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.
Essential Quality, center, driving out of the gate at the start of the 153rd Running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York on June 5, 2021. has carried one of horse racing's Triple Crown eventsFox 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.
NYRA has gone its own way from time to time in finding a television home for the Belmont Stakes. Even though the Kentucky Derby and Preakness went from CBS to ABC in the mid-1970s, the Belmont Stakes remained on CBS through 1985. ABC carried 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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