HRTV® - Events

HRTV's (R) popular weekly "Pursuit of the Cup" show, which chronicles the latest happenings leading up to the annual Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships, will make its seasonal debut on Thursday, August 5 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. ET.

Co-hosted by Laffit Pincay, III and Jeff Siegel, the show will air in half-hour segments through August, and expand to a hour-long format in September. The 27th running of the prestigious Breeders' Cup will take place at fabled Churchill Downs on Friday, November 5, and Saturday, November 6.

Pincay and Siegel will be joined by other members of HRTV's outstanding announcing stable, including Hall of Famer Gary Stevens, Scott Hazelton, Millie Ball, and others.

The informative show offers racing fans weekly primers on all the up-to-date Breeders' Cup information. It features highlights of key stakes races, in-depth analysis, and interviews with prominent racing personalities. It also chronicles the latest developments involving possible Cup entrants, both in the U.S. and the international scene, heading into the two-day Cup extravaganza.

Monday, Aug. 30	Saratoga:	Saratoga Dew Stakes (R),	$75,000a, 3&up, f/m, NY-bred, 9f.
Wednesday, Sept. 1	Saratoga:	P.G. Johnson Stakes	$75,000a, 2yo f, 8.5f (turf).
Thrusday, Sept. 2	Saratoga:	Riskaverse Stales	$75,000a, 3yo f, 8f (turf).
Friday, Sept. 3	Saratoga:	With Anticipation Stakes (gr. IIIT)	$100,000a, 2yo, 8.5f (turf).
Saturday, Sept. 4	Arlington Park:	Washington Park Handicap (gr. III)	$150,000g, 3&up, 9.5f.
	Evangeline Downs:	Opelousas Stakes	$50,000g, 2yo f, 6f.
	Haydock Park (UK):	Betfred Sprint Cup, G. 1	uk $275,000, 3&up, 1,207m (turf)
	Kempton Park (UK):	September Stakes, G. 3	uk $65,000, 3&up, 2,414m (polytrack)
	Kempton Park (UK):	Sirenia Stakes, G. 3	uk $50,000, 2yo, 1,207m (polytrack)
	Pinnacle:	Mackinac Stakes (R),	$50,000g, 3yo, c/g, MI-bred, 8.5f.
	River Downs:	Coca-Cola Bassinet Stakes	$100,000g, 2yo f, 6f.
	Saratoga:	The Woodward (gr. I)	$750,000g, 3&up, 9f.
		Claiborne Stake Race
	Saratoga:	Forego Handicap (gr. I)	$250,000g, 3&up, 7f.
		Lane's End Feature Race
	Thistledown:	Governor's Buckeye Cup (R),	$50,000g, 3&up, Ohio-bred, 10f.
Sunday, Sept. 5	Saratoga:	Spinaway Stakes (gr. I)	$250,000g, 2yo f, 7f.
	Saratoga:	Saranac Stakes (gr. IIIT)	$100,000a, 3yo, 9.5f (turf).
Monday, Sept. 6	Arlington Park:	Pucker Up Stakes (gr. IIIT)	$100,000g, 3yo f, 9f (turf).
	Ellis Park:	Cliff Guilliams Handicap	$50,000g, 3&up, 8.5f (turf).
	Evangeline Downs:	Lafayette Stakes	$50,000g, 2yo, 6f.
	Finger Lakes:	Aspirant Stakes (R),	$100,000e, 2yo, c/g, NY-bred, 6f.
	Finger Lakes:	Lady Finger Stakes (R),	$100,000e, 2yo f, NY-bred, 6f.
	Freehold Raceway (H):	Cane Pace Final	$300,000, 3yo Open Pace, 1m
	Golden Gate Fields:	Rosie the Riveter Stakes	$50,000a, 2yo f, 8.5f.
	Louisiana Downs:	A.L. "Red" Erwin Sales Graduate (R),	$150,000g, 3yo, LA-bred, 8f (turf).
	Louisiana Downs:	Elge Rasberry Sales Graduate (R),	$150,000g, 3yo f, LA-bred, 8f (turf).
	Louisiana Downs:	Lady Razorback Futurity (R),	$50,000g, 2yo f, Arkansas-bred, 6f.
	Louisiana Downs:	Razorback Futurity (R),	$50,000g, 2yo, c/g, AK-bred, 6f.
	Mountaineer:	Labor Day Stakes	$75,000g, 3&up, 8.32f (turf).
	Mountaineer:	Summer Finale Stakes	$75,000g, 3&up, f/m, 8.32f (turf).
	Philadelphia Park:	Smarty Jones Stakes	$300,000g, 3yo, 8.32f.
	Philadelphia Park:	Turf Monster Handicap	$250,000g, 3&up, 5f (turf).
	Remington Park:	Edward J. DeBartolo Memorial	$125,000g, 3&up, 9f (turf).
	Remington Park:	Ricks Memorial Stakes	$50,000g, 3&up, f/m, 8f (turf).
	River Downs:	Budweiser Select Cradle Stakes	$200,000g, 2yo, 8.5f (turf).
	Saratoga:	Three Chimneys Hopeful Stakes (gr. I)	$250,000g, 2yo, 7f.
	Saratoga:	Glens Falls Handicap (gr. IIIT)	$100,000a, 3&up, f/m, 11f (turf).

Monday, Aug. 16	Saratoga:	Saratoga Special Stakes (gr. II)	$150,000g, 2yo, 6.5f.
Tuesday, Aug. 17	York (UK):	Juddmonte International Stakes, G. 1	uk $600,000, 3&up, 2,092m (turf)
"EBOR FESTIVAL"	York (UK):	Great Voltigeur Stakes, G. 2	uk $140,000, 3yo c&g, 2,414m (t)
	York (UK):	Acomb Stakes, G. 3	uk $50,000, 2yo, 1,408m (turf)
Wednesday, Aug. 18	Saratoga:	Troy Stakes	$75,000a, 4&up, 5.5f (turf).
	York (UK):	Gimcrack Stakes, G. 2	uk $140,000, 2yo c&g, 1,207m (t)
"EBOR FESTIVAL"	York (UK):	Lonsdale Cup, G. 2	uk $140,000, 3&up, 3,299m (turf)
	York (UK):	Ebor Handicap (Class 2)	uk $210,000, 3&up, 2,816m (turf)
Thursday, Aug. 19	Saratoga:	West Point Handicap (R),	$100,000a, 3&up, NY-bred, 9f (t).
	The Red Mile (H):	Moni Maker Stakes	$200,000, 3yo Filly Trot, 1m
"EBOR FESTIVAL"	York (UK):	Darley Yorkshire Oaks, G. 1	uk $310,000, 3&up f&m, 2,414m (t)
	York (UK):	Lowther Stakes, G. 2	uk $100,000, 2yo fillies, 1,207m (t)
Friday, Aug. 20	Saratoga:	Yaddo Handicap (R),	$100,000a, 3&up, f/m, NY-bred, 9f (t).
"EBOR FESTIVAL"	York (UK):	Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes, G. 1	uk $240,000, 2&up, 1,006m (turf)
	York (UK):	Strensall Stakes, G. 3	uk $100,000, 3&up, 1,800m (turf)
Saturday, Aug. 21	Arlington Park:	ARLINGTON MILLION XXVIII (gr. IT)	$1,000,000g, 3&up, 10f (turf).
		Lane's End Feature Race
	Arlington Park:	Beverly D. (gr. IT)	$750,000g, 3&up, f/m, 9.5f (turf).
	Arlington Park:	Secretariat Stakes (gr. IT)	$400,000g, 3yo, 10f (turf).
		Claiborne Stake Race
	Arlington Park:	Stars and Stripes (gr. IIIT)	$100,000g, 3&up, 13f (turf).
	Charles Town:	Frank Gall Memorial Stakes (R),	$50,000a, 3&up, WV-bred, 7f.
	Ferndale:	Les Mademoiselle S.-Don Harmon Mem.	$10,000g, 3&up, f/m, 8.5f.
	Finger Lakes:	Leon Reed Memorial Handicap (R),	$50,000g, 3&up, NY-bred, 6f.
	Laurel Park:	Mister Diz Stakes (R),	$50,000g, 3&up, MD-bred, 6f (turf).
	Pinnacle:	Moonbeam Handicap (R),	$20,000g, 3&up, f/m, MI-bred, 8f.
	Remington Park:	Remington Park Sprint Cup	$200,000g, 3&up, 6f.
	Remington Park:	Governor's Cup	$150,000g, 3&up, 8.5f.
	Sandown (UK):	Solario Stakes, G. 3	uk $50,000, 2yo, 1,423m (turf)
	Saratoga:	Alabama Stakes (gr. I)	$500,000g, 3yo f, 10f.
	Thistledown:	Miss Ohio Stakes (R),	$50,000g, 2yo f, Ohio-bred, 6f.
Sunday, Aug. 22	Ferndale:	C.J. Hindley Humboldt Co. Marathon	$15,000g, 3&up, 13f.
	Harrah's Chester (H):	Battle Of Brandywine Final	$500,000, 3yo Open Pace, 1m
	Harrah's Chester (H):	Colonial Final	$500,000, 3yo Open Trot, 1m
	Harrah's Chester (H):	Valley Forge Final	$350,000, 3yo Filly Pace, 1m
	Saratoga:	Lake Placid (gr. IIT)	$150,000g, 3yo f, 9f (turf).
Monday, Aug. 23	Saratoga:	Union Avenue Stakes (R),	$75,000a, 3&up, f/m, NY-bred, 6f.

The opening block of Equestrian Life programming will debut on HRTV this Monday, June 7, with four, half-hour premieres of interesting, wide-ranging shows, commencing at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

"For the Love of Horses" will kickoff the quartet of shows (8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT), offering behind-the-scenes looks at interesting stories. This week's show features polo, allowing viewers to explore through the eyes of Ralph Lauren model and premier player, Nacho Figueras.

Next up will be "A Rider's Story," which will feature profiles on top athletes, horses, and leaders in the equestrian industry. Headlined in this episode will be stories shared of Steffen Peters, the 2009 World Cup Finals Dressage Champion and three-time Olympian, and Andrea Fappani, the youngest National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Million Dollar rider.

The third Equestrian Life show in the sequence is the "The Mane Event," which will cover the competition from the 2010 Cactus Reining Classic from Scottsdale, AZ.

The culmination of the opening block of Equestrian Life offerings will be "Horsing Around the World," a travel and lifestyle show that captures the equestrian lifestyle. This week's destination is Palm Springs, CA, and a visit to Smoke Tree Ranch and Stables, Eldorado Polo Club, and Showjumping at HITS Thermal.

In the weeks ahead, Equestrian Life programming on HRTV will also include a "Masters Series," which will offer unique education and instruction in clinic-type formats, with experts instructing in riding, trail, cutting, working horse and conformation.