NBC Sports To Present Live Coverage Of Saturday's Florida Derby

NBC Sports presents live coverage of the $1 million Florida Derby (G1), a key Triple Crown prep race, as part of the 1/ST RACING TOUR this Saturday, March 30, live at 6 p.m. ET on CNBC and Peacock from Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla.

2023 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) winner Fierceness, 13th in the Road to the Kentucky Derby standings, is the morning-line favorite (8-5) in the 1 ⅛-mile Florida Derby. Fierceness is owned by Mike Repole, who had last year’s Kentucky Derby favorite Forte scratched on the morning of the race.

The Florida Derby will award a total of 200 Kentucky Derby qualification points, with 100 going to the winner of the race. Since the 1950s, 25 Florida Derby runners have gone on to win the Kentucky Derby, the most among Road to the Kentucky Derby prep races. The $250,000 Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2) will also be highlighted on Saturday's show.

Ahmed Fareed hosts Saturday’s coverage alongside analysts Jerry Bailey, the Hall of Fame jockey who won the Florida Derby three times, and Randy Moss. Britney Eurton will report on-site from Gulfstream Park.

The Florida Derby marks the second of three consecutive Saturday afternoons with live Kentucky Derby prep races coverage on CNBC and Peacock, continuing with the Santa Anita Derby (G1) on April 6 at 7 p.m. ET on CNBC and Peacock.

NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app will stream live coverage to desktops, mobile, tablets, and connected TVs via authentication, giving consumers additional value to their subscription service, and making high-quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms.