, and CNBC, was revealed Thursday. Now in its 12th year of programming, the "Breeders' Cup Challenge Series: Win and You're In" spotlights North America's top horses as they compete for an automatic starting position, and free entry, into a corresponding divisional race at the Breeders' Cup World Championships. Thoroughbred racing's year-end international festival of racing will be held Oct. 31-Nov. 1 at Del Mar. "The Breeders' Cup Challenge Series...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - With one dominating win after another so far this season, it was time for a new challenge for the imposing 3-year-old filly Thorpedo Anna (Fast Anna). Her trainer Kenny McPeek gave it to her on Saturday when he announced that Thorpedo Anna will make her next start in the $1.25 million Grade I Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course on Aug. 24. McPeek made the announcement during the Fox Saratoga Saturday broadcast. "We are headed to the Travers, and I'm going to give you a list...

Tom Durkin will return to the announcers booth to call the Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets on Saturday, June 10, according to a press release from FOX Sports. In addition to calling the Belmont Stakes, Durkin will announce all races aired during the network's Belmont Stakes Day coverage on FOX--scheduled for 4:00-7:30 p.m. Eastern. FOX Sports presents the Belmont Stakes for the first time in 2023 as part of the agreement establishing the network as the home of the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival through 2030. "This is yet another...

Saturday's Wood Memorial Challenge is the second-of-six $3,000 NYRA Bets live-money handicapping challenges offered in 2021.The Wood Memorial challenge, featuring a $3,000 buy-in, offers an array of prizes including a cash prize pool, one seeded $10,000 Belmont Stakes Contest Seat, and two 2022 National Handicapping Championship [NHC] seats. NYRA Handicapping Challenge entrants will be able to register and compete online in all contests via NYRA Bets. The leaderboard for all of these contests will be posted throughout the day on America's Day at the Races, produced by NYRA in partnership...