ESPN & Belmont Day: Come for Kenny, stay for honest to God racing

[Oaklawnfan]

Originally Posted by chucklestheclown

Joe Tessitore will host the programming with analysts Jerry Bailey and Randy Moss, reporters Jeannine Edwards, Rece Davis, Jay Privman, Steve Cyphers, Tom Rinaldi, and Caton Bredar, and handicappers Kenny Mayne and Hank Goldberg. Rick Reilly will provide commentaries.ABC Sports will use 38 cameras to cover the race, including a super slo-mo camera and a helicopter camera.Features on The Belmont telecast on ABC and ESPN will include: Calvin Borel on life after the Derby; Chip Woolley on training Mine That Bird; Kenny Mayne on riding with Woolley from his home in New Mexico to Belmont Park; Trainer Nick Zito on his love for the Belmont; and what makes a longshot.

I can't stand Tessitore (if he posts here, sorry). I'm glad they are not calling Randy Moss a handicapper and look forward to the Mayne/Woolley stuff .

You've already read the script. No fair! Kenny can be quite entertaining however.

[chucklestheclown]

I respected Moss til his pace figure schilling. Dam, Koko Taylor died today. RIP.

[sumitas]

There really needs to be an apologee for lack of leadersip from the NYRA. Horse racing needs a lot more than what they have offered. Their status quo is lacking to put it lightly. As Mr Post in his his insightful article in tbred times stated, integrity .

They do a nice job over all so I apologize for sounding too harsh .

[herkhorse]

Originally Posted by sumitas

There really needs to be an apologee for lack of leadersip from the NYRA. Horse racing needs a lot more than what they have offered. Their status quo is lacking to put it lightly. As Mr Post in his his insightful article in tbred times stated, integrity .

bitch bitch bitch, ever since the baby come, "want to go steady, want to go steady"

[Stickhorse]

Kenny Mayne, for my taste, is one of the better talents on ESPN.

The networks really dropped the ball this year. The public was really captivated by the whole Rachel - Mine That Bird scene. They were ready for some extra racing action after the Derby.

I think this year's Belmont viewership will be better than last but will fall short of the Preakness increased ratings.

I hope I'm wrong.

It will be great though to see so many races in HD on ESPN and ABC. I hope we might even get to pick up on some horse body language. But we may see a little too much of the talking heads and not enough of the real stars.

Really looking forward to the race.