PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release July 28, 2016
JIM DANDY, HASKELL TO BE BROADCAST LIVE ON HRRN THIS WEEKEND
Jim Dandy broadcast available in Spanish on ‘HRRN en Español’
Horse Racing Radio Network (HRRN), the Eclipse Award-winning broadcast organization based in Lexington, KY and official radio home of the Triple Crown and Breeders’ Cup World Championships, will broadcast live from both Saratoga and Monmouth this weekend to provide coverage of the Jim Dandy (G2) on Saturday and the Haskell Invitational (G1) on Sunday.
Saturday’s broadcast from Saratoga, part of HRRN’s meet long “Saturdays at Saratoga” series presented by visitbarbados.org, begins at 4:00 p.m. ET and includes coverage of two graded stakes on the Jim Dandy undercard, the Bowling Green (G2) and A.G. Vanderbilt (G1). Mike Penna and Jude Feld will host the coverage which can be heard throughout North America on SiriusXM channel 93, with live streaming provided on the HRRN website, www.horseracingradio.net. Larry Collmus will have the live call of each race.
The Jim Dandy also marks the debut of HRRN’s new Spanish language broadcasts on ‘HRRN en Español’ which will be hosted on-site by Roberto “El Potro” Rodriguez, Eloy Vielma and 2016 Hall of Fame inductee Ramon Dominguez. Spanish coverage, presented by Gulfstream Park, begins at 4:00 p.m. ET and is available worldwide with live streaming provided on the Spanish page of the HRRN website (Spanish Page) as well as www.elpotroroberto.com. Race calls will be provided by NYRA announcer Luis Grandison.
Penna and Feld will also host HRRN’s popular weekly talk show, the Equine Forum, live from Saratoga on Saturday morning. The show can be heard from 8-10 a.m. ET on SiriusXM 93 as well as on HRRN affiliates in Lexington, Louisville and across the country, and is streamed worldwide and podcast on the HRRN website.
On Sunday, HRRN’s Anthony Stabile and Acacia Courtney broadcast live from Monmouth Park with two hours of Haskell Invitational coverage starting at 4:00 p.m. ET. The broadcast is available via live streaming on the HRRN website.
A complete schedule of upcoming broadcasts along with SiriusXM and affiliate information can be found on the HRRN website.
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). Select race broadcasts are available in Spanish through the HRRN en Español broadcast platform.
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