ROAD TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY Winds on with Santa Anita Derby, Wood Memorial, 4/6

Live coverage of the Road to the Kentucky Derby, a series of major prep races for the 2013 Kentucky Derby presented by Yum! Brands, continues this Saturday 6-7:30 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Network with the Santa Anita Derby from Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif., and the Wood Memorial from Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, N.Y. The Road to the Kentucky Derby is a collaboration of The Jockey Club and the NBC Sports Group.

Laffit Pincay, III will host NBC Sports Network's coverage this Saturday from Santa Anita Park. He will be joined by analyst Randy Moss; reporters Donna Brothers and HRTV's Christina Blacker; Maggie Wolfendale, in-house analyst for NYRA, will report on the Wood Memorial from Aqueduct Park.

ABOUT THE BROADCAST: In addition to the two graded stakes races, NBC Sports Network coverage will include a feature on Hall-of-Fame jockey and long-time NBC horse racing analyst Gary Stevens, who returned to racing earlier this year after a seven-year absence, as he points towards his first Kentucky Derby since 2005.

ROAD TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY COVERAGE: The live racing telecasts continue on Saturday, April 13, with two and half hours of continuous coverage spread across two networks. A 90-minute live broadcast on NBC featuring the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes from Keeneland Race Course will be followed by a one-hour broadcast on the NBC Sports Network featuring the Arkansas Derby. The NBC telecast will air from 4:30-6 p.m. ET; the NBC Sports Network telecast will air from 6-7 p.m. ET.

All races in the Road to the Kentucky Derby series fall into the highest tier on Churchill Downs' new points system to determine starters for the 139th running of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 4, on NBC. The points system features 36 stakes races overall and 17 marquee events for 3-year-old Thoroughbreds that comprise a 10-week run up to the first Saturday in May.

Saturday, April 6, 6-7:30 p.m. ET (NBC Sports Network)
Wood Memorial (Aqueduct Racetrack) and Santa Anita Derby (Santa Anita Park)
Host: Laffit Pincay, III
Analysts: Randy Moss
Reporters: Donna Brothers, Christina Blacker, Maggie Wolfendale (from Aqueduct Park)

Saturday, April 13, 4:30-6 p.m. ET (NBC), 6-7 p.m. ET (NBCSN)
Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (Keeneland Race Course), Arkansas Derby (Oaklawn Park)
Host: Tom Hammond
Analysts: Randy Moss, Jerry Bailey
Reporters: Kenny Rice, Donna Brothers, Mike Battaglia, Bob Neumeier (from Oaklawn Park)

THE JOCKEY CLUB: The Jockey Club, founded in 1894 and dedicated to the improvement of Thoroughbred racing and breeding, is the breed registry for North American Thoroughbreds. In fulfillment of its mission, The Jockey Club provides support and leadership on a wide range of important industry initiatives and it serves the information and technology needs of owners, breeders, media, fans and farms, among others. Additional information is available at jockeyclub.com.

NBC SPORTS GROUP AND HORSE RACING: The NBC Sports Group is the exclusive home to the most important and prestigious events in horse racing, including the Triple Crown and the Breeders' Cup, which was broadcast on NBC from 1984-2005. NBC has been the exclusive home of the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes since 2001, and the Belmont Stakes since 2011, when the NBC Sports Group reassembled the Triple Crown. In 2012, the NBC Sports Group presented 27½ hours of Triple Crown coverage across NBC and NBC Sports Network.

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