'Saturday Night at the Races,' the show which brings the best in harness racing action to the 21 million subscribers of Sirius XM satellite radio, is set to return May 28
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Produced by Creative Media Productions, the show will consist of 10 consecutive Saturday night broadcasts which will cover the major races of the night from across North America. Saturday Night at the Races will run each night from 9:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. (EDT) and can be heard on Sirius Channel 93 and XM Channel 209.
Dave Johnson, the longtime voice of the Kentucky Derby on ABC Sports, and racing journalist Bill Finley will host Saturday Night at the Races. Owner-trainer Peter Kleinhans will return in his role as analyst.
“We’re delighted to be back for a second year,” said producer Ed Pappas. “This 10-week window allows us to put the spotlight on harness racing during the time of year when it is at its very best.”
The schedule and the races which will be featured are listed below.
Date
• Featured Race(s)
May 28
• New Jersey Classic
• Upper Canada Cup
June 4
• Art Rooney
• Somebeachsomewhere
June 11
• North America Cup (elims)
June 18
• North America Cup
June 25
• Coaching Club
• Dickerson Cup
• Hoosier Cup
July 2
Titan Cup
Yonkers Trot (elims)
July 9
• Meadowlands Pace (elims)
• Yonkers Trot
July 16
• Meadowlands Pace
July 23
• Maple Leaf Trot
July 30
• Hambletonian elims