DWJR 17 Report post Posted May 16, 2015 In my opinion the best way to watch tomorrow mornings Preakness is on ESPN. If you do not have Sky Sports you can watch it on Trackside, but good luck with that. Coverage is advertised on the Sky web site to start at 6.30am, the race itself is at 8.30am with coverage ending at 10.30am. All times are NZ times. I watched alot of the Kentucky Derby coverage and it was great. I liked the pre race interviews and especially the post race interviews. I watched around two hours of the the Derby coverage before I got a wee bit sick of it all, however I was very impressed with how the race was turned into an event. Cubes and Gruff 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricoded 19 Report post Posted May 16, 2015 The TV is tuned to ESPN (CH.60)right now and that's how it will stay. Let's bring on the Preakness! Go Pharoah! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricoded 19 Report post Posted May 16, 2015 In my opinion the best way to watch tomorrow mornings Preakness is on ESPN. If you do not have Sky Sports you can watch it on Trackside, but good luck with that. Coverage is advertised on the Sky web site to start at 6.30am, the race itself is at 8.30am with coverage ending at 10.30am. All times are NZ times. I watched alot of the Kentucky Derby coverage and it was great. I liked the pre race interviews and especially the post race interviews. I watched around two hours of the the Derby coverage before I got a wee bit sick of it all, however I was very impressed with how the race was turned into an event. Just a small change there DWJR, the race itself is at 10:18, not sure how long the coverage goes on for but should be longer than 10:30 considering the Preakness Start Time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumpole 483 Report post Posted May 16, 2015 It is all going well so far..great infield party only 8 horses how silly of me to watch trackside last time when the Derby was shown that coverage with dynamo Dean Lester at the helm was just so exciting Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 2Admin2 Report post Posted May 16, 2015 <p>Wow that was impressive! The only downside I watched it on TAB Trackside......geez who is the Trackside commentator!</p> Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricoded 19 Report post Posted May 16, 2015 Another fantastic performance from American Pharoah. Led and won very easily. Bring on The Belmont! It's going to be a hard wait, let's hope it's worth it when we get there in three weeks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut 3,140 Report post Posted May 16, 2015 Another Tapit Colt ran a decent race, Divining Rod.. from what I have seen of his three year old crop so far, they are showing some talent. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWJR 17 Report post Posted May 16, 2015 A full race replay can be found here http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/the-turnstile/preakness-stakes-220633895.html Gruff 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd Vivian 742 Report post Posted May 17, 2015 Thanks for that link....what an awesome performance. First 800 in 46s...final time 1:58 on a sloppy dirt track. Is that something else or what?!! As always, the Belmont presents it's challenge of another 400m and while he looked invincible today, history says that he has the job in front of him. I think he is capable of it - can't wait to see it all unfold! Ashoka 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunlineboy 131 Report post Posted May 17, 2015 I hope there's a few newcomers - as usual - that will make the Belmont a challenge. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 2Admin2 Report post Posted May 17, 2015 This boy is a nice horse. Very relaxed in his preliminary, high cruising speed, can run good sections, can come back under the jockey when asked and an economical stride. Seems to handle any conditions thrown at him. Did it hard to win the first leg and murdered them in the second. Good luck. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunlineboy 131 Report post Posted May 17, 2015 There is a reason there hasn't been a Triple Crown winner since Affirmed. The winners of the Belmont are usually just targeted for it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 2Admin2 Report post Posted May 17, 2015 There is a reason there hasn't been a Triple Crown winner since Affirmed. The winners of the Belmont are usually just targeted for it. True but this horse has upside - in my opinion he improved on his derby win which he did tough. Then runs time under trying conditions and finishes with ears pricked. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
4bettor-orworse 21 Report post Posted May 17, 2015 Re the commentators or 'Track Announcers' as the Americans like to refer to them. Starting with the Kentucky derby (as the commentators were brought up in that thread too). The coverage we saw on ESPN here was sourced from NBC in the USA. Their commentator for TV, for all the Triple Crown races, is Larry Collmus. Larry was also the on-track and inter-track race caller last season for the derby but left after just one year in that role to take up a commentating position in the New York area. Taking over the on-course calling for the 2015 derby was Travis Stone. I think he was the caller people who watched trackside coverage would have heard. For the Preakness .... Again, Larry Collmus did it for NBC / ESPN. The on-course commentator at Plimlico I believe is Dave Rodman. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red_and_White 37 Report post Posted May 18, 2015 Surely the runnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn of the race was Tale of Verve. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
awego 182 Report post Posted May 18, 2015 I would rather watch the race on mute than listen to their awful commentary. Memphis2 and Lloyd Vivian 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crustyngrizzly 1,681 Report post Posted May 19, 2015 One thing the preakness does have is tradition,something you can't get if you change dates every few years.Another thing it has is expectation something which in the NZ racing climate we have would be very hard to get. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunlineboy 131 Report post Posted May 19, 2015 Rain doesn't really come into it. It was beautifully fine all day, right up until the race. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...