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TVG, America’s horse racing network, will partner with NBC Sports to bring live horse racing into the homes of fans across the country for the sixth consecutive weekend with coverage from Friday, May 1st through Sunday, May 3rd highlighted by a premier race for three-year-olds – the $500,000 Arkansas Derby (GI) from Oaklawn Park which has been split into two divisions.

In addition to Oaklawn Park, TVG will also be showing racing from tracks throughout the country including Gulfstream Park and Tampa Bay Downs. “Trackside Live” will be hosted by Todd Schrupp and will include expert analysis and exclusive interviews from TVG talent including Britney Eurton, Christina Blacker, Simon Bray, Mike Joyce, Dave Weaver, Caton Bredar, Gabby Gaudet and Scott Hazelton. They will be joined by NBC Sports talent Randy Moss, Jerry Bailey and Eddie Olczyk.

At Oaklawn Park on Saturday, there are six stakes races on the schedule including the $500,000 Arkansas Derby (GI), a key prep race on the road to the Kentucky Derby. The race has been split into two divisions and will be run as the 11th and 13th race on the 14-race card. The undefeated Charlatan has been installed as the even-money favorite in the first division for trainer Bob Baffert and will have Martin Garcia aboard as he makes his stakes debut. Baffert will also saddle the favorite in the second division as Nadal, undefeated from three starts, has been tabbed at 5-2 odds on the morning line. A two-time graded stakes winner, the son of Blame will be ridden by Joel Rosario.

Gulfstream Park has three stakes races scheduled for Saturday – the $75,000 Honey Ryder Stakes, the $75,000 English Channel Stakes and the featured event of the day, the $100,000 Big Drama Stakes. The Big Drama Stakes, a seven-furlong contest restricted to horses bred in Florida, has drawn a field of eight including the graded-stakes placed Network Effect. The four-year-old colt will have Irad Ortiz, Jr. in the irons for trainer Chad Brown.

TVG will air several special features in advance of “Trackside Live” on Saturday morning as part of an ongoing weekly series. The Saturday morning broadcast will include a replay the 1988 Breeders’ Cup Distaff and the 1988 Breeders’ Cup Classic which showcases two of the sport’s all-time greats, Personal Ensign and Alysheba. In addition, TVG will also replay the 2016 Breeders’ Cup Distaff which featured a showdown between two champions, Beholder and Songbird in one of the most thrilling finishes in Breeders’ Cup history. The 1988 Breeders’ Cup special will air at 10:00 a.m. ET/7:00 a.m. PT and the 2016 Breeders’ Cup Distaff will follow at 11:00 a.m. ET/8:00 a.m. PT.

Both specials will be available for fans to also watch on the Watch TVG app.

When: Friday, May 1st through Sunday, May 3rd

Where: TVG, 10:00. a.m. ET on Saturday, May 2nd

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