PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release April 19, 2018
$1.2 MILLION CHARLES TOWN CLASSIC BROADCAST LIVE ON HRRN SATURDAY
Horse Racing Radio Network (HRRN), the Eclipse Award-winning broadcast organization based in Lexington, Kentucky and official radio home of the Triple Crown and Breeders’ Cup World Championships, announced Thursday, they will broadcast the 10th running of the $1.2 million Charles Town Classic (G2) live this Saturday, April 21.
The popular weekly talk show, Equine Forum, kicks off Saturday’s coverage, featuring some of the major players involved in the Charles Town Classic (G2), from 8-10 a.m. ET. It can be heard nationwide on Sirius 219/XM 201 along with terrestrial affiliates across the country and is streamed live and podcast on the HRRN website, www.horseracingradio.net.
The broadcast, live from Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races, begins at 4:00 PM ET with the $50,000 Coin Collector Stakes. The $100,000 Dance to Bristol Stakes follows and the $1.2 million Charles Town Classic (G2), culminates the most important day of racing in the state. Mike Penna will be joined by Jude Feld and Dan Mason on the coverage, with Charles Town announcer Paul Espinosa providing the race calls. The broadcast airs throughout North America on Sirius 93/XM 93 and will be streamed live 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 2018, 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), Weekend Stakes Preview presented by NYRA Bets (Friday, 6-7 p.m. ET) and the Equine Forum (Saturday, 8-10 a.m. ET).
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