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Weather Channel, NBC Sports Group details

Weather Channel, NBC Sports Group details - the weather channel, wsfa weather, abc3340, abc3340 weather, weather atlanta ; Kentucky Derby coverage update: The Weather Channel will be reporting live. Weather is a major factor in the Kentucky Derby.

Historically, nearly half of the races have experienced rain at some point in the day, and temperatures have ranged from 36 to 94 degrees – naturally affecting the horses and potentially the outcome of the race.

One of the oldest thoroughbred races in the US and the first leg of the storied Triple Crown will hit the track on May 7. The annual event is an amazing display of pageantry, speed, beauty, power and…weather. Coverage will include the Churchill Downs race day forecast and special editorial features such as historical race day weather, interviews with experts, and more.

Meteorologist Stephanie Abrams will report live for The Weather Channel.

Friday, May 6 from 7:00am – 12:00pm ET and Saturday, May 7 from 9:00am – 7:00pm ET

Also, NBC Sports Group will present 14 hours of Kentucky Derby coverage beginning on Wednesday, May 4 at 4 p.m. ET on VERSUS and culminating with the 137th running of the Kentucky Derby on NBC, Saturday, May 7 beginning at 4 p.m. ET.

The expanded Kentucky Derby coverage, which includes eight hours on Derby Day on NBC and VERSUS, will include many new elements:

Live coverage of the Kentucky Derby Draw, which will determine the post positions

* Additional commentators including a new race caller, Larry Collmus
* New production team
* 11 total hours on VERSUS, now part of the NBC Sports Group, including live coverage of the Kentucky Oaks and Derby Day races
* Three hours of “Derby Classics” (Smarty Jones, Barbaro, Mine That Bird) to air on VERSUS

The NBC Sports Group will present 27 hours of Triple Crown coverage this season from Churchill Downs, Pimlico and Belmont, including additional “classics” from the Preakness and Belmont, live racing from all three tracks prior to the three Triple Crown races and post-race coverage of the Preakness and Belmont on VERSUS. This marks the first time that all three races will be on one network since NBC last aired the Triple Crown in 2005.

The NBC Sports Group coverage of the Kentucky Derby will once again feature co-hosts Bob Costas, a 21-time Emmy Award-winner, and veteran NBC Sports commentator Tom Hammond; three-time Kentucky Derby winner Gary Stevens; contributing analysts/handicappers Mike Battaglia and Bob Neumeier; reporter Kenny Rice and on-track reporter Donna Brothers.

Added for this year’s expanded coverage are race caller Larry Collmus, the track announcer at Gulfstream Park and Monmouth Park who replaces Tom Durkin; Laffit Pincay, III, son of Hall-of-Fame jockey Laffit Pincay, Jr., will host the coverage on VERSUS; veteran horse racing analyst Randy Moss; the Daily Racing Form’s Jay Privman; TODAY Show’s Jenna Wolfe will contribute features; and Access Hollywood’s Maria Menounos will handle celebrity interviews.

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