One of the most important, and exciting, weekends on the horse racing calendar every year is here, with two prestigious qualifying points races for the Kentucky Derby (G1) set for Saturday, March 29.
Both the Florida Derby (G1) at Gulfstream Park and the Arkansas Derby (G1) at Oaklawn Park offer points to the top five finishers on a 100-50-25-15-10 scale.
Both the Florida Derby and the Arkansas Derby will be broadcast live by the NBC Sports horse racing team on CNBC CNBC and streamed on Peacock during a two-hour “Road to the Kentucky Derby” show airing from 6-8 p.m. ET Saturday.
These two marquee races will also air on FanDuel TV FanDuel TV along with other action from Gulfstream and Oaklawn as well as racing from tracks such as Santa Anita Park and Turfway Park, which holds its spring meet closing night card Saturday.
The Arkansas Derby also will be shown live on "Amercia's Day at the Races" Saturday along with undercard races at Oaklawn and also races from Aqueduct. "Amercia's Day at the Races" will air from Friday, March 28, through Sunday, March 30, on FOX Sports channels, Check the below schedule for times.
Here's a rundown of this week’s bountiful horse racing coverage on TV, livestreaming, and radio:
Stakes Race Schedule
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Stakes |
Date |
Post Time |
Channel(s) |
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Orchid Stakes |
March 29 |
12:57 p.m. |
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Pan American Stakes Presented by Rood & Riddle |
March 29 |
1:56 p.m. |
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Ghostzapper Stakes Presented by FanDuel TV |
March 29 |
2:26 p.m. |
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Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream Park Oaks |
March 29 |
3:31 p.m. |
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Oaklawn Mile Steaks |
March 29 |
4:17 p.m. |
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San Carlos Stakes |
March 29 |
5 p.m. |
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Curlin Florida Derby Presented by Hill 'n' Dale Farm at Xalapa |
March 29 |
6:42 p.m. |
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Fantasy Stakes |
March 29 |
7:02 p.m. |
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Wilshire Stakes |
March 29 |
7:30 p.m. |
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Arkansas Derby |
March 29 |
7:48 p.m. |
Note: All times listed are Eastern
TV/Livestream Schedule
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Date |
Program |
Time |
Network/Social Media |
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March 26 |
"Daily Racing Form Florida Derby and Arkansas Derby Preview" |
2 p.m. |
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March 26 |
Live coverage of horse racing |
post time varies |
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March 26 |
Live coverage of horse racing |
post time varies |
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March 27 |
Live coverage of horse racing |
post time varies |
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March 27 |
Live coverage of horse racing |
post time varies |
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March 28 |
"America's Day at the Races" |
4 p.m.-6:30 p.m. |
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March 28 |
"Daily Racing Form Weekend Preview" |
2:30 p.m. |
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March 28 |
Live coverage of horse racing |
post time varies |
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March 28 |
Live coverage of horse racing |
post time varies |
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March 29 |
"America's Day at the Races" |
12:30 p.m.-4 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.-7 p.m. on FS2, 7 p.m.-8 p.m. on FS1 |
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March 29 |
"Curlin Florida Derby: Road to the Derby LIVE!" |
5:15 p.m. |
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March 29 |
Broadcast of the Florida Derby and Arkansas Derby |
6 p.m.-8 p.m. |
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March 29 |
Live coverage of horse racing |
post time varies |
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March 29 |
Live coverage of horse racing |
post time varies |
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March 30 |
"America's Day at the Races" |
3 p.m.-6 p.m. |
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March 30 |
Live coverage of horse racing |
post time varies |
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March 30 |
Live coverage of horse racing |
post time varies |
Note: All times listed are Eastern
Radio Schedule
| Date | Program | Time | Network |
| March 26 | At The Races with Steve Byk | 9 a.m. | Thoroughbred Radio Network |
| March 27 | At The Races with Steve Byk | 9 a.m. | Thoroughbred Radio Network |
| March 27 | 1/ST BET Racing Show | 4 p.m. | HRRN |
| March 27 | Brisnet Call-In Show | 6 p.m. | HRRN |
| March 28 | At The Races with Steve Byk | 9 a.m. | Thoroughbred Radio Network |
| March 28 | Betting with Bobby | 4 p.m. | HRRN |
| March 28 | Trainer Talk Presented by Fasig-Tipton | 5 p.m. | HRRN |
| March 28 | AmWager Weekend Stakes Preview | 6 p.m. | HRRN |
| March 28 | Kentucky Racing Spotlight with Louie Rabaut | 6 p.m. | ESPN 680/105.7 |
| March 29 | Equine Forum Presented by TwinSpires | 8 a.m. | HRRN |
Note: All times listed are Eastern
