PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release May 2, 2016
HRRN LAUNCHES MORE THAN 20 HOURS OF KENTUCKY DERBY COVERAGE TUESDAY MORNING
Horse Racing Radio Network (HRRN), the Eclipse Award-winning broadcast organization based in Lexington, KY and radio partner of the 2016 Triple Crown and Breeders’ Cup World Championships, announced Monday they will broadcast live from Churchill Downs beginning Tuesday, May 3 launching more than 20 hours of Kentucky Derby week programming which culminates on Saturday, May 7 with exclusive coverage of the 142nd Kentucky Derby presented by Yum! Brands produced in partnership with NBC Sports and Westwood One from 5:00 – 7:30 p.m. ET.
HRRN’s coverage kicks off with the network’s popular ‘Derby Countdown Show’ hosted live from the Churchill Downs backside. The Derby Countdown presented by Lexington, KY area Jimmy John’s features interviews with owners, trainers and jockeys of Kentucky Derby contenders as well as real time trackside reports of Kentucky Oaks and Derby horses on the track each morning. The shows can be heard from 8-10 a.m. ET Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings on select HRRN affiliates with live streaming and podcasts of each show available on the HRRN website, www.horseracingradio.net.
Tuesday evening, HRRN will once again broadcast live from the KTA-KTOB Kentucky Derby Trainers Dinner from 7:30-9:30 p.m. ET. Coverage will be available via live streaming and podcast on the HRRN site.
Wednesday, fans can join HRRN for live coverage of the Kentucky Derby Post Position Draw from 5-6 p.m. ET presented by TwinSpires.com. Draw coverage is available throughout North America on Sirius channel 220/XM 206 and streamed live on the HRRN website.
Live coverage of the 142nd Longines Kentucky Oaks highlights Friday’s programming from 3-6 p.m. ET on Sirius 220/XM 206 with live streaming provided on the HRRN website. Oaks coverage is presented by TwinSpires.com.
HRRN’s full Derby day schedule begins with a special Kentucky Derby edition of the network’s popular weekly talk show, the Equine Forum, from 8-10 a.m. ET presented by Farmpaint.com. Listeners can tune in to the Equine Forum on SiriusXM channel 93 and on terrestrial affiliates across the country as well as on the HRRN site.
The Equine Forum will be followed by live coverage of the Derby day undercard stakes presented by TwinSpires.com begins at 2:00 p.m. ET with HRRN’s coverage of the 142nd Kentucky Derby produced in partnership with NBC Sports and Westwood One starting at 5:00 p.m. ET.
Derby day race coverage can be heard on NBC and Westwood One affiliates across the country as well as on SiriusXM channel 93 and streaming live at www.horseracingradio.net.
A complete Derby week schedule along with a listing of nationwide affiliates and SiriusXM channel information for each show can be found on HRRN’s website.
Other HRRN programming throughout Derby week includes ‘Xpressbet Radio’ from 3-6 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons, ‘Jock Talk’ presented by Tito’s Handmade Vodka on Tuesday with special guest Javier Castellano, ‘Trainer Talk’ presented by Fasig-Tipton on Wednesday afternoon with special guest Steve Asmussen, the ‘Brisnet.com Call In Show’ on Thursday and the ‘Xpressbet Weekend Stakes Preview’ on Friday. Each show can be heard live on Sirius 220 and XM 206 and on the HRRN website.
Derby week coverage will be hosted by HRRN’s award-winning broadcast team of Mike Penna, Kurt Becker, Jude Feld and Jeff Bloom. The voice of the University of Kentucky Wildcats, Tom Leach and NBC’s Rob Simmelkjaer will join
HRRN’s Kentucky Derby day coverage.
HRRN Kentucky Derby Week Broadcast Schedule:
Tuesday, May 3:
Derby Countdown Show 8-10 a.m. ET Presented by Lexington, KY Jimmy John’s
Jock Talk 6-7 p.m. ET Presented by Tito’s Handmade Vodka
KTA/KTOB Derby Trainers Dinner 7:30-9:30 p.m. ET
Wednesday, May 4:
Derby Countdown Show 8-10 a.m. ET Presented by Lexington, KY Jimmy John’s
Xpressbet Radio 3-5 p.m. ET
Derby 142 Post Position Draw 5-6 p.m. ET Presented by TwinSpires.com
Trainer Talk 6-7 p.m. ET Presented by Fasig-Tipton
Thursday, May 5:
Derby Countdown Show 8-10 a.m. ET Presented by Lexington, KY Jimmy John’s
Xpressbet Radio 3-6 p.m. ET
Brisnet.com Call in Show 6-7 p.m. ET
Friday, May 6:
Kentucky Oaks 142 3-6 p.m. ET Presented by TwinSpires.com
Xpressbet Weekend Stakes Preview 6-7 p.m. ET
Saturday, May 7:
Equine Forum Show 8-10 a.m. ET Presented by Farmpaint.com
Kentucky Derby Undercard 2-5 p.m. ET Presented by TwinSpires.com
Kentucky Derby 142 5:00-7:30 p.m. ET
About HRRN:
The Horse Racing Radio Network is your home for Eclipse Award winning coverage of the biggest events in racing throughout the year. In 2016, HRRN will broadcast more than 100 stakes races from racetracks across the United States and around the world. HRRN is the official radio network of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, Belmont Stakes and Breeders’ Cup World Championships and produces a series of popular talk shows aired throughout the week on SiriusXM satellite radio: Xpressbet Radio on HRRN (Wednesday – Friday, 3-6 p.m. ET), Jock Talk presented by Tito’s Handmade Vodka (Tuesday, 6-7 p.m. ET), Trainer Talk presented by Fasig-Tipton (Wednesday, 6-7 p.m. ET), Brisnet Call In Show (Thursday, 6-7 p.m. ET), Xpressbet Weekend Stakes Preview (Friday, 6-7 p.m. ET) and the Equine Forum (Saturday, 8-10 a.m. ET).
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