GSN's 'American Dream Derby' Races Into the Home Stretch

GSN's 'American Dream Derby' Races Into the Home Stretch

Series Culminates With Live Race on President's Day, February 21st at Santa Anita Park

LeAnn Rimes Performs - Steve Santagati Serves as Host

Winner Takes Home $250,000 and a Stable of Thoroughbreds

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Eight of the original twelve contestants from AMERICAN DREAM DERBY will choose their mounts for a live race on February 21st (7:00 - 8:00 PM ET, 4:00 - 5:00 PM PT) on GSN's first live simulcast, THE AMERICAN DREAM DERBY. Host track Santa Anita Park will be racing all day with the DERBY race being the last post of the day. LeAnn Rimes will perform the show's theme song, "You Take Me Home" as part of the sixty minute program, hosted by Steve Santagati.

The first reality show set in this exciting arena, AMERICAN DREAM DERBY was filmed at one of the most beautiful and historic race tracks in the world today, Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. This unprecedented series premiered on Monday, January 10 and started with 12 contestants from around the United States. By the end of the seventh episode, airing Monday, February 14, three contestants will remain. Five of the nine players eliminated over the course of the first seven episodes will be voted back as "long shots" by viewers who log onto GSN.com between February 14 and February 17 (one vote per day, per person), determining the eight contestants who will get to choose a thoroughbred to race for $250,000 and all of the horses that race that day. Post time for the race will be 4:38 PM, Pacific Time.

AMERICAN DREAM DERBY is executive produced by Scott A. Stone, Sharon Levy, Anthony Ross and Kathy Sutula.

GSN, the Network for Games, is the only U.S. television network dedicated to game-related programming and interactive game playing. The network features game shows, reality series, documentaries, video game programs and casino games. As the industry leader in interactivity, GSN features 84 hours per week of interactive programming, which allows viewers a chance to win prizes by playing along with GSN's televised games via gsn.com. Reaching 57 million Nielsen homes, GSN is distributed in the U.S. through all major cable systems and satellite providers. The network is jointly owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment and Liberty Media Corporation. For further media information, visit GSN's press website at corp.gsn.com.


Source: GSN

CONTACT: Shannon Peterson of GSN, +1-310-255-6937, speterson@gsn.com

Web site: http://corp.gsn.com/

NOTE TO EDITORS: To register for press credentials to attend the race, please contact Shannon Peterson at 310/255-6937 or speterson@gsn.com. Santa Anita Park media passes are valid for GSN's race.

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