What time does the Kentucky Oaks start? How to watch, streaming info, race odds
A day before "the most exciting two minutes in sports," the Kentucky Oaks is scheduled Friday at Churchill Downs.
Tarifa, trained by Louisville native Brad Cox, is the favorite and drew the No. 8 post position. She has 7-2 morning-line odds.
Leslie's Rose (4-1), who drew the No. 14 post, and Just F Y I (9-2), who drew the No. 13 post, are the other favorites.
Horses, morning-line odds for 2024 Kentucky Oaks
Tapit Jenallie, Eddie Milligan Jr., Emmanuel Esquivel, 30-1, SCRATCHED
Gin Gin, Brad Cox, Florent Geroux, 30-1
Where's My Ring, Val Brinkerhoff, Jose Lezcano, 15-1
Regulatory Risk, Chad Brown, Jose Ortiz, 20-1
Thorpedo Anna, Kenny McPeek, Brian Hernandez Jr., 5-1
Lemon Muffin, D. Wayne Lukas, Keith Asmussen, 30-1
Into Champagne, Ian Wilkes, Julien Leparoux, 30-1
Ways and Means, Chad Brown, Tyler Gaffalione, 5-1
Power Squeeze, Jorge Delgado, Daniel Centeno, 12-1
Just F Y I, Bill Mott, Junior Alvarado, 9-2
Leslie's Rose, Todd Pletcher, Irad Ortiz Jr. 4-1
Our Pretty Woman, Steve Asmussen, Joel Rosario
Also eligible
16. Candied, Todd Pletcher, Luis Saez
Here are the details about how to watch the 2024 Kentucky Oaks:
What time is the Kentucky Oaks 2024?
The Kentucky Oaks kicks off a monumental weekend of horse racing on Friday, May 3, the day before the Kentucky Derby races. Coverage starts at 1 p.m. ET.
What channel will air the Kentucky Oaks?
Date: Friday, May 3
Time: Coverage will start at 1 p.m. ET on USA Network and Peacock. The Oaks' scheduled post time is 5:51 p.m.
TV network and streaming: USA Network, NBCSports.com, the NBC Sports App and Peacock.
NBC will have Larry Collmus as the race caller, and Mike Tirico and Rebecca Lowe are hosts. Randy Moss, Jerry Bailey, Eddie Olczyk and Matt Bernier are analysts. Kenny Rice, Donna Brothers, Ahmed Fareed, Britney Eurton, Nick Luck, Dylan Dreyer, Steve Kornacki and Zanna Rassi are reporters. Lowe and Fareed will finish the coverage with the trophy presentation.
How to listen to 2024 Kentucky Oaks Day races and prerace shows on radio
NBC Sports Audio, Channel 85 on SiriusXM
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This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: What are the Kentucky Oaks odds, tart time, TV channel