FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2014

BELMONT STAKES CONFERENCE CALL TOMORROW, WED., JUNE 4 AT 1 P.M. ET

Dial 719-457-2697 to Participate

NBC Sports Group Presents 16 Hours of Belmont Stakes Programming; Coverage from Belmont Park Begins Friday, June 6, at 5 p.m. ET on NBCSN

STAMFORD, Conn. – June 3, 2014 – NBC Sports Group’s Triple Crown production and broadcast team will preview coverage of the 146th Belmont Stakes on a conference call tomorrow, Wednesday, June 4 at 1 p.m. ET/10 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 719-457-2697 to participate; conference call ID 7779530.

California Chrome runs for history, aiming to become the first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978, as NBC Sports Group presents 16 hours of programming surrounding the 146th Belmont Stakes – more than double the number of hours initially scheduled.

NBC Sports Group’s programming around the Belmont Stakes begins tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. ET with California Chrome: The Unlikely Champion, a special 30-minute documentary narrated by Bob Costas, and continues throughout the week.

Coverage from Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., begins Friday, June 6, at 5 p.m. ET on NBCSN, and culminates with the running of the 146th Belmont Stakes Saturday, June 7, at 4:30 p.m. ET on NBC.

THE BELMONT STAKES

Date Time Event Network
Wed., June 4 6:30 p.m. California Chrome: The Unlikely Champion  NBCSN
Wed., June 4 10:30 p.m. California Chrome: The Unlikely Champion (Encore) NBCSN
Thurs., June 5 5:30 p.m. Belmont Classics (2002 Winner Sarava, 2003 Winner Empire Maker, 2004 Winner Birdstone) NBCSN
Thurs., June 5 6:30 p.m. Belmont Classics (2011 Winner Ruler on Ice, 2012 Winner Union Rags, 2013 Winner Palace Malice) NBCSN
Thurs., June 5 7:30 p.m. California Chrome: The Unlikely Champion  NBCSN
Fri., June 6 3:30 p.m. California Chrome: The Unlikely Champion NBCSN
Fri., June 6 4 p.m. Belmont Classics (2002 Winner Sarava, 2003 Winner Empire Maker, 2004 Winner Birdstone) NBCSN
Fri., June 6 5 p.m. Belmont Stakes Access NBCSN
Fri., June 6 8 p.m. California Chrome: The Unlikely Champion  NBCSN
Fri., June 6 8:30 p.m. 140th Kentucky Derby NBCSN
Fri., June 6 9:30 p.m. 139th Preakness Stakes NBCSN
Fri., June 6 10:30 p.m. Belmont Stakes Access (Encore) NBCSN
Fri., June 6 Midnight California Chrome: The Unlikely Champion  NBCSN
Sat., June 7 2:30 p.m. Belmont Prep NBCSN
Sat., June 7 4:30 p.m. The 146th Belmont Stakes NBC
Sat., June 7 7:15 p.m. Stanley Cup Final – Game 2: N.Y. Rangers at Los Angeles NBC
Sat., June 7 7:30 p.m. Belmont Post-Race Show NBCSN

–NBC Sports Group–