Brisk Temperatures, Dry Conditions For Kentucky Oaks
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Photo: Coady Media/Lilian Paulson
Brisk temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s will greet fans when they arrive for Kentucky Oaks Day at Churchill Downs for the eight-hour, 13-race card that kicks off at 12:30 p.m. ET. A mix of sun and clouds is expected throughout the day before the Oaks is run in primetime as the final race at 8:40 p.m.
The main track is fast, and the turf is firm.
A field of 13 is set to start in the Oaks after four scratches. Here are the scratches over the full day:
Race 3: # 1 Making Daisys
Race 4: # 8 Serena's Surprise
Race 5: # 12 Hill Country , # 14 Drop Shot , # 15 Apollo's Glory , # 16 Wembley Avenue
Race 6: # 1 Where Luck Lives , # 3 Nimah , # 7 Kayla's Komet , # 9 Steer Clear , # 14 Heaven's Bolt , # 15 Don't Do It Lucy
Race 7: # 1 Mae Town , # 2 Buttercream Babe
Race 9: # 9 Disruptor
Race 10: #8 Pin Up Betty
Race 11: # 10 Snowyte
Race 12: # 7 Lovely Grey (runs in the Oaks)
Race 13: # 6 My Miss Mo , # 8 Bottle of Rouge , # 12 Bella Ballerina , # 16 Nycon