ESPN and other national and regional media outlets will showcase Keeneland’s fall racing season from October 9-31. The 17-day meeting will be highlighted by a number of potential contenders for the $25.5 million Breeders’ Cup World Championships on November 6-7 at Santa Anita Park in California.

 

 Keeneland.com once again will stream live racing video, enabling fans to watch the races at no cost. 

 

 Beginning this fall, the track will provide simulcasting in HD as Keeneland Broadcast Services will produce a full 15-camera HD production for every race, which will be offered to all simulcast sites through Roberts Communications Network.

 

ESPN on opening weekend

Keeneland's October 9-11 opening weekend is FallStars Weekend, an incredible lineup of nine stakes races over three days with purses totaling $3.25 million.

 

On October 10, ESPN Classic will have live coverage of two of those stakes – the Shadwell Turf Mile (G1) and Dixiana Breeders’ Futurity (G1) – from 5-7:30 p.m. ET. The following day, ESPN will present live HD coverage of another two FallStars races – the Juddmonte Spinster (G1) and Bourbon Stakes (G3) – from 5-6 p.m. 

 

Daily coverage on TVG

 TVG, the interactive horse racing network, will provide live coverage from Keeneland each day beginning at 1 p.m. ET with expanded live, on-site coverage of the first three weekends of the season.

 

 FallStars Weekend will feature these races:

 

·         October 9:       Darley Alcibiades (G1) and Phoenix (G3).

·         October 10:     Shadwell Turf Mile (G1), Dixiana Breeders’ Futurity (G1), First Lady (G1), Thoroughbred Club of America (G2) and                           Woodford (G3).

·         October 11:     Juddmonte Spinster (G1) and Bourbon (G3).

           

TVG’s coverage on the second Saturday of the season features the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1) and the Perryville presented by Budweiser Select (G3) on October 17. The October 18 card highlights the Bryan Station (G3).

 

The following weekend includes coverage of the Lexus Raven Run (G2) on October 24 and the Rood & Riddle Dowager on October 25.

           

TVG on FOX Sports also will present daily coverage on FSN Prime Ticket. Local listings are available at http://msn.foxsports.com/tv/schedule.        

 

Regional coverage

Racing fans in Lexington have additional opportunities to take in all the action at Keeneland.        

 

Keeneland Close Up, hosted by Kenny Rice and Mike Battaglia, will be shown Saturdays during the race meeting. The 30-minute show airs at 8 a.m. ET Saturday, October 10, and at 9:30 a.m. on the remaining Saturdays during the meet, on Lexington’s WLEX-TV (Channel 18).

 

Today at Keeneland, a daily recap of the day’s races, will be broadcast each race night in Lexington on Insight Cable on CWkyt. Today at Keeneland will be shown at 11 p.m. ET on opening day, Friday, October 9; 7 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays and 6:30 p.m. on Sundays. Today at Keeneland also can be seen on TVG and HRTV the following day.

 

Racing on the radio

Racing fans also can catch the live call of the day’s feature race at Keeneland on these radio stations across Kentucky:

 

Lexington – 96.1 WLXO-FM.

Louisville – 1450 WAVG-AM.

Elizabethtown – 1450 WIEL-AM.

Mt. Sterling – 1150 WMST-AM.

Morehead – 96.3 WIVY-FM.

Columbia – 93.5 WAIN-FM (weekdays only).

Prestonsburg – 1310 WDOC-AM.

 

 “Equine Forum,” a popular radio program in Lexington, can be heard live on Saturdays from 8-10 a.m. ET on 96.1 WLXO-FM.