Press Releases
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Tuesday, May 10, 2022
NBC SPORTS’ PRESENTATION OF THE KENTUCKY DERBY AVERAGES 16 MILLION VIEWERS – TOPPING 15 MILLION MARK FOR 8TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR, EXCLUDING PANDEMIC-IMPACTED EVENTS
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Thursday, May 5, 2022
BLAKE SHELTON, SETH MEYERS & HEIDI KLUM TO PICK KENTUCKY DERBY WINNERS DURING NBC SPORTS’ DERBY COVERAGE THIS SAT., MAY 7, AT 2:30 PM ET ON NBC & PEACOCK
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Tuesday, May 3, 2022
TRANSCRIPT – NBC SPORTS’ KENTUCKY DERBY CONFERENCE CALL
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Tuesday, May 3, 2022
*REMINDER* 2022 KENTUCKY DERBY CONFERENCE CALL TODAY AT 1 P.M. ET WITH MIKE TIRICO, JERRY BAILEY, RANDY MOSS, EDDIE OLCZYK, STEVE KORNACKI & LARRY COLLMUS
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Monday, May 2, 2022
KENTUCKY DERBY CONFERENCE CALL WITH MIKE TIRICO, JERRY BAILEY, RANDY MOSS, EDDIE OLCZYK, STEVE KORNACKI & LARRY COLLMUS TOMORROW, TUES. MAY 3 AT 1 P.M. ET
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Monday, May 2, 2022
NBC SPORTS PRESENTS 148TH KENTUCKY DERBY WITH FIVE-HOUR SHOW THIS SATURDAY, MAY 7, LIVE AT 2:30 P.M. ET ON NBC & PEACOCK
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Thursday, April 28, 2022
NBC SPORTS’ PREMIER LEAGUE STUDIO SHOW TO BE PRESENTED LIVE FROM CHURCHILL DOWNS AHEAD OF 148TH KENTUCKY DERBY ON SATURDAY, MAY 7
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Thursday, April 21, 2022
LINDSAY SCHANZER NAMED SENIOR PRODUCER OF NBC SPORTS’ KENTUCKY DERBY COVERAGE
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Tuesday, April 19, 2022
PEACOCK TO LIVE STREAM NBC’S TRIPLE CROWN HORSE RACES FOR THE FIRST TIME
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Tuesday, May 4, 2021
NBC SPORTS DELIVERS 14.5 MILLION VIEWERS FOR KENTUCKY DERBY, AS THE “RUN FOR THE ROSES” RETURNS TO ITS TRADITIONAL FIRST SATURDAY IN MAY DATE
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Friday, April 30, 2021
BILL BELICHICK & BOB BAFFERT — SIX-TIME CHAMPIONS SPEAK WITH MIKE TIRICO ON NBC SPORTS’ KENTUCKY DERBY COVERAGE, TOMORROW, SAT., MAY 1 AT 2:30 P.M. ET ON NBC
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Thursday, April 29, 2021
JIMMY FALLON, SETH MEYERS & AMBER RUFFIN TO PICK KENTUCKY DERBY WINNERS ACROSS NBC SPORTS’ COVERAGE THIS SAT., MAY 1 AT 2:30 PM ET
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Tuesday, April 27, 2021
TRANSCRIPT – NBC SPORTS’ KENTUCKY DERBY CONFERENCE CALL
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Tuesday, April 27, 2021
*REMINDER* 2021 KENTUCKY DERBY CONFERENCE CALL TODAY AT 2 P.M. ET WITH MIKE TIRICO, JERRY BAILEY, RANDY MOSS, EDDIE OLCZYK, STEVE KORNACKI, LARRY COLLMUS & ROB HYLAND
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Monday, April 26, 2021
NBC SPORTS PRESENTS 147TH KENTUCKY DERBY WITH FIVE-HOUR SHOW THIS SATURDAY, MAY 1, LIVE AT 2:30 P.M. ET ON NBC
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Monday, April 26, 2021
STEVE KORNACKI JOINS NBC SPORTS’ KENTUCKY DERBY COVERAGE, THIS SAT., MAY 1 AT 2:30 PM ET ON NBC
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Monday, April 26, 2021
2021 KENTUCKY DERBY CONFERENCE CALL TOMORROW AT 2 P.M. ET WITH MIKE TIRICO, JERRY BAILEY, RANDY MOSS, EDDIE OLCZYK, STEVE KORNACKI, LARRY COLLMUS & ROB HYLAND
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Thursday, April 22, 2021
KENTUCKY NATIVE JAC COLLINSWORTH JOINS NBC SPORTS’ KENTUCKY DERBY TEAM
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Tuesday, April 20, 2021
FOUR-TIME OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST SANYA RICHARDS-ROSS JOINS NBC SPORTS’ KENTUCKY DERBY COVERAGE, SATURDAY, MAY 1 AT 2:30 PM ET ON NBC
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Thursday, April 8, 2021
THREE WEEKS TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY: NBC SPORTS’ “ROAD TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY” FEATURES THE ARKANSAS DERBY LIVE THIS SAT., APRIL 10 AT 7 P.M. ET ON NBCSN
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Thursday, April 1, 2021
ONE MONTH TO KENTUCKY DERBY: LIVE COVERAGE OF WOOD MEMORIAL, BLUE GRASS STAKES & SANTA ANITA DERBY THIS SAT., APRIL 3 AT 5:30 P.M. ET ON NBCSN
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Sunday, September 6, 2020
2020 KENTUCKY DERBY ON NBC IS MOST-WATCHED SPORTING EVENT SINCE SUPER BOWL & MOST WATCHED ON LABOR DAY WEEKEND SINCE 2017
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Friday, September 4, 2020
“TIZ THE LAW LOOKS LIKE HE’S ALMOST INVINCIBLE” – HALL OF FAME JOCKEY JERRY BAILEY ON THE KENTUCKY DERBY, LIVE TOMORROW, SATURDAY, SEPT. 5 AT 2:30 PM ET ON NBC
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Thursday, September 3, 2020
JOHN MICHAEL HIGGINS, BLAKE SHELTON, MARIO LOPEZ & RANDY ORTON TO PICK KENTUCKY DERBY WINNERS TOMORROW ACROSS NBC SPORTS SOCIAL MEDIA & DURING NBC’S DERBY COVERAGE THIS SAT., SEPT. 5, AT 2:30 PM ET
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Wednesday, September 2, 2020
NBC SPORTS KENTUCKY DERBY CONFERENCE CALL
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Tuesday, September 1, 2020
*REMINDER* – KENTUCKY DERBY CONFERENCE CALL TODAY AT 2 P.M. ET WITH MIKE TIRICO, JERRY BAILEY, RANDY MOSS, EDDIE OLCZYK, LARRY COLLMUS & ROB HYLAND
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Monday, August 31, 2020
KENTUCKY DERBY CONFERENCE CALL TOMORROW, TUES., SEPT. 1, AT 2 P.M. ET WITH MIKE TIRICO, JERRY BAILEY, RANDY MOSS, EDDIE OLCZYK, LARRY COLLMUS & ROB HYLAND
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Monday, August 31, 2020
146TH KENTUCKY DERBY THIS SATURDAY, SEPT. 5 LIVE FROM CHURCHILL DOWNS AT 2:30 PM ET ON NBC FEATURES BELMONT STAKES WINNER TIZ THE LAW AIMING TO CONTINUE TRIPLE CROWN RUN
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Tuesday, August 25, 2020
NBC SPORTS FILMS’ AMERICAN PHAROAH DOCUMENTARY “BORN TO RUN” DEBUTS THIS SUNDAY, AUG. 30 AT NOON ET ON NBC
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Thursday, April 30, 2020
NBC SPORTS’ “RUN FOR THE ROSES” SATURDAY FEATURES KENTUCKY DERBY SPECIAL ON NBC AT 3 P.M. ET, FOLLOWED ON NBCSN BY LIVE ARKANSAS DERBY AT 6 P.M. ET & ROSE BOWL CLASSICS AT 8 P.M. ET
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Monday, April 27, 2020
AMERICAN PHAROAH’S KENTUCKY DERBY VICTORY HEADLINES NBC SPORTS SPECIAL ON “FIRST SATURDAY IN MAY” – THIS SAT., MAY 2 AT 3 PM ET ON NBC
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Monday, May 6, 2019
NBC SPORTS’ COVERAGE OF DRAMATIC KENTUCKY DERBY AVERAGES 16.5 MILLION VIEWERS & LEADS INTO SECOND-MOST WATCHED NON-STANLEY CUP FINAL NHL GAME ON RECORD
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Sunday, May 5, 2019
NBC SPORTS MATCHES BEST KENTUCKY DERBY OVERNIGHT SINCE 1990 & POSTS 2ND BEST STANLEY CUP PLAYOFF GAME OVERNIGHT ON RECORD ON NBC BIG EVENT SATURDAY
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Thursday, May 2, 2019
JOHN LEGEND, KATIE LEDECKY, KELLY CLARKSON, CHARLES BARKLEY & SHAQ TO PICK KENTUCKY DERBY WINNERS ON NBC’S DERBY COVERAGE SAT., MAY 4, AT 2:30 PM ET
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Wednesday, May 1, 2019
TRANSCRIPT – 2019 NBC SPORTS KENTUCKY DERBY MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL – WEDNESDAY, MAY 1 AT 3 PM ET
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Wednesday, May 1, 2019
REMINDER – NBC SPORTS KENTUCKY DERBY CONFERENCE CALL TODAY AT 3 PM ET
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Wednesday, May 1, 2019
NEW “NBC SPORTS BET: DERBY SPECIAL” DIGITAL COMPANION SHOW DEBUTS THIS SAT., MAY 4 LIVE AT 5 P.M. ET ON NBCSPORTS.COM & NBC SPORTS APP
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Wednesday, May 1, 2019
DALE EARNHARDT JR. ADDS HORSEPOWER TO NBC SPORTS’ COVERAGE OF THE 2019 KENTUCKY DERBY THIS SATURDAY, MAY 4 AT 2:30 PM ET ON NBC
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Tuesday, April 30, 2019
MIKE TIRICO, JERRY BAILEY, RANDY MOSS, EDDIE OLCZYK & LARRY COLLMUS PREVIEW NBC KENTUCKY DERBY COVERAGE ON CONFERENCE CALL TOMORROW, MAY 1 AT 3 PM ET
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Tuesday, April 30, 2019
SUPER BOWL MVP VON MILLER JOINS NBC SPORTS’ KENTUCKY DERBY COVERAGE THIS SATURDAY, MAY 4 AT 2:30 P.M. ET ON NBC
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Monday, April 29, 2019
NBC SPORTS COVERS EVERY ANGLE OF THE 145TH KENTUCKY DERBY WITH 5-HOUR SHOW THIS SATURDAY, MAY 4, LIVE AT 2:30 P.M. ET ON NBC
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Thursday, November 8, 2018
NBC SPORTS & CHURCHILL DOWNS TO DEBUT ROAD TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY MAGAZINE SERIES IN SPRING 2019
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Monday, May 7, 2018
NBC SPORTS’ BIG EVENT SATURDAY DELIVERS 15 MILLION VIEWERS FOR KENTUCKY DERBY & SECOND-MOST-WATCHED EARLY ROUND NHL PLAYOFF GAME ON RECORD
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Thursday, May 3, 2018
KELLY CLARKSON, DALE EARNHARDT JR., CHARLES BARKLEY & SHAQ TO PICK KENTUCKY DERBY WINNERS ON NBC’S DERBY COVERAGE THIS SAT., MAY 5, AT 2:30 PM ET
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Wednesday, May 2, 2018
TRANSCRIPT: NBC SPORTS GROUP’S KENTUCKY DERBY CONFERENCE CALL
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Wednesday, May 2, 2018
JOHNNY WEIR’S TWEET-POWERED BROOCH RETURNS; NBC SPORTS GROUP TEAMS WITH BUZZFEED, REFINERY29 & SNAPCHAT FOR KENTUCKY DERBY SOCIAL MEDIA BLITZ
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Wednesday, May 2, 2018
REMINDER – NBC KENTUCKY DERBY CONFERENCE CALL TODAY AT 3 P.M. ET
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Monday, April 30, 2018
NBC’S RECORD 5-HOUR KENTUCKY DERBY BROADCAST THIS SAT., MAY 5, LIVE AT 2:30 PM ET, HIGHLIGHTS DERBY WEEK COVERAGE
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Monday, May 8, 2017
NBC’S BIG SPORTS SATURDAY DELIVERS LARGEST KENTUCKY DERBY AUDIENCE SINCE 1989 & MOST-WATCHED NHL EARLY-ROUND PLAYOFF GAME IN PEOPLE METER HISTORY
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Friday, May 5, 2017
NBC SPORTS GROUP TEAMS WITH BUZZFEED, SNAPCHAT & PUSHES OUT FACEBOOK LIVES FOR KENTUCKY DERBY SOCIAL MEDIA BLITZ
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Thursday, May 4, 2017
CELEBRITY CHEF BOBBY FLAY JOINS NBC’S COVERAGE OF THE KENTUCKY DERBY, THIS SATURDAY, MAY 6 AT 2:30 P.M. ET
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Wednesday, May 3, 2017
2017 NBC SPORTS KENTUCKY DERBY MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL – TRANSCRIPT
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Wednesday, May 3, 2017
THE MINIONS, ANDY COHEN AND AMERICA’S GOT TALENT TEAM TO PICK KENTUCKY DERBY WINNERS ON NBC’S DERBY COVERAGE THIS SAT. AT 2:30 PM ET
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Wednesday, May 3, 2017
REMINDER – NBC KENTUCKY DERBY CONFERENCE CALL TODAY AT 3 P.M. ET
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Tuesday, May 2, 2017
MIKE TIRICO, JERRY BAILEY, RANDY MOSS & EDDIE OLCZYK FEATURED ON NBC KENTUCKY DERBY CONFERENCE CALL TOMORROW, WED., MAY 3 AT 3 P.M. ET
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Monday, May 1, 2017
NBC AIRS RECORD 5-HOUR KENTUCKY DERBY BROADCAST THIS SAT., MAY 6 LIVE AT 2:30 PM ET, HIGHLIGHTING NBC SPORTS GROUP’S DERBY WEEK COVERAGE
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Thursday, April 27, 2017
DYLAN DREYER TO JOIN NBC SPORTS GROUP’S COVERAGE OF THE 2017 KENTUCKY DERBY
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Tuesday, April 25, 2017
MIKE TIRICO SUCCEEDS TOM HAMMOND AS A HOST OF NBC SPORTS GROUP’S TRIPLE CROWN HORSE RACING COVERAGE BEGINNING WITH 2017 KENTUCKY DERBY
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Friday, May 13, 2016
BYTES: JOHNNY WEIR’S TWEET-POWERED BROOCH ACTIVATES 6 MILLION TIMES ON DERBY DAY
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Tuesday, May 10, 2016
MORE THAN 15.5 MILLION WATCH NYQUIST WIN 142ND KENTUCKY DERBY ON NBC
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Friday, May 6, 2016
ASHLEY JUDD EXPANDS NARRATOR ROLE ON NBC TELECAST OF THE 142ND KENTUCKY DERBY, TOMORROW, SATURDAY, MAY 7 AT 4 P.M. ET ON NBC
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Friday, May 6, 2016
NBC SPORTS GROUP AND NEXTVR TO PRESENT 2016 KENTUCKY DERBY LIVE IN VIRTUAL REALITY FOR FIRST TIME
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Thursday, May 5, 2016
ADAM LEVINE, CHRISTINA AGUILERA, JIMMY FALLON, SETH MEYERS & CHARLES BARKLEY TO PICK KENTUCKY DERBY WINNERS ON NBC’S DERBY COVERAGE THIS SAT.
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Thursday, May 5, 2016
NBC SPORTS GROUP’S KENTUCKY DERBY BROADCAST TEAM DISCUSSES FIELD OF HORSES, LEGACY OF AMERICAN PHAROAH AHEAD OF TRIPLE CROWN’S FIRST LEG
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Thursday, May 5, 2016
TRANSCRIPT: NBC SPORTS GROUP’S KENTUCKY DERBY CONFERENCE CALL
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Tuesday, May 3, 2016
KENTUCKY DERBY BROADCAST TEAM ON MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL TOMORROW, WED., MAY 4 AT 3 P.M. ET
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Tuesday, May 3, 2016
WHO WILL SUCCEED AMERICAN PHAROAH? NBC SPORTS PRESENTS THE 142ND KENTUCKY DERBY THIS SATURDAY, MAY 7 AT 4 P.M. ET ON NBC
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Tuesday, May 3, 2016
TRANSCRIPT: KENTUCKY DERBY & RIO OLYMPIC CONFERENCE CALL WITH JOHNNY WEIR & TARA LIPINSKI
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Monday, May 2, 2016
JOHNNY WEIR TO WEAR TWEET-POWERED BROOCH AS PART OF NBC SPORTS GROUP’S MOST COMPREHENSIVE KENTUCKY DERBY SOCIAL MEDIA PLAN EVER
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Thursday, April 28, 2016
NASCAR REPORTER RUTLEDGE WOOD TO JOIN NBC SPORTS GROUP’S COVERAGE OF THE 2016 KENTUCKY DERBY
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Monday, June 8, 2015
AMERICAN PHAROAH’S TRIPLE CROWN-WINNING RUN & BLACKHAWKS-LIGHTNING STANLEY CUP GAME 2 POST VIEWERSHIP MILESTONES ON NBC’S “CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY”
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Tuesday, May 5, 2015
16 MILLION WATCH 141st RUNNING OF THE KENTUCKY DERBY ON NBC
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Friday, May 1, 2015
NBC SPORTS GROUP’S PRESS PASS – WHAT TO WATCH MAY 1, 2015 – MAY 3, 2015
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Friday, May 1, 2015
KENTUCKY NATIVE ASHLEY JUDD TO NARRATE NBC’S SHOW OPEN FOR THE 141ST KENTUCKY DERBY, SATURDAY, MAY 2 AT 4 P.M. ET ON NBC
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Thursday, April 30, 2015
NBCUNIVERSAL SURROUNDS THE KENTUCKY DERBY
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Wednesday, April 29, 2015
KENTUCKY DERBY CONFERENCE CALL TRANSCRIPT
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Wednesday, April 29, 2015
REMINDER: KENTUCKY DERBY CONFERENCE CALL TODAY AT 3 PM ET
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Tuesday, April 28, 2015
KENTUCKY DERBY CONFERENCE CALL TOMORROW, WED., APRIL 29 AT 3 PM ET
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Tuesday, April 28, 2015
TRANSCRIPT: JOHNNY WEIR & TARA LIPINSKI KENTUCKY DERBY CONFERENCE CALL
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Tuesday, April 28, 2015
JOHNNY WEIR & TARA LIPINSKI ON KENTUCKY DERBY CONFERENCE CALL TODAY AT 2 P.M. ET
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Monday, April 27, 2015
JOHNNY WEIR & TARA LIPINSKI TAKE OVER NBC SPORTS SOCIAL MEDIA DURING DERBY WEEK
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Thursday, April 23, 2015
NBC SPORTS GROUP PRESENTS RECORD 15.5 LIVE HOURS OF KENTUCKY DERBY COVERAGE
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Tuesday, April 21, 2015
EDDIE OLCZYK TO JOIN NBC SPORTS GROUP’S COVERAGE OF THE 2015 KENTUCKY DERBY
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Wednesday, April 1, 2015
NBCSN PRESENTS LIVE ELITE HORSE RACING COVERAGE THIS SATURDAY, APRIL 4, AT 5 P.M. ET WITH WOOD MEMORIAL, BLUE GRASS STAKES & SANTA ANITA DERBY
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Monday, May 5, 2014
15.3 MILLION WATCH 140th RUNNING OF THE KENTUCKY DERBY ON NBC
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Thursday, May 1, 2014
KENTUCKY DERBY CONFERENCE CALL TRANSCRIPT
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Thursday, May 1, 2014
NBCUNIVERSAL SURROUNDS THE KENTUCKY DERBY
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Thursday, May 1, 2014
REMINDER: KENTUCKY DERBY CONFERENCE CALL TODAY AT 11:30 A.M. ET
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Wednesday, April 30, 2014
KENTUCKY DERBY CONFERENCE CALL TOMORROW, THURS., MAY 1 AT 11:30 A.M. ET
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Tuesday, April 29, 2014
TRANSCRIPT: JOHNNY WEIR & TARA LIPINSKI, KENTUCKY DERBY CONFERENCE CALL
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Tuesday, April 29, 2014
REMINDER: JOHNNY WEIR & TARA LIPINSKI ON KENTUCKY DERBY CONFERENCE CALL TODAY AT 2 P.M. ET
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Thursday, April 24, 2014
NBC SPORTS GROUP PRESENTS RECORD 15.5 HOURS OF KENTUCKY DERBY COVERAGE
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Tuesday, April 22, 2014
JOHNNY WEIR & TARA LIPINSKI TO JOIN NBC SPORTS GROUP’S COVERAGE OF THE 2014 KENTUCKY DERBY
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Wednesday, April 2, 2014
VETERAN BROADCAST JOURNALIST JOSH ELLIOTT JOINS NBC SPORTS GROUP
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Wednesday, February 26, 2014
NBC SPORTS GROUP AND CHURCHILL DOWNS REACH LANDMARK 10-YEAR KENTUCKY DERBY EXTENSION
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Wednesday, June 5, 2013
NBC SPORTS GROUP PRESENTS 6½ HOURS OF BELMONT STAKES COVERAGE
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013
16.2 MILLION WATCH KENTUCKY DERBY ON NBC
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Sunday, May 5, 2013
KENTUCKY DERBY OVERNIGHT RATING ON NBC TIES FOR BEST IN 21 YEARS
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Thursday, May 2, 2013
2013 KENTUCKY DERBY CONFERENCE CALL TRANSCRIPT
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Thursday, May 2, 2013
CONFERENCE CALL TODAY AT 11:30 A.M. ET, TO PREVIEW NBC SPORTS GROUP’S LIVE COVERAGE OF THE 139th RUNNING OF THE KENTUCKY DERBY
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Wednesday, May 1, 2013
NBCUNIVERSAL SURROUNDS THE KENTUCKY DERBY
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Wednesday, May 1, 2013
CONFERENCE CALL THURSDAY, 11:30 A.M. ET, TO PREVIEW NBC SPORTS GROUP’S LIVE COVERAGE OF THE 139TH RUNNING OF THE KENTUCKY DERBY
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013
CONFERENCE CALL THURSDAY, 11:30 A.M. ET, TO PREVIEW NBC SPORTS GROUP’S LIVE COVERAGE OF THE 139TH RUNNING OF THE KENTUCKY DERBY
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Monday, April 29, 2013
NBC SPORTS GROUP PRESENTS 14.5 HOURS OF KENTUCKY DERBY COVERAGE
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Thursday, April 11, 2013
THE “ROAD TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY™” SERIES CONTINUES THIS WEEKEND WITH THE TOYOTA BLUE GRASS STAKES AND THE ARKANSAS DERBY
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Thursday, April 4, 2013
THE “ROAD TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY™” SERIES CONTINUES THIS WEEKEND WITH THE SANTA ANITA DERBY AND THE WOOD MEMORIAL
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Thursday, March 28, 2013
THE “ROAD TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY™” SERIES BEGINS THIS WEEKEND WITH THE FLORIDA DERBY AND THE LOUISIANA DERBY
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Thursday, March 21, 2013
NBC SPORTS GROUP AND THE JOCKEY CLUB KICK OFF “ROAD TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY” SERIES WITH SPECIAL PREVIEW SHOW
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013
THE JOCKEY CLUB, NBC SPORTS GROUP ANNOUNCE 2013 “ROAD TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY” TELEVISION SCHEDULE
