Richie Sambora Performs “Call To The Post” Live on Guitar Before The Breeders Cup this Saturday

[Carla Senft]

Richie Sambora Performs “Call To The Post” on Guitar for the

First Time Ever During Breeders’ Cup Weekend Festivities



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LOS ANGELES, (October 31, 2013) – This Saturday's telecast of the Breeders Cup will, for the first time ever, feature the "Call to the Post" performed not by the traditional bugle, but by American rock icon Richie Sambora on electric guitar.

Additionally, Grammy Award winner Toni Braxton will perform the National Anthem, while acclaimed actress and Tony Award winner Kristin Chenoweth will perform the Breeders’ Cup adopted anthem, “The Best is Yet to Come.”

Viewers will be able to watch all of these performances on NBC and NBC Sports Network as part of the Breeders’ Cup race coverage.  The National Anthem and Call to The Post will air on NBC Sports Network at 6:35pm ET and 7:20pm ET respectively.  Kristin Chenoweth’s performance of “The Best is Yet to Come” will air as part of the Breeders’ Cup Classic coverage on NBC at 8:00pm ET.

Richie Sambora will also participate in the inaugural Songs in the Saddle: The Infield Music Fest, along with Grammy Award winning Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea.  This afternoon concert will feature a talented line-up of previously announced notable Grammy, American Music Award and Academy of Country Music Award winning R&B, bluegrass, indie rock and Latin musicians which include Kristin Chenoweth, Toni Braxton, Macy Gray, Joan Osborne, Jakob Dylan, Giselle Fernandez, Nikki Lane, Jenny & The Mexicats, American Authors, Dame and Jenny O.  Songs in the Saddle is a collaboration between the Breeders’ Cup and Hip Card Productions taking place Saturday, November 2 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif.

About Breeders’ Cup
The Breeders’ Cup administers the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, Thoroughbred racing’s year-end Championships.  The Breeders’ Cup also administers the Breeders’ Cup Challenge qualifying series, which provides automatic starting positions into the Championships races. The 2013 Breeders’ Cup World Championships, consisting of 14 races and purses totaling $27 million will be held Nov. 1-2 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif., and will be televised live by the NBC Sports Network.

About Richie Sambora
Celebrated American rock icon Richie Sambora has become known throughout his remarkable 30-year career for his raw vocals, indelible songwriting and world-class guitar playing. As both a solo artist and a founding member of multi-platinum, Grammy-winning band Bon Jovi, Richie has sold over 130 million albums worldwide and has co-written over 20 Top 40 hits and 11 Top 10 hits, including “Livin’ On A Prayer,” “You Give Love A Bad Name” and “Wanted Dead or Alive.” He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2009. In addition to his work with Bon Jovi, he has released three acclaimed solo albums that have highlighted a more personal and intimate side to Richie’s songwriting: 1991’s Stranger in This Town,, and 1998’s Undiscovered Soul and 2012’s Aftermath of the Lowdown, which spawned the powerful single “Every Road Leads Home To You.” Richie is continuously lending his vocals to important causes and current affairs that resonate deeply with him, whether it be the Hurricane Sandy relief effort which affected his home state of New Jersey or taking part in fundraisers and galas to help support issues regarding the environment, homelessness, illness and music education.


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