The fastest minutes in sports are perennial on the first Saturday of May, but the day the Louisville locals really celebrate is the previous afternoon. “Oaks Day” in Churchill Downs is one of River City’s greatest events, with many locals enjoying a quality bourbon while using the best.
And although more than 100,000 people in a horse race is not normal, it is a frankly serene scene compared to chaos to arrive only one dawn later.
The Kentucky Oaks is open to three -year -old, with the participants who go nine furlongs (or 1 1/8 mile). $ 1.5 million is added to the prize group for the degree betting of grade 1.
Kentucky Oaks Post Positions and Morning Line Odds
2025 Kentucky Oaks
| Postal position | Horse | Coach | Jockey | Current probabilities | Morning Line Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Postal position | Horse | Coach | Jockey | Current probabilities | Morning Line Odds |
| 1 | At first | Saffie Joseph Jr. | Edgard Zayas | 43-1 | 30-1 |
| 2 | Simply joking | Whit Beckman | Florent Geroux | 8-1 | 10-1 |
| 3 | Affectionately | Graham Motion | IRAD ORTIZ Jr. | 20-1 | 30-1 |
| 4 | Drexel hill | Whit Beckman | Ben Curtis | 44-1 | 30-1 |
| 5 | Fast | Thomas Amoss | Umberto Rispoli | 45-1 | 30-1 |
| 6 | Ballerina | Chad Brown | Flavien Prat | 11-1-1 | 10-1 |
| 7 | The face | Mark Casse | Dylan Davis | 7-1 | 6-1 |
| 9 | Term | Bob Baffert | Juan Hernández | 7-1 | 12-1 |
| 10 | Take Milady | Kenny McPeek | Brian Hernández Jr. | 12-1 | 12-1 |
| 11 | Happiness | Brad Cox | Luis Saez | 7-5 | 6-5 |
| 12 | Anna’s promise | Carlos David | Alvarado Junior | 25-1 | 30-1 |
| 13 | Bless the broken | William Walden | John Velázquez | 17-1 | 30-1 |
| 14 | Habit | John Ortiz | José Ortiz | 7-1 | 8-1 |
* Five g were originally established as NO. 8 horses, but was scratched on Thursday.
Kentucky Oaks predictions
The chalk is no. 10 HappinessThat has not yet lost a race in six race openings. Trained by Brad Cox himself in Louisville, three of those mounts were in Churchill Downs, including his grade 2 victory in The Golden Rod Stakes last November. The last departure in March was the Fasig-Tipton Fair Grounds Grade 2 Oaks Fair in New Orleans, which came from the position after number 11, and was an easy victory of 3.5 length with a figure of 102 speeds.
This is a Potra that could certainly have the Derby if Cox was filled, and must be favored every time he steps on the track through the Breeders Cup Dishesions in Del Mar in November.
The face You eat in as the early second choice, following what might be the best previous performance of the oaks field at keeneland’s grade 1 ashland stakes on April 7. The Mark Casse Trainee Led Wire-to-Wire While Holding Off A Threatening Take Charge Down Down The Stretch, and Pawdy The Stretch, and and Pawdy Down the Stretch, and Pawdy Down, and Pawdy Down, and Pawdy Down, and Pawdy Down, and Pawdy. Figure. But Ashland is medium cultivated less than the OAKs, and that difference of 330 feet would probably have been enough for Milady to win in Keneland.
Casse lacks a victory of Derby or Oaks in his cheerful curriculum, and although he will be a favorite to take home a check, the whole field is still looking for good joy for good areas.
You will never want to tell a Chad Brown horse with Flavien Prat on board, and Ballerina You will seek to do some noise too. The morning line 10-1 won the grade 3 gazelle stakes on April 5, stopping early by a nose on the tape. But before the gazelle it had finished eighth, third and second at the degree level 2 without showing a great raw speed. Dylan Davis was the rider of victory, but now it is a door on the face for the OAKs.
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How to see Kentucky’s Oaks
The publication time for the OAKs is at 5:51 pm et, with the transmission of TV on the US network. From 1:00 PM Peacock, NBCSports.com, and the NBC Sports application will have a transmission coverage of all Oaks Day races.