Horse Racing League secures USA Network coverage for all three 2027 race days
The Horse Racing League (HRL) will have all three of its inaugural race days broadcast live on USA Network in 2027 under a partnership with USA Sports.
The season opens at Gulfstream Park in Miami on March 13 and moves to Keeneland on April 18. It finishes at Santa Anita Park on May 15, where the championship trophy will be awarded.
Each meeting is planned to carry four HRL races, two on turf and two on dirt, with ten teams competing for more than US$10 million in annual prize money. Financial terms of the broadcast deal were not announced.
HRL executive chairman Greg Maffei is the former Liberty Media chief who oversaw the development of Formula 1.
“Our vision of bringing more storytelling, deeper connections with teams, personalities and our equine athletes that run these races is going to become a reality based in part on USA Network’s ability to reach people not just on television but on other social media platforms,” he said.
Appearing on CNBC on the same day, Maffei said he hoped to sell four teams in the first year, with the remaining six owned by the league.
