FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, April 30th, 2014

KENTUCKY DERBY CONFERENCE CALL TOMORROW, THURS., MAY 1 AT 11:30 A.M. ET

Dial 785-424-1830 to Participate

NBC Sports Group’s Record 15.5 Hours of Coverage from Churchill Downs Begins Today, Wednesday, April 30 and Continues Through Derby Day Saturday, May 3 on NBC and NBCSN

Stamford, Conn. – April 30, 2014 – NBC Sports Group’s Kentucky Derby production and broadcast team will preview coverage of the 140th Kentucky Derby on a conference call tomorrow, Thursday, May 1 at 11:30 a.m. ET/8:30 a.m. PT.

Participants include veteran NBC Sports commentator Tom Hammond; analysts Randy Moss and Hall of Fame jockey Jerry Bailey; analysts/handicappers Mike Battaglia and Bob Neumeier; race caller Larry Collmus; and coordinating producer of NBC’s horse racing coverage Rob Hyland.

Dial 785-424-1830 to participate; conference call ID 6082099.

NBC Sports Group will present 15.5 hours of Kentucky Derby coverage, a record for the event, beginning today, Wednesday, April 30 at 4 p.m. ET on NBCSN, and culminating with the 140th running of the Kentucky Derby on NBC, Saturday, May 3. Coverage begins on Saturday at Noon on NBCSN and continues at 4 p.m. ET on NBC.

NBC’s Kentucky Derby coverage, which has been honored with the Eclipse Award in the Television-Live Programming category for the past two years, includes 7.5 hours on Derby Day on NBC and NBCSN. Highlights include:

  • Live coverage of 12 races on Friday and Saturday – every race in NBC/NBCSN telecast windows
  • Live coverage of the Kentucky Derby Draw today at 5 p.m. ET on NBCSN to determine the post positions
  • Three hours of “Derby Classics” (featuring recent winners Orb and I’ll Have Another) to air on NBCSN

NBC SPORTS GROUP KENTUCKY DERBY COVERAGE (All Times ET):

Date Time Event Network
Wed., April 30 4 p.m. Kentucky Derby Classics: 2013 Winner Orb NBCSN
5 p.m. Kentucky Derby Draw NBCSN
Thurs., May 1 4 p.m. Kentucky Derby Classics: 2012 Winner I’ll Have Another NBCSN
5 p.m. Kentucky Derby Access NBCSN
Fri., May 2 2 p.m. Kentucky Derby Classics NBCSN
3 p.m. Kentucky Oaks NBCSN
Sat., May 3 12 p.m. Kentucky Derby Saturday NBCSN
4 p.m. Kentucky Derby NBC
7 p.m. Kentucky Derby Post-Race Show NBCSN

 

–NBC Sports Group–