CONFERENCE CALL MONDAY (JUNE 4), 4:30 P.M. ET, TO PREVIEW NBC SPORTS GROUP’S COVERAGE OF THE 144th BELMONT
Dial 913-312-0673 to Participate in Conference Call Featuring Co-host Tom Hammond; Analysts Gary Stevens and Randy Moss; and Race Caller Larry Collmus
NBC Sports Group’s 11 Hours of Belmont-Week Coverage Begins Thursday, June 7 at 7:30 p.m. ET with I’ll Have Another – Charging Toward History on NBC Sports Network and Coverage Culminates with 144th Belmont Stakes on NBC, Saturday at 4:30 p.m. ET
NEW YORK – May 31, 2012 – With I’ll Have Another’s attempt to become the first horse in 34 years – since Affirmed in 1978 – to claim horse racing’s elusive Triple Crown on NBC, the NBC Sports Group will conduct a conference call with members of the commentary and production team, and will add additional programming during Belmont week.
CONFERENCE CALL: The conference call will take place on Monday (June 4) at 4:30 p.m. ET to preview coverage of the 144th Belmont Stakes with co-host Tom Hammond, analysts Gary Stevens and Randy Moss, race caller Larry Collmus and NBC Sports Group Triple Crown producer Rob Hyland.
Dial 913-312-0673 to participate
PROGRAMMING: NBC Sports Group will present 11 hours of Belmont-week coverage beginning Thursday, June 7 at 7:30 p.m. ET with I’ll Have Another – Charging Toward History, and culminates with the Belmont Stakes Saturday at 5 p.m. ET on NBC.
The expanded Belmont Stakes coverage includes:
- An additional 30 minutes of
- I’ll Have Another – Charging Toward History, a 30-minute special produced by “America’s Best Racing” with unprecedented access to I’ll Have Another and his connections as he attempts to become the first Triple Crown winner in 34 years;
- Re-broadcasts of this year’s Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes
| NBC SPORTS GROUP | |||
| Thurs. June 7 | 7:30 - 8 p.m. | I'll Have Another – Charging Toward History | NBC Sports Network |
| | 8 p.m. - 10 p.m. | Rebroadcast of 2012 | NBC Sports Network |
| | 10 p.m. - Midnight | Rebroadcast of 2012 Preakness | NBC Sports Network |
| Fri. June 8 | 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. | | NBC Sports Network |
| | 5 p.m. - 6 p.m. | Live from | NBC Sports Network |
| Sat. June 9 | 3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | | NBC Sports Network |
| | 4:30 p.m. - 7 p.m. | | NBC |
| | 7 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. | | NBC Sports Network |
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