America’s Day at the Races will Feature Saturday’s Arkansas Derby

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An addition to “America's Day at the Races” will feature a chance to see D. Wayne Lukas's filly, Secret Oath (Arrogate), take on the boys and possibly secure a GI Kentucky Derby berth in live coverage of Saturday's GI Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park. Saturday's broadcast, which will feature live racing from both Oaklawn and Aqueduct Racetrack, begins on FOX Sports 2 at 1:30 p.m. ET before moving to Fox Sports 1 at 4:00 p.m. ET. Coverage will continue until 8:30 p.m. ET with post time for the Arkansas Derby scheduled for 7:35 p.m. ET.

Laffit Pincay III will host from Oaklawn with Hall of Famer Gary Stevens and Maggie Wolfendale. Greg Wolf will host from Aqueduct with Andy Serling, Richard Migliore, Anthony Stabile, and Rick Schosberg. Four stakes are slated for Saturday's Oaklawn card, including the GIII Fantasy S., a qualifying race for the GI Kentucky Oaks, and Aqueduct will feature a nine-race card, including the Excelsior S. for older horses.

America's Day at the Races is produced by the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) in partnership with FOX Sports.

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