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Preakness TV ratings up 7 percent
Total viewership of the Preakness Stakes broadcast on NBC and its associated streaming platforms averaged 5.5 million viewers and peaked at 7 million viewers, according to the network.
Matt HegartyMay 22, 2024
Total viewership of the Preakness Stakes broadcast on NBC and its associated streaming platforms averaged 5.5 million viewers and peaked at 7 million viewers, according to the network.
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The New York State Gaming Commission on Monday approved a set of new rules that will allow racetracks in the state to establish carryovers for pick 4 and pick 5 bets.
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The winner of the Grade 2, $250,000 Belmont Gold Cup will receive an automatic berth into the Group 1 Melbourne Cup, the New York Racing Association and Victoria Racing Club announced jointly on Friday.
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Racegoers at Saturday's Preakness Stakes in Baltimore will be the last to see the race conducted in front of the historic Pimlico grandstand and clubhouse. For nearly all of those witnesses, that won't be a bad thing.
Nominations for the American edition of the Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards opened May 8, with the nomination period running through July 15. After multiple stages of judging to determine finalists and then select winners, the honorees will be recognized in a ceremony Oct. 15 at Keeneland.
Total wagering during the month of April on Thoroughbred races run in the U.S. dropped 11.4 percent compared to the same month last year, according to figures distributed by Equibase on Monday, but the decline was mitigated somewhat by two fewer weekend race dates this year and a 4.5 percent decline in the number of races held.
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Churchill Downs Inc. and NBCUniversal, the parent company of NBC Sports, have reached an extension on the network’s Kentucky Derby broadcast rights that will keep the race on the company’s broadcasting platforms until 2032, the two companies announced on Saturday.
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All the miles that trainer Eric Foster has traveled has led to 1 1/8 miles in the spotlight on the first Friday in May. The trainer has had breakout success with some savvy claims in recent years, and one of those is Bourbonette Oaks winner Everland, who goes in the Kentucky Oaks.
Samantha Randazzo, The Jockey Club steward at the New York Racing Association tracks since late 2022, is no longer serving in that capacity, according to The Jockey Club, effective immediately.
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The veterinary team at Churchill Downs that is responsible for pre-race inspections has been provided with a new data-analytics tool that will generate risk-factor scores for horses that are entered in races at the track, according to officials of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority.