Thoroughbred Racing on CBS

Thoroughbred Racing on CBS
Genre Horse racing telecasts
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
Production
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time 120 minutes or until race ends
Production company(s) CBS Sports
Release
Original network CBS
Picture format 480i (SDTV),
1080i (HDTV)
Original release June 12, 1948 (June 12, 1948) – June 8, 1985 (June 8, 1985)
External links
Website

Thoroughbred Racing on CBS is the de facto title for a series of horse races events whose broadcasts are produced by CBS Sports, the sports division of the CBS television network in the United States.

History

CBS first televised horse racing in 1948 with their broadcast of the Belmont Stakes. CBS would broadcast the Belmont Stakes the following year before losing the rights to NBC for the next three years. CBS would resume broadcasting the Belmont Stakes in 1953 and continue to televise it through 1985.

A year after their inaugural telecast of the Belmont Stakes, CBS broadcast the Preakness Stakes, which they would continue to do so through 1976. In 1977, ABC was awarded the contract to televise the Preakness.

Finally, CBS broadcast the Kentucky Derby from 1952-1974. The 1952 Kentucky Derby was the first to be broadcast on network television; Louisville had previously not been connected to network lines.

Notable moments


Commentators

References

  1. "Preakness - Secretariat.com". Secretariat.com. 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-03.
  2. "Secretariat's '73 Preakness time is a record, racing commission rules". CNN. June 19, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
  3. Hegarty, Matt (June 19, 2012). "Secretariat awarded Preakness record at 1:53 after review". Daily Racing Form. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
  4. "This day in history: June 9, 1973". Vancouver Sun. 2012-06-11. Retrieved 2015-06-07.

External links

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