Santa Anita Handicap to air on Fox Sports 1

The rematch between Mucho Macho Man and Will Take Charge will be televised nationally on FOX Sports 1 (Breeders’ Cup Ltd.) FOX Sports 1 and The Jockey Club announced Monday that the network will provide live coverage of the $750,000 Santa Anita Handicap from Santa Anita on March 8. The telecast, as part of The Jockey Club Tour on FOX, will air from 7-7:30 p.m. (EST). The 77th edition of the Big ‘Cap is expected to feature leading handicap horses Game On Dude, Mucho Macho Man and Will Take Charge. Game On Dude won the historic race in 2011 and 2013 and Mucho Macho Man beat Will Take Charge by a nose in the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita last November 2. Will Take Charge, the champion three-year-old male last season, was second to Lea in the Donn Handicap at Gulfstream Park in his 2014 debut, which was shown live on FOX Sports 1 on February 9. Mucho Macho Man won the Florida Sunshine Millions Classic at Gulfstream Park on January 18 by 14 lengths.

The prestigious 1 1/4-mile Santa Anita Handicap has been won by Hall of
Famers such as Seabiscuit, Round Table, Ack Ack, Affirmed, Spectacular Bid, John
Henry, Alysheba and Best Pal.

“We’re thrilled to add a gem like the Big ‘Cap to the FOX Sports 1 schedule
on March 8,” said Michael Mulvihill, FOX Sports’ senior vice president,
Programming and Research. “This rematch of the top two finishers from last
year’s spine-tingling Breeders’ Cup Classic will be one of the most anticipated
races of the year, and we’re happy to give it the national platform it
deserves.”

“We are delighted to be a part of The Jockey Club Tour on FOX and to be able
to showcase this magnificent race in Eastern prime time on Fox Sports 1,” Santa
Anita Chairman Keith Brackpool said. “We want to thank the connections of Mucho
Macho Man and Will Take Charge for committing to this historic rematch, and
we’re hoping to have Game On Dude and a strong overall contingent of local
horses as well. That said, this year’s Santa Anita Handicap should provide our
fans with great racing and compelling television and we’re honored to be a part
of it.”

“This edition of the Big ‘Cap promises to be one of the most exciting and
most important races of the year, and we are elated that our television partner
could find a spot for it in the programming schedule and that The Stronach Group
was willing to shift the post time slightly to accommodate us,” said Jason
Wilson, vice president of business development for The Jockey Club.

A replay of the 2013 Breeders’ Cup Classic featuring Mucho Macho Man and Will
Take Charge is available
here.

After the Santa Anita Handicap, The Jockey Club Tour on FOX series of races
will continue with eight other telecasts that will feature several of North
America’s most prestigious races for older horses, including the $10 million
Dubai World Cup, the world’s richest Thoroughbred race.

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