Racing UK will televise America’s most prestigious race, the 2014 Kentucky Derby, in an exclusive programme aired on Saturday night.
The Churchill Downs meeting will feature bookies’ favourite, California Chrome, and is due off at approximately 11.24pm.
The specialist UK and Irish horseracing channel will incorporate the award-winning NBC coverage from the course, with Angus McNae and James Willoughby on-hand to guide viewers through proceedings from the studio in London. A ‘Run for the Roses’ guide will be complemented by a dedicated online service, which includes an in-depth interview with Victor Espinoza, California Chrome’s jockey, a pin sticker’s guide, and expert analysis from McNae in his Kentucky Derby blog.