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Bird is the word Slideshow: Jockey Calvin Borel and 50-1 long shot Mine That Bird win Kentucky Derby. more photos |
NEW YORK - The Kentucky Derby’s television ratings are the highest in 17 years.
NBC says Saturday’s coverage of 50-1 long shot Mine That Bird’s win drew a 9.8 national rating and a 23 share. That’s up 11 percent from last year’s 8.8/21.
It’s the highest rating since a 10.3/30 when Lil E Tee won in 1992.
The rating is the percentage of all homes with televisions tuned into a program, while the share is the percentage of all TVs in use at the time.
The first of three pools of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager begins its three-day run on Friday and the bet's opening scenario is very similar to each of its opening pools since the wager was created in 1999.
It's first time that Classic will be broadcast in primetime on Nov. 3.
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Derby celebs Plenty of stars from the entertainment and sports world attend the 136th Kentucky Derby. more photos |
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Triple Crown winners The horses that have won the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont in the same year. |