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2012 Belmont Stakes: TV And Race Schedule For The Week (Updated)

The 2012 Belmont Stakes the biggest race of the year, as I’ll Have Another attempts to exorcise more than three decades of demons by becoming the first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978. In anticipation of I’ll Have Another’s shot at history, NBC, HRTV and TVG are all devoting significant coverage in the run-up to Saturday’s Belmont. Additionally, all three networks will provide on-track coverage from Belmont Park on both Friday and Saturday.

Below is a summary of the broadcast schedule leading up to Saturday’s Belmont Stakes, along with the tentative race schedule, post times and conditions for Friday and Saturday’s cards at Belmont Park (all times Eastern). In addition to the big race on Saturday, Belmont Park will feature six graded stakes races, including the Grade 1 Just A Game and Grade 1 Manhattan Handicap.

UPDATE: Friday’s card at Belmont Park is now set.

Day Time Network Program
3-Jun 8:30pm HRTV I'll Have Another - The Journey to the Triple Crown
6-Jun 10:00pm HRTV "The Guys"
6-Jun 11:00am TVG TVG Classic: The Best of the Belmont Stakes
6-Jun 12:00pm HRTV Belmont Stakes Post Position Draw
6-Jun 8:00pm HRTV How to Win the Belmont (Mike Smith, Laffit Pincay, Jr., Gary Stevens)
6-Jun 8:30pm HRTV Triple Crown Memories
6-Jun 9:00pm HRTV 2012 Triple Crown Moments
6-Jun 9:30pm HRTV Triple Crown Misses
7-Jun 12:00am TVG Racing Roundtable: The Triple Crown
7-Jun 8:00pm HRTV Remember a Champion
8-Jun 12:50pm HRTV/TVG Belmont Park Simulcast
8-Jun 4:00pm NBCSN Belmont Classics: 2003, 2004 & 2011
8-Jun 5:00pm NBCSN Live From Belmont (Jaipur & Brooklyn)
8-Jun 7:00pm NBCSN I'll Have Another
9-Jun 11:35am HRTV/TVG Belmont Stakes Undercard
9-Jun 3:00pm NBCSN Belmont Stakes Undercard
9-Jun 4:30pm NBC Belmont Stakes
9-Jun 7:00pm NBCSN Belmont Stakes Post-Race Show
Day # Post Time Race Age/Sex Dist Surf
8-Jun 1 12:50pm $15k Claiming 3up 8.0 Dirt
8-Jun 2 1:22pm Maiden Special Weight 2yo 5.0 Dirt
8-Jun 3 1:54pm Maiden Special Weight 3up 6.0 Dirt
8-Jun 4 2:26pm $20k Maiden Claiming 3up 6.0 Dirt
8-Jun 5 2:59pm $25k Maiden Claiming 3up 7.0 Turf
8-Jun 6 3:32pm $50k OC/Alw 3up, f&m 8.5 Turf
8-Jun 7 4:05pm Allowance 3up, f&m 7.0 Turf
8-Jun 8 4:37pm Maiden Special Weight 3up 6.0 Turf
8-Jun 9 5:10pm G3-Jaipur 3up 7.0 Turf
8-Jun 10 5:44pm G2-Brooklyn Hcp. 3up 12.0 Dirt
Day # Post Time Race Age/Sex Dist. Surf.
9-Jun 1 11:35am $35k OC/Alw 3up 8.5 Turf
9-Jun 2 12:05pm Maiden Special Weight 3up 8.0 Dirt
9-Jun 3 12:36pm Maiden Special Weight 3up 8.5 Turf
9-Jun 4 1:11pm Maiden Special Weight 3up 8.5 Turf
9-Jun 5 1:52pm Allowance N1X 3yo 8.0 Turf
9-Jun 6 2:34pm The Easy Goer 3yo 8.5 Dirt
9-Jun 7 3:15pm G2-True North Hcp. 3up 6.0 Dirt
9-Jun 8 3:59pm G2-Woody Stephens 3yo 7.0 Dirt
9-Jun 9 4:43pm G1-Just A Game 3up, f&m 8.0 Turf
9-Jun 10 5:37pm G1-Manhattan Hcp. 3up 10.0 Turf
9-Jun 11 6:40pm G1-Belmont Stakes 3yo 12.0 Dirt
9-Jun 12 7:20pm $25k OC/Alw 3up 6.5 Dirt
9-Jun 13 7:50pm $14k OC/Alw 3up 8.0 Dirt
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