NBCSN will present an April 9 telecast of the key classic preps with coverage of the Wood Memorial Stakes (gr. I) from Aqueduct Racetrack, Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (gr. I) from Keeneland, and Santa Anita Derby (gr. I) rom Santa Anita Park.
The telecast will begin at 5 p.m. EDT and will mark NBC Sports Group's first horse racing telecast of the 2016 season. Coverage also will be available on NBC Sports Live Extra, NBC Sports Group's live-streaming product.
NBCSN's Saturday coverage will feature host Tom Hammond, joined by Hall of Fame jockey Jerry Bailey, who has won each Triple Crown race twice; veteran horse racing analyst Randy Moss; and reporters Laffit Pincay III, Carolyn Manno, and Jay Privman.