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NBC and the NBC Sports Network to show seven days of racing at Saratoga Race Course this summer

You may have already heard that NBC and the NBC Sports Network will broadcast seven days of racing at Saratoga Race Course for the 2013 meet. This is just great news because NBC does a terrific job of showcasing horse racing, Saratoga Race Course, and Saratoga Springs. Their broadcasts are polished and exciting, and show what a wonderful sport thoroughbred horse racing is. You can read more about this on the NYRA site, and the NBC broadcast schedule for the Saratoga Race meet are listed below.

July 27: Grade 1, $600,000 Diana and Grade 2, $600,000 Jim Dandy (5-6pm on NBC Sports Network - Channels 44 or 1873 on Capital Region Time Warner Cable)
August 3: Grade 1, $750,000 Whitney Invitational Handicap (5-6pm on NBC Channels 13 or 1873 on Capital Region Time-Warner Cable)
August 10: Grade 2, $500,000 Fourstardave Handicap (5-6pm on NBC Channels 13 or 1873 on Capital Region Time-Warner Cable)
August 11: Grade 2, $200,000 Adirondack and Grade 2, $200,000 Saratoga Special (5-6pm on NBC Sports Network Channels 44 or 1873 on Capital Region Time Warner Cable)
August 17: Grade 1, $600,000 Alabama and Grade 1, $600,000 Sword Dancer Invitational (5-6pm on NBC Sports Network - Channels 44 or 1873 on Capital Region Time Warner Cable)
August 24: Grade 1, $500,000 Foxwoods King’s Bishop and Grade 1, $1 million Travers (5-6pm on NBC - Channels 13 or 1873 on Capital Region Time-Warner Cable)
August 31: Grade 2, $250,000 Bernard Baruch Handicap, G1 $500,000 Forego and Grade 1, $750,000 Woodward (4-6pm on NBC Sports Network Channels 44 or 1873 on Capital Region Time Warner Cable)

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Hello folks. I've taken a break from blogging and writing for the past two months. As my regular readers know, since late summer 2012 I shifted my writing over to Saratoga Wire as a volunteer weekly columnist. I enjoyed that experience, and have respect for Jonathan Greene and Dale Willman and what they are trying to do with that online newspaper. The problem was that I have a full-time job that involves travel and long hours and even at just once-a-week, I struggled to keep up. I'm just not able to write on a deadline.

And that's what makes blogging so perfect for me. I write what I want, when I want. 10 times a week, or once every two weeks. I have always strived for some level of consistency on here, and for the most part have done a decent job not letting this blog go stale. But it's nice to be the boss and be able to take 8 days off if need be.

So I am hoping to write a little here and there, and continue sharing my thoughts as I have since 2006. Thanks for reading. Have a great Fourth of July.

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