Wednesday, September 29, 2010
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MSG PLUS OFFERS LIVE JOCKEY CLUB GOLD CUP DAY COVERAGE
ELMONT, N.Y. – MSG Plus, in partnership with The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA), will offer live coverage of the Grade 1, $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup Invitational and the Grade 1, $500,000 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational from Belmont Park on Saturday, October 2 from 5 – 6 p.m. EDT. The telecast will also include coverage of three other prestigious Grade 1 races from
The Jockey Club Gold Cup is lining up as one of the best races of the year. Among the expected entrants are Blame, winner of five straight graded races including the Grade 1 Whitney Handicap at Saratoga Race Course in his most recent start, Rail Trip, a multiple graded winner on the West Coast trying conventional dirt for the first time, and Fly Down, runner-up in the Grade 1 Belmont Stakes and the Grade 1 Travers for Hall of Fame trainer Nick Zito.
In addition to the Jockey Club Gold Cup, the broadcast will include live coverage of the Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational, featuring the country’s top 3-year-old turf colt Paddy O’Prado taking on his elders for the first time. Winner of the Grade 1 Secretariat and also third-place in the Kentucky Derby, he will face a very competitive group of older males, including Grade 1 winners Interpatation, Telling and Winchester, and the West Coast invader Bourbon Bay, winner of three straight graded stakes races in California.
The live coverage on MSG Plus will begin at 5 p.m. and feature expert race analysis from
MSG Plus’ Jockey Club Gold Cup Day coverage continues a partnership with NYRA that brought live coverage of the 2010
About MSG Media
MSG Media is a leader in production and content development for multiple distribution platforms, including content originating from MSG’s venues. MSG Media consists of the MSG Networks (MSG network, MSG Plus, MSG HD and MSG Plus HD) regional sports networks and the Fuse Networks (Fuse and Fuse HD), a national television network dedicated to music. MSG Media is also responsible for managing interactive initiatives (online, mobile, VOD and iTV) across all business segments. MSG Media is part of Madison Square Garden, Inc., (NASDAQ: MSG) a fully-integrated sports, entertainment and media business. The company is comprised of three business segments: MSG Sports, MSG Entertainment and MSG Media, which are strategically aligned to work together to drive MSG’s overall business, which is built on a foundation of iconic venues and compelling content that MSG creates, produces, presents and/or distributes through its programming networks and other media assets. MSG Sports consists of owning and operating sports franchises, including the New York Knicks (NBA), the New York Rangers (NHL), the New York Liberty (WNBA), and the Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL). MSG Sports also features other sports properties, including the presentation of a wide variety of live sporting events including professional boxing, college basketball, track and field and tennis. MSG Entertainment is one of the country’s leaders in live entertainment. MSG Entertainment creates, produces and/or presents a variety of live productions, including the Radio City Christmas Spectacular featuring the Radio City Rockettes, throughout the country. MSG Entertainment also presents or hosts other live entertainment events such as concerts, family shows and special events in MSG’s diverse collection of venues. These venues include
About NYRA
Founded in 1955, and franchised to run thoroughbred racing at
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