by Bill Finley

Saturday Night at the Races, which features live radio broadcasts of many of the top harness races in North America, will begin its fourth year June 1 with a show featuring the Art Rooney Pace and the Lismore at Yonkers.

The June 1 show will air on Sirius XM radio from 9-11 p.m. All Saturday Night at the Races broadcasts can be heard on Sirius Channel 93 and XM Channel 209.

This year’s slate will consist of 10 shows which will include coverage of the Hambletonian, the North America Cup, the Meadowlands Pace, the Little Brown Jug and the Breeders Crown.

Dave Johnson and Bill Finley will serve as the hosts of the show and trainer/owner Peter Kleinhans will again handle the role of analyst.

The shows are possible thanks to the generosity of its sponsors, the USTA, the Hambletonian Society, Yonkers Raceway, the Meadowlands, Tioga Downs, Vernon Downs and the Pennsylvania Harness Horsemen’s Association.

2013 Broadcast Schedule
Date–Major Race(s)–Time (all times eastern)
6-1–Art Rooney, Lismore–9-11 p.m.
6-15–North America Cup–9-11 p.m.
6-29–Hempt, Beal, Ben Franklin–9-11 p.m.
7-6–Meadowlands Pace elims–9-11 p.m.
7-13–Meadowlands Pace–9-11 p.m.
7-27–Yonkers Trot–9-11 p.m.
8-3–Hambletonian–3-5 p.m.
8-17–Valley Forge, Battle of the Brandywine–9-11 p.m.
9-19–Little Brown Jug–5-7 p.m.
10-19–Breeders Crown–8-11:30 p.m.