Vonage Sponsors the Preakness Stakes

Vonage Marketing Inc., a subsidiary of Vonage Holdings Corp., a leading Internet telephony provider in North America, today announced its sponsoring the Preakness Stakes(R), the middle jewel of thoroughbred racing's prestigious Triple Crown series. The 131st running of the legendary Preakness Stakes will be held on Saturday, May 20 at the historic Pimlico Race Course in Maryland.
Terms of the sponsorship include commercial advertising and integration into the programming during both the Preakness Stakes and this week's Kentucky Derby broadcast on May 6. In addition, Vonage will sponsor the "Countdown to the Preakness Stakes" ticker on NBC Sport's website. Both races will be broadcast live on NBC Sports.
"The Preakness is an annual tradition that has acquired a very loyal and devoted fan base and Vonage is excited to be associated with one of the premier events in thoroughbred racing," said Michael Tribolet, President of Vonage America Inc.
The Preakness ranks as one of the largest single-day sporting events in the country with over 100,000 attending six of the last seven years, including a record 115,318 a year ago. It is the middle jewel of horse racing's famed Triple Crown, together with the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 6 and the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park on June 10.
Source: sev.prnewswire.com