By Friday marks the eve of Kentucky Derby 2024, but there’s no calm before the storm at Churchill Downs as an overflow field has assembled for the Grade 1, $1.5 million Kentucky Oaks.
Sixteen of the best three-year-old fillies in the country passed the Kentucky Oaks (G1) entry box, but only 14 will run. Tapit Jenallie will not be one of them, as she was announced as an early scratch.
Going as race no. 11 on a 13-race program under the twin spires, post time for the Oaks is 5:51 p.m. EDT. The race can be seen live on USA and Peacock.
Check out Horse Racing Nation’s free past performances page today for downloadable PPs for the Kentucky Oaks and more courtesy of our partners at Brisnet.
We also have Super Screener picks and analysis for the Kentucky Oaks as well as recent top speed figures for each contender.
Kentucky Oaks best speed figures
| Post | Horse | ML | Beyer | TimeformUS | HRN |
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| 1 | Tapit Jenallie | 30-1 | 81 | 105 | 97 |
| 2 | Gin Gin | 30-1 | 76 | 102 | 87 |
| 3 | Where’s My Ring | 15-1 | 90 | 111 | 99 |
| 4 | Regulatory Risk | 20-1 | 84 | 108 | 94 |
| 5 | Thorpedo Anna | 5-1 | 91 | 111 | 97 |
| 6 | Lemon Muffin | 30-1 | 84 | 99 | 89 |
| 7 | Fiona’s Magic | 30-1 | 80 | 104 | 90 |
| 8 | Tarifa | 7-2 | 95 | 109 | 101 |
| 9 | Everland | 30-1 | 77 | 93 | 95 |
| 10 | Into Champagne | 30-1 | 81 | 107 | 90 |
| 11 | Ways and Means | 5-1 | 90 | 112 | 93 |
| 12 | Power Squeeze | 12-1 | 92 | 111 | 93 |
| 13 | Just F Y I | 9-2 | 89 | 112 | 91 |
| 14 | Leslie’s Rose | 4-1 | 95 | 116 | 96 |
| 15 | Our Pretty Woman | 15-1 | 93 | 109 | 94 |
| 16 | Candied | 20-1 | 86 | 108 | 94 |
Looking at the pace
A three-pronged battle for the lead is expected in the Oaks, with Into Champagne tussling with Fiona’s Magic and Where’s My Ring through fast fractions.
Pace projector appears courtesy of TimeformUS.
HRN picks for the Kentucky Oaks
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Ed DeRosa’s Kentucky Oaks fair odds believe Ways and Means ran a winning race in the Gulfstream Park Oaks when last seen and can atone on the big stage. Where’s My Ring appears to be a live long shot as well.
DeRosa also took a close look at how the Oaks might shape up if the track comes up wet.
Brian Zipse’s Kentucky Oaks contenders are led by Thorpedo Anna. Check out what Zipse and Matt Shifman had to say in their final picks for the Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby.
Shifman has more to offer in his Kentucky Oaks odds and analysis, while Padraic Manocchio sized up the field from top to bottom in his Kentucky Oaks order of finish predictions. Manocchio also provides his top three value plays for Oaks Day at Churchill Downs.
Laurie Ross and Ashley Tamulonis went head-to-head handicapping the Kentucky Oaks, and both of them think juvenile fillies champion Just F Y I merits respect in her second start off the bench.
Here’s the field for the Kentucky Oaks (G1):
| Post | Silks | Horse / Sire | Rating | Trainer / Jockey | Last Start / Next Start | HRN |
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Gin Gin Hightail |
6.19 | 30-1 | ||
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Where’s My Ring Twirling Candy |
6.62 | 15-1 | ||
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| 4 |
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Regulatory Risk Omaha Beach |
6.87 | 20-1 | ||
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| 5 |
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Thorpedo Anna Fast Anna |
7.04 | 5-1 | ||
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| 6 |
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Lemon Muffin Collected |
6.15 | 30-1 | ||
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| 7 |
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Fiona’s Magic St. Patrick’s Day |
6.27 | 30-1 | ||
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| 8 |
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Tarifa Bernardini |
7.28 | 7-2 | ||
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| 9 |
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Everland Arrogate |
6.47 | 30-1 | ||
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| 10 |
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Into Champagne Into Mischief |
6.19 | 30-1 | ||
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| 11 |
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Ways and Means Practical Joke |
6.87 | 5-1 | ||
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| 12 |
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Power Squeeze Union Rags |
7.07 | 12-1 | ||
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| 13 |
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Just F Y I Justify |
7.46 | 9-2 | ||
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| 14 |
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Leslie’s Rose Into Mischief |
7.26 | 4-1 | ||
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| 15 |
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Our Pretty Woman Medaglia d’Oro |
6.62 | 15-1 | ||
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| 16 |
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Candied Candy Ride |
6.58 | 20-1 | ||
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