SIRIUS XM RADIO TO BROADCAST THE 136th RUNNING OF THE KENTUCKY DERBY
Live race broadcast will air on SIRIUS channel 120 and XM channel 140
Special editions of SIRIUS XM talk shows “At The Races” and “Down The Stretch” to provide horse racing fans with the latest news and analysis
NEW YORK – April 28, 2010 – SIRIUS XM Radio will offer comprehensive coverage of the first jewel of thoroughbred racing’s Triple Crown, the Kentucky Derby, this Saturday, May 1.
SIRIUS and XM listeners around the country will hear the live race call of the 136th “Run for the Roses” (5:00 pm ET) on SIRIUS channel 120 and XM channel 140.
Prior to the race broadcast and throughout the week, SIRIUS XM’s exclusive horse racing talk shows will provide listeners with the latest news and analysis leading up to horse racing’s most celebrated day.
Every weekday afternoon At The Races with Steve Byk (4:00 – 7:00 pm ET on SIRIUS channel 126 and on XM channel 243) will air live from Churchill Downs in Kentucky. Byk will talk with handicapping experts and Derby trainers each day to give his audience and expert look at the field.
On Saturday a special pre-Derby edition of Down The Stretch, hosted by Dave Johnson and Bill Finley, will air live from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm ET on SIRIUS channel 126 and XM channel 243. Johnson, the acclaimed track announcer who called the Derby for 24 years, and Finley will discuss all the stakes races happening that day at Churchill Downs, provide the latest Derby news and pre-race analysis, and interview drivers, trainers and owners.
SIRIUS XM offers horse racing fans around the country comprehensive coverage of the Sport of Kings throughout the year, providing live coverage of top races from around the country plus the racing talk shows Down The Stretch (Saturdays, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm ET, SIRIUS channel 126 and XM channel 243) and At The Races with Steve Byk (weekdays, 4:00 – 7:00 pm ET, SIRIUS channel 126 and XM channel 243). Visit www.sirius.com for more information.
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Sirius XM was supposed to be simulcasting TVG so that horseplayers could get live coverage, race calls, etc., but it is very random, only 11am to 2pm in the east, which is useless as they cut out for the better part of the afternoon. The Byk and Johnson/Finley shows are great, but TVG needs a dedicated channel on XM. With all of the empty play by play channels, hopefully they can get it done.
Did they even have the Derby on Sirius/XM. I set my xmp3 recorder for this to listen to it later on ESPN Radio XM140 and got nothing by sportscenter news. Were they asleep at the switch? Also, interesting about TVG. If they only have it on at random times, what is the point? Horse racing always finds a way to mess up a good thing.
TVG on Sirius is a total fraud. They put it on whenever they feel like it and then interrupt it for everything, including wrestling, boxing, and even World Cup games in Arabic (seriously, if nearly all of the channels are in English, who has SIrius and understands Arabic?). This would be a great concept if they did what they advertise, which seems like it would be incredible simple to do with all the channels they have that do nothing but tell you what is on. If you are planning on getting Sirius to have TVG, stay away. This is a total rip-off. Don’t waste your money!!!
SIRIUS XM offers
” horse racing fans around the country comprehensive coverage of the Sport of Kings ”
but they just doing it anytime they want., i think they don’t care if they could intterupt.
or why they are been given permission by the others.!?
i think there are a lot of people who really want to witness the said race since this radio station is gonna cover it. sirius xm will surely get a good rating for this especially with the horse racing fanatics.
XM still misses the point. All they need is to give TVG a dedicated channel and they would have 24/7 coverage from one source. No respect here.