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Breeders’ Cup Classic hits prime time with NBC
Posted on January 23, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) – The Breeders’ Cup Classic is coming to prime time for the first time.
NBC Sports Group and the Breeders’ Cup have agreed to a multiyear deal for the network to televise the two-day Breeders’ Cup World Championships beginning with the 2012 event at Santa Anita Park.
This year, NBC Sports Network will televise the Breeders’ Cup races on Nov. 2 and then Nov. 3 before NBC picks up coverage for the $5 million Classic from 8-9 p.m. EST.
The 15-race Breeders’ Cup returns to NBC after several years on ABC/ESPN. NBC aired the event from 1984-2005.
Financial terms of the deal announced Monday were not disclosed.
NBC also televises the Triple Crown races – the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes.
