O CANADA! BREEDERS’ CUP STRIKES TV DEAL WITH TSN
This press release from the Breeders’ Cup is very good news for racing fans in Canada, where ESPN is not available. The TSN network, Canada’s sports leaders, will televise nine hours of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships next Friday and Saturday from California. — Ray Paulick
TSN TO AIR LIVE COVERAGE OF THE
2008 BREEDERS’ CUP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
NEW YORK (October 16, 2008) – The Breeders’ Cup and TSN, Canada’s Sports Leader, announced today that TSN will have exclusive live Canadian coverage of the 2008 Breeders’ Cup World Championships on October 24 and 25 from Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. The 25th running of the Breeders’ Cup will feature 14 races over two days with record purses of $25.5 million.
Coverage begins Friday, Oct. 24 at 3:30 p.m. ET, featuring five Breeders’ Cup Championship races for female horses with purses totaling $8 million. Friday’s races mark the first time a major Thoroughbred event in North America will run an entire day of female Thoroughbred racing, culminating with the Ladies’ Classic (formerly the Distaff). The Breeders’ Cup continues Saturday, Oct. 25 at 1 p.m. ET on TSN with the remaining nine races, including the Breeders’ Cup Classic with its $5 million purse. In total, TSN will televise nine hours of Breeders’ Cup horseracing, the most ever in network history.
“We are excited to partner with TSN to broadcast the 2008 Breeders’ Cup World Championships and ensure that horseracing fans in Canada will be able to watch every race in the 25th running,” said Breeders’ Cup CEO Greg Avioli.
“The Breeders’ Cup is Thoroughbred racing’s most prestigious event and TSN is proud to present world-class championship horseracing to fans in Canada,” said Phil King, President, TSN. “For the second year in a row, TSN’s partnership with the Breeders’ Cup demonstrates the network’s commitment to delivering marquee sports events to viewers from coast to coast.”
Breeders’ Cup World Championships TV Schedule
Date Time (ET) Event Station
Friday, Oct. 24 3:30-6:30 p.m. Breeders’ Cup Championship Friday TSN
Saturday, Oct. 25 1:00-7:00 p.m. Breeders’ Cup World Championships TSN
About TSN
TSN, a division of CTVglobemedia, is Canada’s Sports Leader. Setting the Canadian sports broadcasting standard, TSN was voted the No. 1 source for sports coverage and news by sports fans across the country.* TSN’s comprehensive broadcast schedule features SportsCentre, the NHL and first three rounds of the Stanley Cup Playoffs; International Hockey including the IIHF World Junior Championship; the Olympic Games through 2012; CFL including Friday Night Football; NFL including Sunday and Monday Night Football; PGA TOUR and all four golf Majors; Blue Jays baseball; Raptors basketball and the NBA Finals; Season of Champions Curling; Auto Racing including NASCAR, Formula One and IRL; Tennis and all four Grand Slam events; EURO 2008 and UEFA Champions League Soccer; and HBO World Championship boxing. TSN HD offers more sports coverage, more hours and more events in High Definition than any other network in Canada. TSN is available in 9 million households. TSN’s programming and news content is also available online at TSN.ca.
*2007/2008 Roper Reports Canada
About Breeders’ Cup
Breeders’ Cup administers the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, Thoroughbred racing’s year-end Championships consisting of 14 races and $25.5 million in purses. The organization also administers the Breeders’ Cup Challenge qualifying series, and the Breeders’ Cup Stakes Program. Breeders’ Cup is located in Lexington, Ky., and in New York City. Breeders’ Cup press releases appear on the Breeders’ Cup website. More information is available at www.breederscup.com.
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October 16th, 2008 at 5:41 pm
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October 16th, 2008 at 10:22 pm
Great news. I can’t believe that we were void of the telecast last year. It was mind boggling.
October 23rd, 2008 at 2:21 pm
This is so exciting to a shut-in who can only enjoy racing thru media and electronic sources. Thank you TSN