FOX Sports take up NYRA reins

The New York Racing Association and FOX Sports inked a long-term television programming deal that makes FOX Sports the year-round national television home for NYRA racing from Saratoga Race Course and Belmont Park. The deal will see FOX Sports deliver a scheduled 500 hours of NYRA racing including coverage of nearly every race day at the tracks in 2019, expanding to over 600 hours annually in 2020.

“NYRA has been a terrific partner and we are looking forward to presenting more horse racing on a national stage than ever before,” said Michael Mulvihill, Executive Vice President of League Operations, Research and Strategy for FOX Sports. “With this commitment, FOX Sports has taken the lead in developing content in the fast-growing area of sports gaming by expanding our relationship with the most prestigious name in horse racing, the New York Racing Association.”

The NYRA/FOX Sports shows will be presented by The Jockey Club’s multimedia fan-development and awareness-building platform, America’s Best Racing, created in 2012 to develop new fans by increasing the profile and visibility of North America’s top thoroughbred racing events. Produced by NYRA, the shows will be hosted by Greg Wolf from FOX Sports with handicapping and commentary from Andy Serling, Maggie Wolfendale, trainer Tom Amoss and former Major League Baseball all-star Paul LoDuca. Larry Collmus, NYRA announcer and voice of the Triple Crown, will provide the race calls.

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