Kentucky Oaks Day: Horse Racing Schedule & Post Times At Churchill Downs Friday
While the horse racing world remains mostly focused on Kentucky Derby odds, it isn’t the only show in town. Friday’s Kentucky Oaks will offer the best fillies in 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 Kentucky Oaks bets.
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Kentucky Oaks Full Schedule
Gates open at 9 a.m. ET Friday, with the Kentucky Oaks racing schedule kicking off at 10:30 a.m. Here are all of the times.
- Race No. 1: 10:30 a.m.
- Race No. 2: 11 a.m.
- Race No. 3: 11:30 a.m.
- Race No. 4: 12:05 p.m.
- Race No. 5: 12:43 p.m.
- Race No. 6: 1:26 p.m.
- Race No. 7: 2:09 p.m.
- Race No. 8: 3:03 p.m.
- Race No. 9: 4:04 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.
Race No. 11 is the big one. That’s the Kentucky Oaks, featuring the top fillies in the country. The $1.5 million race opened with a 16-horse field, although Tapit Jenallie was an early scratch. Here’s a look at how the remaining field shakes out:
- Related: Guide to mobile Kentucky Derby bets
Kentucky Oaks Odds
Churchill Downs track announcer Travis Stone said at a charity function this week that the 2024 Kentucky Oaks is the best Oaks in more than a decade, perhaps in the past 15 years. The field is strong, with all of the favorites longer than 3-1 on the morning line odds.
Post | Horse | Odds | Trainer | Jockey |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tapit Jenallie | 30-1 | Eddie Milligan Jr. | Manny Esquivel |
2 | Gin Gin | 30-1 | Brad Cox | Florent Geroux |
3 | Where’s My Ring | 15-1 | Val Brinkerhoff | Jose Lezcano |
4 | Regulatory Risk | 20-1 | Chad Brown | Jose Ortiz |
5 | Thorpedo Anna | 5-1 | Kenny McPeek | Brian Hernandez Jr. |
6 | Lemon Muffin | 30-1 | D. Wayne Lukas | Keith Asmussen |
7 | Fiona’s Magic | 30-1 | Michael Yates | Luis Saez |
8 | Tarifa | 7-2 | Brad Cox | Flavien Prat |
9 | Everland | 30-1 | Eric Foster | Abel Cedillo |
10 | Into Champagne | 30-1 | Ian Wilkes | Julien Leparoux |
11 | Ways and Means | 5-1 | Chad Brown | Tyler Gaffalione |
12 | Power Squeeze | 12-1 | Jorge Delgado | Daniel Centeno |
13 | Just FYI | 9-2 | Bill Mott | Jr. Alvarado |
14 | Leslie’s Rose | 4-1 | Todd Pletcher | Irad Ortiz Jr |
15 | Our Pretty Woman | 15-1 | Steve Asmussen | Joel Rosario |
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