NBC Schedules Two-Hour Travers Broadcast
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The $1.6 million Travers Stakes (gr. I), headed by Triple Crown winner American Pharoah, will be televised by NBC network during a two-hour program Aug. 29.
The 4-6 p.m. EDT broadcast will also include the $1 million Sword Dancer (gr. IT) and Forego Stakes (gr. I) on the stakes-laden card at Saratoga Race Course.
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The Travers is the fifth of 10 telecasts that are part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series leading into the World Championships Oct. 30-31 at Keeneland.
Laffit Pincay III hosts live coverage from Saratoga, joined by analysts Randy Moss and Jerry Bailey, reporter Donna Brothers, analysts/handicappers Eddie Olczyk and Bob Neumeier, and race caller Larry Collmus. Daily Racing Form's Matt Bernier will also serve as handicapper.
"I can't wait to see American Pharoah deliver another breathtaking performance in the Travers at Saratoga this Saturday," said Bailey, the Hall of Fame jockey, five-time Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) winner, and three-time Travers winner. "I may never see another one like him in my lifetime."
The Travers telecast will include an interview with the colt's Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, a feature on the history of past champions running at Saratoga, and Bailey's look at what makes American Pharoah perhaps the greatest horse of all time.