NBC Sports Group Home KENTUCKY DERBY The NBC Sports Group is the exclusive home to the most important and prestigious events in horse racing, including the Triple Crown and the Breeders’ Cup. NBC Sports Group is also the home to Summer at Saratoga, Autumn at Keeneland, and the Road to the Kentucky Derby series. Press Releases Tuesday, May 4, 2021 NBC SPORTS DELIVERS 14.5 MILLION VIEWERS FOR KENTUCKY DERBY, AS THE “RUN FOR THE ROSES” RETURNS TO ITS TRADITIONAL FIRST SATURDAY IN MAY DATE Friday, April 30, 2021 BILL BELICHICK & BOB BAFFERT — SIX-TIME CHAMPIONS SPEAK WITH MIKE TIRICO ON NBC SPORTS’ KENTUCKY DERBY COVERAGE, TOMORROW, SAT., MAY 1 AT 2:30 P.M. ET ON NBC Thursday, April 29, 2021 JIMMY FALLON, SETH MEYERS & AMBER RUFFIN TO PICK KENTUCKY DERBY WINNERS ACROSS NBC SPORTS’ COVERAGE THIS SAT., MAY 1 AT 2:30 PM ET Tuesday, April 27, 2021 TRANSCRIPT – NBC SPORTS’ KENTUCKY DERBY CONFERENCE CALL Tuesday, April 27, 2021 *REMINDER* 2021 KENTUCKY DERBY CONFERENCE CALL TODAY AT 2 P.M. ET WITH MIKE TIRICO, JERRY BAILEY, RANDY MOSS, EDDIE OLCZYK, STEVE KORNACKI, LARRY COLLMUS & ROB HYLAND Monday, April 26, 2021 NBC SPORTS PRESENTS 147TH KENTUCKY DERBY WITH FIVE-HOUR SHOW THIS SATURDAY, MAY 1, LIVE AT 2:30 P.M. ET ON NBC Monday, April 26, 2021 STEVE KORNACKI JOINS NBC SPORTS’ KENTUCKY DERBY COVERAGE, THIS SAT., MAY 1 AT 2:30 PM ET ON NBC Monday, April 26, 2021 2021 KENTUCKY DERBY CONFERENCE CALL TOMORROW AT 2 P.M. ET WITH MIKE TIRICO, JERRY BAILEY, RANDY MOSS, EDDIE OLCZYK, STEVE KORNACKI, LARRY COLLMUS & ROB HYLAND Thursday, April 22, 2021 KENTUCKY NATIVE JAC COLLINSWORTH JOINS NBC SPORTS’ KENTUCKY DERBY TEAM Tuesday, April 20, 2021 FOUR-TIME OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST SANYA RICHARDS-ROSS JOINS NBC SPORTS’ KENTUCKY DERBY COVERAGE, SATURDAY, MAY 1 AT 2:30 PM ET ON NBC Thursday, April 8, 2021 THREE WEEKS TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY: NBC SPORTS’ “ROAD TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY” FEATURES THE ARKANSAS DERBY LIVE THIS SAT., APRIL 10 AT 7 P.M. ET ON NBCSN Thursday, April 1, 2021 ONE MONTH TO KENTUCKY DERBY: LIVE COVERAGE OF WOOD MEMORIAL, BLUE GRASS STAKES & SANTA ANITA DERBY THIS SAT., APRIL 3 AT 5:30 P.M. ET ON NBCSN Sunday, September 6, 2020 2020 KENTUCKY DERBY ON NBC IS MOST-WATCHED SPORTING EVENT SINCE SUPER BOWL & MOST WATCHED ON LABOR DAY WEEKEND SINCE 2017 Friday, September 4, 2020 “TIZ THE LAW LOOKS LIKE HE’S ALMOST INVINCIBLE” – HALL OF FAME JOCKEY JERRY BAILEY ON THE KENTUCKY DERBY, LIVE TOMORROW, SATURDAY, SEPT. 5 AT 2:30 PM ET ON NBC Thursday, September 3, 2020 JOHN MICHAEL HIGGINS, BLAKE SHELTON, MARIO LOPEZ & RANDY ORTON TO PICK KENTUCKY DERBY WINNERS TOMORROW ACROSS NBC SPORTS SOCIAL MEDIA & DURING NBC’S DERBY COVERAGE THIS SAT., SEPT. 5, AT 2:30 PM ET Wednesday, September 2, 2020 NBC SPORTS KENTUCKY DERBY CONFERENCE CALL Tuesday, September 1, 2020 *REMINDER* – KENTUCKY DERBY CONFERENCE CALL TODAY AT 2 P.M. ET WITH MIKE TIRICO, JERRY BAILEY, RANDY MOSS, EDDIE OLCZYK, LARRY COLLMUS & ROB HYLAND Monday, August 31, 2020 KENTUCKY DERBY CONFERENCE CALL TOMORROW, TUES., SEPT. 1, AT 2 P.M. ET WITH MIKE TIRICO, JERRY BAILEY, RANDY MOSS, EDDIE OLCZYK, LARRY COLLMUS & ROB HYLAND Monday, August 31, 2020 146TH KENTUCKY DERBY THIS SATURDAY, SEPT. 5 LIVE FROM CHURCHILL DOWNS AT 2:30 PM ET ON NBC FEATURES BELMONT STAKES WINNER TIZ THE LAW AIMING TO CONTINUE TRIPLE CROWN RUN Tuesday, August 25, 2020 NBC SPORTS FILMS’ AMERICAN PHAROAH DOCUMENTARY “BORN TO RUN” DEBUTS THIS SUNDAY, AUG. 30 AT NOON ET ON NBC Thursday, April 30, 2020 NBC SPORTS’ “RUN FOR THE ROSES” SATURDAY FEATURES KENTUCKY DERBY SPECIAL ON NBC AT 3 P.M. ET, FOLLOWED ON NBCSN BY LIVE ARKANSAS DERBY AT 6 P.M. ET & ROSE BOWL CLASSICS AT 8 P.M. ET Monday, April 27, 2020 AMERICAN PHAROAH’S KENTUCKY DERBY VICTORY HEADLINES NBC SPORTS SPECIAL ON “FIRST SATURDAY IN MAY” – THIS SAT., MAY 2 AT 3 PM ET ON NBC Monday, May 6, 2019 NBC SPORTS’ COVERAGE OF DRAMATIC KENTUCKY DERBY AVERAGES 16.5 MILLION VIEWERS & LEADS INTO SECOND-MOST WATCHED NON-STANLEY CUP FINAL NHL GAME ON RECORD Sunday, May 5, 2019 NBC SPORTS MATCHES BEST KENTUCKY DERBY OVERNIGHT SINCE 1990 & POSTS 2ND BEST STANLEY CUP PLAYOFF GAME OVERNIGHT ON RECORD ON NBC BIG EVENT SATURDAY Thursday, May 2, 2019 JOHN LEGEND, KATIE LEDECKY, KELLY CLARKSON, CHARLES BARKLEY & SHAQ TO PICK KENTUCKY DERBY WINNERS ON NBC’S DERBY COVERAGE SAT., MAY 4, AT 2:30 PM ET Wednesday, May 1, 2019 TRANSCRIPT – 2019 NBC SPORTS KENTUCKY DERBY MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL – WEDNESDAY, MAY 1 AT 3 PM ET Wednesday, May 1, 2019 REMINDER – NBC SPORTS KENTUCKY DERBY CONFERENCE CALL TODAY AT 3 PM ET Wednesday, May 1, 2019 NEW “NBC SPORTS BET: DERBY SPECIAL” DIGITAL COMPANION SHOW DEBUTS THIS SAT., MAY 4 LIVE AT 5 P.M. ET ON NBCSPORTS.COM & NBC SPORTS APP Wednesday, May 1, 2019 DALE EARNHARDT JR. ADDS HORSEPOWER TO NBC SPORTS’ COVERAGE OF THE 2019 KENTUCKY DERBY THIS SATURDAY, MAY 4 AT 2:30 PM ET ON NBC Tuesday, April 30, 2019 MIKE TIRICO, JERRY BAILEY, RANDY MOSS, EDDIE OLCZYK & LARRY COLLMUS PREVIEW NBC KENTUCKY DERBY COVERAGE ON CONFERENCE CALL TOMORROW, MAY 1 AT 3 PM ET Tuesday, April 30, 2019 SUPER BOWL MVP VON MILLER JOINS NBC SPORTS’ KENTUCKY DERBY COVERAGE THIS SATURDAY, MAY 4 AT 2:30 P.M. ET ON NBC Monday, April 29, 2019 NBC SPORTS COVERS EVERY ANGLE OF THE 145TH KENTUCKY DERBY WITH 5-HOUR SHOW THIS SATURDAY, MAY 4, LIVE AT 2:30 P.M. ET ON NBC Thursday, November 8, 2018 NBC SPORTS & CHURCHILL DOWNS TO DEBUT ROAD TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY MAGAZINE SERIES IN SPRING 2019 Monday, May 7, 2018 NBC SPORTS’ BIG EVENT SATURDAY DELIVERS 15 MILLION VIEWERS FOR KENTUCKY DERBY & SECOND-MOST-WATCHED EARLY ROUND NHL PLAYOFF GAME ON RECORD Thursday, May 3, 2018 KELLY CLARKSON, DALE EARNHARDT JR., CHARLES BARKLEY & SHAQ TO PICK KENTUCKY DERBY WINNERS ON NBC’S DERBY COVERAGE THIS SAT., MAY 5, AT 2:30 PM ET Wednesday, May 2, 2018 TRANSCRIPT: NBC SPORTS GROUP’S KENTUCKY DERBY CONFERENCE CALL Wednesday, May 2, 2018 JOHNNY WEIR’S TWEET-POWERED BROOCH RETURNS; NBC SPORTS GROUP TEAMS WITH BUZZFEED, REFINERY29 & SNAPCHAT FOR KENTUCKY DERBY SOCIAL MEDIA BLITZ Wednesday, May 2, 2018 REMINDER – NBC KENTUCKY DERBY CONFERENCE CALL TODAY AT 3 P.M. ET Monday, April 30, 2018 NBC’S RECORD 5-HOUR KENTUCKY DERBY BROADCAST THIS SAT., MAY 5, LIVE AT 2:30 PM ET, HIGHLIGHTS DERBY WEEK COVERAGE Monday, May 8, 2017 NBC’S BIG SPORTS SATURDAY DELIVERS LARGEST KENTUCKY DERBY AUDIENCE SINCE 1989 & MOST-WATCHED NHL EARLY-ROUND PLAYOFF GAME IN PEOPLE METER HISTORY Friday, May 5, 2017 NBC SPORTS GROUP TEAMS WITH BUZZFEED, SNAPCHAT & PUSHES OUT FACEBOOK LIVES FOR KENTUCKY DERBY SOCIAL MEDIA BLITZ Thursday, May 4, 2017 CELEBRITY CHEF BOBBY FLAY JOINS NBC’S COVERAGE OF THE KENTUCKY DERBY, THIS SATURDAY, MAY 6 AT 2:30 P.M. ET Wednesday, May 3, 2017 2017 NBC SPORTS KENTUCKY DERBY MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL – TRANSCRIPT Wednesday, May 3, 2017 THE MINIONS, ANDY COHEN AND AMERICA’S GOT TALENT TEAM TO PICK KENTUCKY DERBY WINNERS ON NBC’S DERBY COVERAGE THIS SAT. AT 2:30 PM ET Wednesday, May 3, 2017 REMINDER – NBC KENTUCKY DERBY CONFERENCE CALL TODAY AT 3 P.M. ET Tuesday, May 2, 2017 MIKE TIRICO, JERRY BAILEY, RANDY MOSS & EDDIE OLCZYK FEATURED ON NBC KENTUCKY DERBY CONFERENCE CALL TOMORROW, WED., MAY 3 AT 3 P.M. ET Monday, May 1, 2017 NBC AIRS RECORD 5-HOUR KENTUCKY DERBY BROADCAST THIS SAT., MAY 6 LIVE AT 2:30 PM ET, HIGHLIGHTING NBC SPORTS GROUP’S DERBY WEEK COVERAGE Thursday, April 27, 2017 DYLAN DREYER TO JOIN NBC SPORTS GROUP’S COVERAGE OF THE 2017 KENTUCKY DERBY Tuesday, April 25, 2017 MIKE TIRICO SUCCEEDS TOM HAMMOND AS A HOST OF NBC SPORTS GROUP’S TRIPLE CROWN HORSE RACING COVERAGE BEGINNING WITH 2017 KENTUCKY DERBY Friday, May 13, 2016 BYTES: JOHNNY WEIR’S TWEET-POWERED BROOCH ACTIVATES 6 MILLION TIMES ON DERBY DAY Tuesday, May 10, 2016 NFL & HORSE RACING COVERAGE LEAD NBC SPORTS GROUP TO 7 SPORTS EMMY AWARDS Tuesday, May 10, 2016 MORE THAN 15.5 MILLION WATCH NYQUIST WIN 142ND KENTUCKY DERBY ON NBC Friday, May 6, 2016 ASHLEY JUDD EXPANDS NARRATOR ROLE ON NBC TELECAST OF THE 142ND KENTUCKY DERBY, TOMORROW, SATURDAY, MAY 7 AT 4 P.M. ET ON NBC Friday, May 6, 2016 NBC SPORTS GROUP AND NEXTVR TO PRESENT 2016 KENTUCKY DERBY LIVE IN VIRTUAL REALITY FOR FIRST TIME Thursday, May 5, 2016 ADAM LEVINE, CHRISTINA AGUILERA, JIMMY FALLON, SETH MEYERS & CHARLES BARKLEY TO PICK KENTUCKY DERBY WINNERS ON NBC’S DERBY COVERAGE THIS SAT. Thursday, May 5, 2016 NBC SPORTS GROUP’S KENTUCKY DERBY BROADCAST TEAM DISCUSSES FIELD OF HORSES, LEGACY OF AMERICAN PHAROAH AHEAD OF TRIPLE CROWN’S FIRST LEG Thursday, May 5, 2016 TRANSCRIPT: NBC SPORTS GROUP’S KENTUCKY DERBY CONFERENCE CALL Tuesday, May 3, 2016 KENTUCKY DERBY BROADCAST TEAM ON MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL TOMORROW, WED., MAY 4 AT 3 P.M. ET Tuesday, May 3, 2016 WHO WILL SUCCEED AMERICAN PHAROAH? NBC SPORTS PRESENTS THE 142ND KENTUCKY DERBY THIS SATURDAY, MAY 7 AT 4 P.M. ET ON NBC Tuesday, May 3, 2016 TRANSCRIPT: KENTUCKY DERBY & RIO OLYMPIC CONFERENCE CALL WITH JOHNNY WEIR & TARA LIPINSKI Monday, May 2, 2016 JOHNNY WEIR TO WEAR TWEET-POWERED BROOCH AS PART OF NBC SPORTS GROUP’S MOST COMPREHENSIVE KENTUCKY DERBY SOCIAL MEDIA PLAN EVER Thursday, April 28, 2016 NASCAR REPORTER RUTLEDGE WOOD TO JOIN NBC SPORTS GROUP’S COVERAGE OF THE 2016 KENTUCKY DERBY Monday, June 8, 2015 AMERICAN PHAROAH’S TRIPLE CROWN-WINNING RUN & BLACKHAWKS-LIGHTNING STANLEY CUP GAME 2 POST VIEWERSHIP MILESTONES ON NBC’S “CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY” Tuesday, May 5, 2015 16 MILLION WATCH 141st RUNNING OF THE KENTUCKY DERBY ON NBC Friday, May 1, 2015 NBC SPORTS GROUP’S PRESS PASS – WHAT TO WATCH MAY 1, 2015 – MAY 3, 2015 Friday, May 1, 2015 KENTUCKY NATIVE ASHLEY JUDD TO NARRATE NBC’S SHOW OPEN FOR THE 141ST KENTUCKY DERBY, SATURDAY, MAY 2 AT 4 P.M. ET ON NBC Thursday, April 30, 2015 NBCUNIVERSAL SURROUNDS THE KENTUCKY DERBY Wednesday, April 29, 2015 KENTUCKY DERBY CONFERENCE CALL TRANSCRIPT Wednesday, April 29, 2015 REMINDER: KENTUCKY DERBY CONFERENCE CALL TODAY AT 3 PM ET Tuesday, April 28, 2015 KENTUCKY DERBY CONFERENCE CALL TOMORROW, WED., APRIL 29 AT 3 PM ET Tuesday, April 28, 2015 TRANSCRIPT: JOHNNY WEIR & TARA LIPINSKI KENTUCKY DERBY CONFERENCE CALL Tuesday, April 28, 2015 JOHNNY WEIR & TARA LIPINSKI ON KENTUCKY DERBY CONFERENCE CALL TODAY AT 2 P.M. ET Monday, April 27, 2015 JOHNNY WEIR & TARA LIPINSKI TAKE OVER NBC SPORTS SOCIAL MEDIA DURING DERBY WEEK Thursday, April 23, 2015 NBC SPORTS GROUP PRESENTS RECORD 15.5 LIVE HOURS OF KENTUCKY DERBY COVERAGE Tuesday, April 21, 2015 EDDIE OLCZYK TO JOIN NBC SPORTS GROUP’S COVERAGE OF THE 2015 KENTUCKY DERBY Wednesday, April 1, 2015 NBCSN PRESENTS LIVE ELITE HORSE RACING COVERAGE THIS SATURDAY, APRIL 4, AT 5 P.M. ET WITH WOOD MEMORIAL, BLUE GRASS STAKES & SANTA ANITA DERBY Monday, May 5, 2014 15.3 MILLION WATCH 140th RUNNING OF THE KENTUCKY DERBY ON NBC Thursday, May 1, 2014 KENTUCKY DERBY CONFERENCE CALL TRANSCRIPT Thursday, May 1, 2014 NBCUNIVERSAL SURROUNDS THE KENTUCKY DERBY Thursday, May 1, 2014 REMINDER: KENTUCKY DERBY CONFERENCE CALL TODAY AT 11:30 A.M. ET Wednesday, April 30, 2014 KENTUCKY DERBY CONFERENCE CALL TOMORROW, THURS., MAY 1 AT 11:30 A.M. ET Tuesday, April 29, 2014 TRANSCRIPT: JOHNNY WEIR & TARA LIPINSKI, KENTUCKY DERBY CONFERENCE CALL Tuesday, April 29, 2014 REMINDER: JOHNNY WEIR & TARA LIPINSKI ON KENTUCKY DERBY CONFERENCE CALL TODAY AT 2 P.M. ET Thursday, April 24, 2014 NBC SPORTS GROUP PRESENTS RECORD 15.5 HOURS OF KENTUCKY DERBY COVERAGE Tuesday, April 22, 2014 JOHNNY WEIR & TARA LIPINSKI TO JOIN NBC SPORTS GROUP’S COVERAGE OF THE 2014 KENTUCKY DERBY Wednesday, April 2, 2014 VETERAN BROADCAST JOURNALIST JOSH ELLIOTT JOINS NBC SPORTS GROUP Wednesday, February 26, 2014 NBC SPORTS GROUP AND CHURCHILL DOWNS REACH LANDMARK 10-YEAR KENTUCKY DERBY EXTENSION Wednesday, June 5, 2013 NBC SPORTS GROUP PRESENTS 6½ HOURS OF BELMONT STAKES COVERAGE Tuesday, May 7, 2013 16.2 MILLION WATCH KENTUCKY DERBY ON NBC Sunday, May 5, 2013 KENTUCKY DERBY OVERNIGHT RATING ON NBC TIES FOR BEST IN 21 YEARS Thursday, May 2, 2013 2013 KENTUCKY DERBY CONFERENCE CALL TRANSCRIPT Thursday, May 2, 2013 CONFERENCE CALL TODAY AT 11:30 A.M. ET, TO PREVIEW NBC SPORTS GROUP’S LIVE COVERAGE OF THE 139th RUNNING OF THE KENTUCKY DERBY Wednesday, May 1, 2013 NBCUNIVERSAL SURROUNDS THE KENTUCKY DERBY Wednesday, May 1, 2013 CONFERENCE CALL THURSDAY, 11:30 A.M. ET, TO PREVIEW NBC SPORTS GROUP’S LIVE COVERAGE OF THE 139TH RUNNING OF THE KENTUCKY DERBY Tuesday, April 30, 2013 CONFERENCE CALL THURSDAY, 11:30 A.M. ET, TO PREVIEW NBC SPORTS GROUP’S LIVE COVERAGE OF THE 139TH RUNNING OF THE KENTUCKY DERBY Monday, April 29, 2013 NBC SPORTS GROUP PRESENTS 14.5 HOURS OF KENTUCKY DERBY COVERAGE Thursday, April 11, 2013 THE “ROAD TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY™” SERIES CONTINUES THIS WEEKEND WITH THE TOYOTA BLUE GRASS STAKES AND THE ARKANSAS DERBY Thursday, April 4, 2013 THE “ROAD TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY™” SERIES CONTINUES THIS WEEKEND WITH THE SANTA ANITA DERBY AND THE WOOD MEMORIAL Thursday, March 28, 2013 THE “ROAD TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY™” SERIES BEGINS THIS WEEKEND WITH THE FLORIDA DERBY AND THE LOUISIANA DERBY Thursday, March 21, 2013 NBC SPORTS GROUP AND THE JOCKEY CLUB KICK OFF “ROAD TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY” SERIES WITH SPECIAL PREVIEW SHOW Tuesday, February 12, 2013 THE JOCKEY CLUB, NBC SPORTS GROUP ANNOUNCE 2013 “ROAD TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY” TELEVISION SCHEDULE Thursday, May 3, 2012 NBC SPORTS GROUP PRESENTS UNPRECEDENTED COVERAGE OF THE 138th KENTUCKY DERBY Wednesday, May 2, 2012 NBCUNIVERSAL SURROUNDS THE KENTUCKY DERBY Wednesday, May 2, 2012 CONFERENCE CALL THURSDAY, 11:30 A.M. ET, TO PREVIEW NBC SPORTS GROUP’S LIVE COVERAGE OF THE 138th RUNNING OF THE KENTUCKY DERBY Monday, April 30, 2012 NBC SPORTS GROUP PRESENTS 14½ HOURS OF KENTUCKY DERBY COVERAGE Wednesday, April 11, 2012 THE “ROAD TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY™” CONCLUDES SATURDAY WITH THE TOYOTA BLUE GRASS STAKES AND ARKANSAS DERBY ON CNBC Thursday, April 5, 2012 THE “ROAD TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY™ ” CONTINUES SATURDAY WITH THE SANTA ANITA DERBY, WOOD MEMORIAL AND ASHLAND STAKES ON NBC Thursday, March 29, 2012 THE “ROAD TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY™ ” SERIES CONTINUES THIS WEEKEND WITH THE FLORIDA DERBY Tuesday, March 20, 2012 THE “ROAD TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY™ ” SERIES REACHES THE STARTING GATE THIS WEEKEND MEDIA CONTACTS Dan Masonson Vice President NBC Sports Group Communications dan.masonson@nbcuni.com 203-356-2790 Jake Gellerman Publicist NBC Sports Group Communications jake.gellerman@nbcuni.com 203-356-2795 LOGOS View|Download PHOTOS & VIDEOS View|Download View|Download View|Download View|Download View|Download View|Download View|Download View|Download View|Download View|Download BIOS LARRY COLLMUS Race Caller, Triple Crown and Breeders’ Cup TOM HAMMOND Speed Skating Play-By-Play Announcer REBECCA LOWE Premier League Host KENNY RICE Horse Racing Reporter MIKE TIRICO Host & Play-by-Play, NBC Sports ©2021 NBC Universal, All rights reserved. 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