Starting tonight, TSN and Woodbine Entertainment begin the expansion of their successful broadcast partnership by bringing Canadians live horse racing every Thursday night throughout the summer with 'Racing Night Live.'
The action begins on Thursday, June 11 at 6 p.m. (EDT) on TSN and will feature a mix of live Thoroughbred races from Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto and Standardbred races from Mohawk Park in Campbellville, Ont. over a two-hour broadcast.
“We’re thrilled to partner with Woodbine Entertainment to bring Canadians exclusive access to live, weekly horse racing action,” said Shawn Redmond, Vice-President, TSN and Discovery. “Horse racing fans can enjoy live races throughout the summer in the lead-up to the great sports tradition that is the Canadian Triple Crown, airing live on TSN this fall.”
“It’s exciting to be one of the first live sports events to return to Canadian soil after a long and difficult shutdown for all of us,” said Jim Lawson, CEO, Woodbine Entertainment. “Working with TSN on Racing Night Live will help to open up horse racing to a new generation of Canadian sport fans.”
Woodbine Entertainment will partner with Dome Productions to produce the weekly editions of Racing Night Live, hosted by TSN’s Laura Diakun and Woodbine Entertainment’s Jason Portuondo, with Brodie Lawson and Chad Rozema contributing reports from track level.
For the premiere broadcast, TSN’s Brian Williams will sit down with Woodbine Entertainment CEO Jim Lawson to discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the horse racing industry and how Woodbine Entertainment will operate live racing to ensure the safety of all participants.
The weekly broadcasts lead up to TSN’s broadcast of all three legs of the Canadian Triple Crown, including the 161st running of the Queen’s Plate, which has been rescheduled for September 12.
Fans who tune into the debut of Racing Night Live tonight on TSN will catch a brand new, special video performance of The Reklaws' new hit single 'Where I’m From'.
The new video, which was recently recorded by The Reklaws at Woodbine Racetrack and a local breeding farm, will help raise money for the racehorse aftercare programs Ontario Standardbred Adoption Society and LongRun Thoroughbred Retirement Society.
(with files from Woodbine Entertainment / TSN)