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Breeders' Cup telecast schedule announced The 2009 Breeders' Cup World Championships on Friday and Saturday from Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California, will receive nine hours of live coverage, including 2.5 hours on ABC. The 26th running of the Breeders' Cup will feature 14 races over two days on ABC, ESPN and ESPN2. The action will start on ESPN2 with Championship Friday, from 3:30-7 p.m. (all times EST) with six Breeders' Cup Championship races. On Saturday, the racing action will continue with ABC airing the Championships from 1:30-3:30 p.m. and ESPN from 3:30-7 p.m. ESPN360.com and ESPN Mobile will simulcast live the ESPN and ESPN2 telecasts. Joe Tessitore will host the telecasts with analysts Jerry Bailey and Randy Moss. Kenny Mayne will work with handicapper Hank Goldberg. Jeannine Edwards, Jay Privman, and Caton Bredar (on horseback) will serve as reporters. Nick Luck is the European horse analyst and Tom Rinaldi will interview key personalities in the sport. Bill Nack and Rick Reilly will contribute essays and features, while Trevor Denman will call the races. Chris Connelly will provide celebrity interviews. ESPN's coverage of the Breeders' Cup will use the latest technology, including 40 cameras: *All in high definition Features on the Breeders' Cup telecasts will include: * Jockey Kent Desormeaux's year: After Big Brown lost the 2008 Belmont S.
(G1) and the Triple Crown, Kent is back with SUMMER BIRD (Birdstone) TELEVISION SCHEDULE
ESPN will also offer the following multimedia coverage: *ESPN360.com: Simulcast of the ESPN and ESPN2 coverage on Friday and Saturday The Breeders' Cup World Championships has announced that the 2ND race on Friday, an allowance, will bear the name: Jimmy V "Don't Give Up...Don't Ever Give Up!" in honor of The V Foundation for Cancer Research. CEO, Nick Valvano will be there to present the trophy to the winner of this race.
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