NBC Secures Preakness Broadcast Rights in Hard-Fought Auction
TL;DR
NBC Sports will continue to broadcast the Preakness Stakes after a hard-fought bidding war that included Fox, Amazon, and Netflix, with NBC having aired the race since 2001; an official announcement is expected from Maryland Governor Wes Moore. The report also notes a related six-race, 3-year-old series by Churchill Downs and NYRA that includes the Derby and Belmont but excludes the Preakness.
- Report: NBC Retains Rights to Preakness Thoroughbred Daily News
- Preakness Stakes to be held on a Sunday in Triple Crown first ESPN
- Horse racing’s schedule is getting a makeover. It may be the death knell for the Preakness and the iconic Triple Crown CNN
- Preakness announces new date, widening gap after Kentucky Derby WLKY
- The Triple Crown Passes Away At 107 Thoroughbred Daily News
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