Even though Saturday’s Belmont Stakes marks the first time Fox Sports has carried one of horse racing’s Triple Crown events, the network has a history of covering the sport.
Fox has carried the New York Racing Association’s summer meet from Saratoga Race Course since 2016 on FS1 and FS2. The relationship expanded to daily racing from Belmont and Saratoga in 2021 followed by an eight-year agreement starting this year to do the Belmont Stakes.“It helps immensely,” Fox producer Pete Macheska said about the longstanding relationship with NYRA. “They’ve been great operating with us and helping us in our first year doing this race.
Fox will go with a two-network approach for Saturday’s 155th running of the Belmont Stakes. Fox will have nearly 3 1/2 hours of coverage beginning at 4 p.m. EDT, featuring Curt Menefee, trainer Tom Amoss and Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith. Chris Fallica, a mainstay for many years on ESPN’s “College Gameday,” makes his Fox Sports debut by sharing handicapping tips alongside Charissa Thompson.
Fox’s biggest addition to its coverage, though, is Hall of Fame track announcer Tom Durkin, who was the longtime voice of the Triple Crown and NYRA tracks until his retirement in 2014. Durkin will call four races on Fox, including the Belmont Stakes, which has a 7:05 p.m. EDT post time.
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