Woodbine Leisure and Rogers Sports activities & Media as we speak introduced they’ve entered right into a multi-year media rights settlement for Canada’s most prestigious Thoroughbred horse race, The King’s Plate. This new media rights partnership will present followers with an in depth lineup of stay premier horse racing from all over the world, providing extra alternatives to benefit from the sport than ever earlier than.
“We’re thrilled to accomplice with Sportsnet and Citytv to ship The King’s Plate — considered one of our nation’s longest and most storied sporting traditions — and premier racing from Woodbine and all over the world to sports activities followers throughout Canada,” mentioned Michael Copeland, CEO, Woodbine Leisure. “By this new partnership we see an thrilling alternative to develop our sport and we stay up for working with Sportsnet to deepen sports activities followers’ connections and engagement with racing.”
As a part of the settlement, the one hundred and sixty fifth Kings Plate on Saturday, August 17 will air on each Sportsnet and Citytv, and stream on Sportsnet+ and Citytv+. The second and third legs of the Canadian Triple Crown – The Prince of Wales Stakes (run at Fort Erie Race Observe on Tuesday, September 10) and the Breeders’ Stakes (Woodbine Racetrack on Sunday, September 29) — can even air on Sportsnet and Sportsnet+.
As well as, followers can watch the next races from Woodbine Racetrack on Sportsnet and Sportsnet+: Woodbine Oaks offered by Stella Artois (Saturday, July 20), Greenwood Stakes (Saturday, September 7), Turf Champions Day (Saturday, September 14) which options the newly named Rogers Woodbine Mile, and Turf Finals Day (Saturday, October 5), that includes the Neartic Stakes and bet365 Dance Neatly Stakes. Choose worldwide races can even air on Sportsnet, Sportsnet+, Citytv, and Citytv+.
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