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Thursday, May 14th, 2015

PREAKNESS STAKES NOTES: Jerry Bailey & Randy Moss on Post Positions; Behind-the-Scenes Look at Larry Collmus’ Derby Call

The post positions for the 140th Preakness Stakes were drawn yesterday and are as follows:

  1. American Pharoah
  2. Dortmund
  3. Mr. Z
  4. Danzig Moon
  5. Tale of Verve
  6. Bodhisattva
  7. Diving Rod
  8. Firing Line

TWO-TIME PREAKNESS STAKES WINNER JERRY BAILEY: “The result should be the same as in the Derby, but the trips in the Preakness figure to be different because of the post position draw.  Starting from the rail, American Pharoah probably goes right to the early lead this time.”

ANALYST RANDY MOSS: “In the Derby, American Pharoah had an outside post and proved to be the best horse despite losing ground on the turns.  By comparison, breaking from the rail in the Preakness will almost be like a head start for him.”

BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK AT LARRY COLLMUS’ KENTUCKY DERBY CALL:

Click here for a behind-the-scenes look at Larry Collmus’ call of American Pharoah’s down-to-the-wire victory in the 2015 Kentucky Derby.  A portion of the call will be shown on the telecast of the 140th Preakness Stakes this Saturday, May 16 at 4:30 PM ET on NBC.

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Following is a look at NBC Sports Group’s live Preakness Stakes coverage:

PREAKNESS STAKES TELEVISION COVERAGE

 
Date Time Event Network
Fri., May 15 3 p.m. Black Eyed Susan Stakes NBCSN
Sat., May 16 2:30 p.m. Preakness Saturday NBCSN
Sat., May 16 4:30 p.m. Preakness Stakes NBC
Sat., May 16 6:30 p.m. Preakness Post-Race Show NBCSN

NBC SPORTS LIVE EXTRA PREAKNESS STAKES COVERAGE

NBC Sports Live Extra — NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, and tablets — will stream Preakness Stakes coverage on NBC and NBCSN via “TV Everywhere,” giving consumers additional value to for their subscription service, and making high quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms. The NBC Sports Live Extra app is available on the iTunes App Store, Google Play and Windows Store. For desktops, NBC Sports Live Extra can be accessed at NBCSports.com/liveextra.

NBC Sports Live Extra’s Preakness Stakes coverage includes:

  • Two exclusive isolation cameras, including one on Kentucky Derby winner American Pharoah during the race
  • Bonus analysis by NBC Sports commentators
  • Replays and highlights from the Kentucky Derby and earlier prep races

NBC SPORTS RADIO PREAKNESS STAKES COVERAGE

For the first time, NBC Sports Radio will present two hours of live Preakness Stakes coverage beginning Saturday, May 16 at 5 p.m. ET. In addition, NBC Sports Radio will present a three-hour pre-race show Saturday beginning at 2 p.m. ET. Produced in partnership with Horse Racing Radio Network (HRRN), and distributed by Westwood One, NBC Sports Radio presents live radio coverage of all three Triple Crown races this year, continuing with the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 6.

For more information on programming, please contact Westwood One at NBCSportsRadio@westwoodone.com.  For a complete schedule of shows, bios, exclusive audio content, and a list of radio stations airing NBC Sports Radio, log on to NBCSportsRadio.com.

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