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Monday, June 4th, 2012

CONFERENCE CALL TODAY, 4:30 P.M. ET, TO PREVIEW NBC SPORTS GROUP’S COVERAGE OF THE 144th BELMONT STAKES

NEW YORK – June 4, 2012 – With I’ll Have Another’s attempt to become the first horse in 34 years – since Affirmed in 1978 – to claim horse racing’s elusive Triple Crown on NBC, the NBC Sports Group will conduct a conference call with members of the commentary and production team, and will add additional programming during Belmont week.

CONFERENCE CALL: The conference call will take place on Monday (June 4) at 4:30 p.m. ET to preview coverage of the 144^th Belmont Stakes with co-host Tom Hammond, analysts Gary Stevens and Randy Moss, race caller Larry Collmus and NBC Sports Group Triple Crown producer Rob Hyland.

Dial 913-312-0673to participate

PROGRAMMING: NBC Sports Group will present 11 hours of Belmont-week coverage beginning this Thursday at 7:30 p.m. ET with I’ll Have Another – Charging Toward History, and culminates with the Belmont Stakes Saturday at 4:30 p.m. ET on NBC.

The expanded Belmont Stakes coverage includes:

• An additional 30 minutes of Belmont programming on NBC (4:30-7 on Saturday);
• I’ll Have Another – Charging Toward History, a 30-minute special produced by “America’s Best Racing” with unprecedented access to I’ll Have Another and his connections as he attempts to become the first Triple Crown winner in 34 years;

• Re-broadcasts of this year’s Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes.