The Quickest Two Minutes in Sports activities is perennially set on the primary Saturday in Might, however the day the place Louisville locals actually rejoice is the earlier afternoon. “Oaks Day” at Churchill Downs is without doubt one of the largest occasions in River Metropolis, with many locals having fun with a high quality bourbon whereas sporting their most interesting.
And whereas over 100,000 individuals at a horse race meet isn’t regular, it’s a downright serene scene in comparison with the chaos to return only a dawn later.
The Kentucky Oaks is open to three-year-old fillies, with members going 9 furlongs (or 1 1/8 mile). $1.5 million is added to the prize pool for the Grade 1 stakes race.
Kentucky Oaks submit positions and morning line odds
2025 Kentucky Oaks
| Put up Place | Horse | Coach | Jockey | Present Odds | Morning Line Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Put up Place | Horse | Coach | Jockey | Present Odds | Morning Line Odds |
| 1 | Early On | Saffie Joseph Jr. | Edgard Zayas | 43-1 | 30-1 |
| 2 | Merely Joking | Whit Beckman | Florent Geroux | 8-1 | 10-1 |
| 3 | Fondly | Graham Movement | Irad Ortiz Jr. | 20-1 | 30-1 |
| 4 | Drexel Hill | Whit Beckman | Ben Curtis | 44-1 | 30-1 |
| 5 | Quickick | Thomas Amoss | Umberto Rispoli | 45-1 | 30-1 |
| 6 | Ballerina d’Oro | Chad Brown | Flavien Prat | 11-1 | 10-1 |
| 7 | La Cara | Mark Casse | Dylan Davis | 7-1 | 6-1 |
| 9 | Tenma | Bob Baffert | Juan Hernandez | 7-1 | 12-1 |
| 10 | Take Cost Milady | Kenny McPeek | Brian Hernandez Jr. | 12-1 | 12-1 |
| 11 | Good Cheer | Brad Cox | Luis Saez | 7-5 | 6-5 |
| 12 | Anna’s Promise | Carlos David | Junior Alvarado | 25-1 | 30-1 |
| 13 | Bless the Damaged | William Walden | John Velazquez | 17-1 | 30-1 |
| 14 | Quietside | John Ortiz | Jose Ortiz | 7-1 | 8-1 |
* 5 G was initially set because the No. 8 horse, however was scratched on Thursday.
Kentucky Oaks predictions
The chalk is the No. 10 Good Cheer, who has but to lose a race in six profession begins. Skilled by Louisville’s personal Brad Cox, three of these mounts had been at Churchill Downs, together with her Grade 2 win within the Golden Rod Stakes final November. Her final outing in March was the Grade 2 Fasig-Tipton Truthful Grounds Oaks in New Orleans, which got here from the No. 11 submit place, and was a simple 3.5 size win with a 102 Velocity Determine.
This can be a filly that definitely may have run the Derby if Cox needed, and must be favored each time she steps on the monitor proper by the Breeders Cup Distaff at Del Mar in November.
La Cara is available in because the early second alternative, following what is likely to be one of the best earlier efficiency of the Oaks discipline at Keeneland’s Grade 1 Ashland Stakes on April 7. The Mark Casse trainee led wire-to-wire whereas holding off a threatening Take Cost Milady down the stretch, and paid $20.16 for a gaudy 105 Velocity Determine. However The Ashland is a half-furlong lower than the Oaks, and that 330 foot distinction probably would have been sufficient for Milady to win at Keeneland.
Casse lacks a Derby or Oaks win on his prolonged resume, and whereas he’ll be a favourite to take dwelling a examine, the sector is all nonetheless wanting up at Good Cheer for good motive.
You by no means wish to rely out a Chad Brown horse with Flavien Prat aboard, and Ballerina d’Oro will look to make some noise as properly. The ten-1 morning line experience gained the Grade 3 Gazelle Stakes on April 5, holding off Early On by a nostril on the tape. However previous to the Gazelle she had completed eighth, third, and second on the Grade 2 degree with out exhibiting nice uncooked pace. Dylan Davis was the jockey for the win, however now he’s one gate over on La Cara for The Oaks.
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The right way to watch the Kentucky Oaks
Put up time for The Oaks is 5:51 p.m. ET, with the TV broadcast on USA Community beginning at 1:00 p.m. Peacock, NBCSports.com, and the NBC Sports activities app will all have streaming protection of all Oaks Day races.