Nightly Show Kicks Off 2001 Season Next Wednesday
(Sunrise, FL) – FOX Sports Net Florida today announced the return of daily coverage of Gulfstream Racing for the fourth consecutive year. The 2001 season begins Wednesday, January 3rd and will continue through Friday, March 16th.
Thoroughbred Racing from Gulfstream will air each night at 6:30pm during the season, except on Tuesdays when the park is closed. The daily show will recap that day’s races along with the latest news and information on horse racing. Returning as host of the daily show is Jennifer Burke. Burke is well-known nationally and locally for her on-air coverage of Thoroughbred and Harness Racing.
“We are proud to continue our commitment to horse racing fans by bringing this local, daily show to our viewers for the fourth straight season, featuring the finest thoroughbred racing in the state of Florida,” noted Brad Heard, Vice President Programming and Production for Fox Sports Net Florida.
On select nights the show will not be seen at 6:30pm, due to live programming, Thoroughbred Racing from Gulfstream will air that evening at 11:30pm.
FOX Sports Net currently reaches over 3.8 million homes throughout Florida, including the home satellite dish market. FOX Sports Net’s programming includes Major League Baseball’s Florida Marlins and Tampa Bay Devil Rays; the National Hockey League’s Florida Panthers; the University of Miami, the University of South Florida and the University of North Florida. FOX Sports Net reaches more than 70 million households nationwide. FOX Sports Net is a service of National Sports Partners, equally owned by Cablevision’s Rainbow Media Holdings, Inc., and FOX Entertainment Group. FOX Sports Net is a service of Rainbow Sports, a division of Cablevision’s Rainbow Media Holdings, Inc. Rainbow Sports has been dedicated to “Home Team” fans for nearly 20 years. Rainbow Sports incorporates all of Rainbow’s sports assets, including its 50 percent ownership of FOX Sports Net and FOX Sports National Advertising, the Madison Square Garden Properties, and the ownership and management of seven regional sports networks in six of the nation’s largest markets — Chicago, Florida, New England, New York, Ohio and San Francisco
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