The newly launched “Road to the Kentucky Derby” television series, produced in partnership by Churchill Downs and NBC, will take viewers into horses chasing the Kentucky Derby dream.
The series will also give viewers at home a sense of the spectacle surrounding a day at the races, including snapshots of the fashion, food, famous faces and racing’s real “characters” – the fans – to draw viewers into the social scene that makes racetracks the ultimate source for entertainment.
The broadcast schedule for the “Road to the Kentucky Derby” series is as follows:
SATURDAY, MARCH 27 (USA 5-6 p.m. ET):
Grade II, $750,000 Louisiana Derby, 1 1/8 miles, Fair Grounds
Grade II, $500,000 Lane’s End, 1 1/8 miles, Turfway
SATURDAY, APRIL 3 (NBC 5-6 p.m. ET):
Grade 1, $750,000 Santa Anita Derby, 1 1/8 miles, Santa Anita
Grade 1, $750,000 Wood Memorial, 1 1/8 miles, Aqueduct
SATURDAY, APRIL 10 (NBC 5-6 p.m. ET):
Grade 1, $1 million Arkansas Derby, 1 1/8 miles, Oaklawn Park
Grade 1, $750,000 Toyota Blue Grass, 1 1/8 miles, Keeneland
While viewers take in the action at home, fans at the track will have the chance to enjoy the “DreamBet” of a lifetime.
http://www.kentuckyderby.com/dreambet