104.5 The Team ESPN Radio to broadcast races live from Saratoga Race Course
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. » ESPN 104.5 The Team, the Capital Region’s radio home for sports, will feature live, full card coverage of all the exciting action from Saratoga Race Course each weekend during the 2020 season.
Live coverage of thoroughbred racing from Saratoga will begin each Saturday and Sunday at 1 p.m. and include every race through final post broadcast on 104.5 FM and streamed worldwide at 1045theteam.com or by downloading the free 104.5 The Team App (in the event of Yankees Baseball broadcasts, racing coverage will be available via 1045theteam.com and on the 104.5 The Team App).
Presented by NYRA Bets, NYSCOPBA and Bud Light, the weekend broadcasts will simulcast a portion of Saratoga Live, the award-winning horse racing telecast produced by NYRA in partnership with FOX Sports.
The audio simulcast will feature expert commentary and analysis from the paddock to post time of each race from Greg Wolf, Andy
Serling, Maggie Wolfendale, Richard Migliore, Acacia Courtney, and Jonathon Kinchen.
On Fridays, the station will also air the live race calls by NYRA track announcer John Imbriale during the Levack and Goz show which will originate from Saratoga beginning at 3 p.m.
“We are excited to expand the opportunity for racing fans in the Capital
Region to enjoy the audio simulcast of Saratoga Live this summer through our partnership with the local ESPN Radio affiliate,” said NYRA Bets President and Chief Revenue Officer Tony Allevato. “Fans in the Capital Region will now have a trifecta of options to enjoy exciting thoroughbred action from Saratoga by watching on FOX Sports, streaming on NYRA Bets. com or listening on ESPN Radio.”