Kentucky Oaks Day: Horse Racing Schedule & Post Times For Churchill Downs Friday
While the horse racing world remains mostly focused on Kentucky Derby odds, the first leg of the Triple Crown isn’t the only show in town. Friday’s Kentucky Oaks will offer the best three-year-old fillies around the country a chance to compete in a $1.5 million Grade 1 stakes race. See below for the full Oaks Day racing schedule before placing your Kentucky Oaks bets.
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Kentucky Oaks Full Schedule
Gates open at 9 a.m. ET on Friday, May 2, and the Kentucky Oaks racing schedule begins at 11 a.m. Here are all of the times.
- Race No. 1: 11 a.m.
- Race No. 2: 11:29 a.m.
- Race No. 3: 11:58 a.m.
- Race No. 4: 12:29 p.m.
- Race No. 5: 1:03 p.m.
- Race No. 6: 1:43 p.m.
- Race No. 7: 2:23 p.m.
- Race No. 8: 3:12 p.m.
- Race No. 9: 4:07 p.m.
- Race No. 10: 4:51 p.m.
- Race No. 11: 5:51 p.m. (Kentucky Oaks)
- Race No. 12: 6:27 p.m.
- Race No. 13: 7:02 p.m.
Kentucky Oaks Odds
According to the betting board below, trained by Hall-of-Famer Brad Cox, Good Cheer (6-5 morning-line odds) is the heavy favorite. She’s undefeated in six career starts, winning them by a combined 42 1/4 lengths. Three of those victories came at Churchill Downs, including a 17-length romp in poor conditions during her second career start.
Luis Saez, who has ridden Good Cheer in her last five races, will have the mount Friday. Remember that Saez won the 2022 Kentucky Oaks with Secret Oath.
| Post | Horse | Odds | Trainer | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Early On | 30-1 | Saffie Joseph Jr. | Edgard Zayas |
| 2 | Simply Joking | 10-1 | Whitworth Beckman | Florent Geroux |
| 3 | Fondly | 20-1 | Graham Motion | Irad Ortiz Jr. |
| 4 | Drexel Hill | 30-1 | Whitworth Beckman | Ben Curtis |
| 5 | Quickick | 30-1 | Thomas Amoss | Umberto Rispoli |
| 6 | Ballerina D’oro | 10-1 | Chad Brown | Flavien Prat |
| 7 | La Cara | 6-1 | Mark Casse | Dylan Davis |
| 8 | Five G | Scratched | George Weaver | Manuel Franco |
| 9 | Tenma | 12-1 | Bob Baffert | Juan Herandez |
| 10 | Take Charge Milady | 12-1 | Kenneth McPeek | Brian Hernandez Jr. |
| 11 | Good Cheer | 6-5 | Brad Cox | Luis Saez |
| 12 | Anna’s Promise | 30-1 | Junior Alvarado | Carlos David |
| 13 | Bless The Broken | 30-1 | William Walden | John Velazquez |
| 14 | Quietside | 8-1 | Jose Ortiz | John Alexander Ortiz |
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