The final major race on the road to Kentucky Derby takes place on Saturday as horses hit the track for the 2011 Arkansas Derby. With no clear favorite emerging ahead of the Kentucky Derby thus far, Saturday’s Arkansas Derby gives a few contenders a chance to establish themselves as contenders in the derby. It all gets started on Saturday afternoon, live from Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Arkansas Derby 2011: Time And TV Information
Here’s the information on Saturday’s race, which begins in the evening on the East Coast.
Location: The Arkansas Derby takes place at Oaklawn Park Race Track in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Start time: Post time for the Arkansas Derby is set for 6:58 p.m. Eastern
TV information: With a loaded day of sports that includes the NBA and NHL playoffs, horse racing is relegated to the secondary channels. Thus far, the only live showing I’ve found is on HRTV, which can be found on a variety of premium cable and dish packages. There may be a legal live-stream of the race, as there was with the Wood Memorial and Santa Anita Derby, but it has yet to surface.
Preview: Matt Gardner put together an extensive preview of the 2011 Arkansas Derby. There you’ll find the history of the race as well as the favorites and background information on each of the horses in the field.
For more on this race, stay with our Arkansas Derby 2011 StoryStream or head over to SB Nation’s horse racing blog, And Down The Stretch They Come.
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