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Hindustan Times
03-05-2025
- Climate
- Hindustan Times
Kentucky Derby 2025 weather forecast: Will the rains cancel the 151st race? Are umbrellas allowed inside the facility?
Rain may not be what racegoers hoped for at the 2025 Kentucky Derby, but it's far from unusual. Of the 150 Derby Days since 1875, nearly half have seen rain at some point, and this year marks the 73rd time wet weather has made an appearance, according to the National Weather Service in Louisville. While the showers follow a soggy Kentucky Oaks Day, there's some relief—NWS meteorologist Samantha Wilson confirmed that severe storms are not expected. Also Read: Kentucky Derby 2025: List of horses at Churchill Downs and how much they cost their owners According to the latest NWS forecast for the Kentucky Derby 2025, rain can be expected with a high temperature of 64 degrees throughout the day on Saturday. While rain may lead to some obstacles, it is expected to stop sometime in the late afternoon. Meteorologists are holding out the hope that this break in the rain overlaps with the post time of the Derby. They also hope that the temperature will drop to 60 degrees by the time of the race. Wilson shared, 'We're hopeful that this dry slot will be able to move into the region and push some of those showers out, but we're not expecting storms or anything severe,' as reported by Courier Journal. Also Read: Kentucky Derby 2025: Date, time and how to watch the 151st race Derby horses running in rain and mud is not an uncommon sight. According to the Churchill Downs website, the race will only be delayed or come to a halt in case of extreme weather conditions. The officials warned, 'Weather, as with any outdoor event, is a wildcard at the Kentucky Derby! From sunshine and cloudless skies that bring sunburnt noses and tan lines to spring showers that make our world-famous tulips bloom, we've seen it all,' as reported by WHAS11. Churchill Downs allows attendees to bring in umbrella inside the facility. However, one can wear or bring along ponchos to shield their Derby outfits from rain.
Yahoo
03-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Kentucky Oaks Wagering Up Four Percent From Last Year
Good Cheer captured the Lilies in the 151st running of the Longines Kentucky Oaks in a field of 13 and sloppy track conditions. Under mostly cloudy skies, more than 100,000 excited racegoers gathered to watch America's premier race for 3-year-old fillies. Wagering from all sources on the full Kentucky Oaks race day card was $73.9 million. All-sources wagering on the Kentucky Oaks race was $22.7 million, up 4% from last year. (Editor's note: All-sources handle was down from $75.3 million last year.) Advertisement TwinSpires, the official betting partner of the Kentucky Oaks, handled a new record of $20.9 million in wagering on Churchill Downs races for the Kentucky Oaks Day program, compared to last year's record of $20.3 million, including all settled future wagers and affiliate wagering. Good Cheer, owned and bred by Godolphin, LLC, trained by Brad Cox and ridden by Luis Saez, covered the 1-1/8th mile and sped to the finish line to win the Longines Kentucky Oaks by 2 1/4 lengths at odds of 6-5 and with a final time of 1:50.15. The Kentucky-bred filly, sired by Medaglia d'Oro, now has lifetime earnings of $1.7 million. 'Today we honor and congratulate the connections of Good Cheer,' said Churchill Downs President Mike Anderson. 'We thank our many fans, sponsors, horsemen, and horseplayers who all contributed to making today's 151st Kentucky Oaks a remarkable celebration.' CDI continued using Kentucky Oaks as a platform to raise money for women's health initiatives. We welcomed 150 breast and ovarian cancer survivors to walk the historic racetrack prior to the running of Longines Kentucky Oaks for the 17th annual Survivors Parade. Churchill Downs' Oaks charitable beneficiaries were Derby Divas, representing the Norton Cancer Institute, and Horses and Hope, representing the Kentucky Cancer Program. Since its inception, the Oaks Survivors Parade charitable initiative has raised over $1.5 million for women's health advocacy, providing preventative access to underserved women throughout Kentucky, including those who work in the equine industry.
Yahoo
03-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Good Cheer Claims the Lilies for the 151st Running of the Longines Kentucky Oaks
Good Cheer Claims the Lilies for the 151st Running of the Longines Kentucky Oaks LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Churchill Downs Incorporated (Nasdaq: CHDN) (the "Company", "CDI", "we") announced Good Cheer captured the Lilies in the 151st running of the Longines Kentucky Oaks in a field of 13 and sloppy track conditions. Under mostly cloudy skies, more than 100,000 excited racegoers gathered to watch America's premier race for 3-year-old fillies. Wagering from all sources on the full Kentucky Oaks race day card was $73.9 million. All-sources wagering on the Kentucky Oaks race was $22.7 million, up 4% from last year. TwinSpires, the official betting partner of the Kentucky Oaks, handled a new record of $20.9 million in wagering on Churchill Downs races for the Kentucky Oaks Day program, compared to last year's record of $20.3 million, including all settled future wagers and affiliate wagering. Good Cheer, owned and bred by Godolphin, LLC, trained by Brad Cox and ridden by Luis Saez, covered the 1-1/8th mile and sped to the finish line to win the Longines Kentucky Oaks by 2 1/4 lengths at odds of 6-5 and with a final time of 1:50.15. The Kentucky-bred filly, sired by Medaglia d'Oro, now has lifetime earnings of $1.7 million. 'Today we honor and congratulate the connections of Good Cheer,' said Churchill Downs President Mike Anderson. 'We thank our many fans, sponsors, horsemen, and horseplayers who all contributed to making today's 151st Kentucky Oaks a remarkable celebration.' CDI continued using Kentucky Oaks as a platform to raise money for women's health initiatives. We welcomed 150 breast and ovarian cancer survivors to walk the historic racetrack prior to the running of Longines Kentucky Oaks for the 17th annual Survivors Parade. Churchill Downs' Oaks charitable beneficiaries were Derby Divas, representing the Norton Cancer Institute, and Horses and Hope, representing the Kentucky Cancer Program. Since its inception, the Oaks Survivors Parade charitable initiative has raised over $1.5 million for women's health advocacy, providing preventative access to underserved women throughout Kentucky, including those who work in the equine industry. About Churchill Downs Incorporated Churchill Downs Incorporated ('CDI') (Nasdaq: CHDN) has been creating extraordinary entertainment experiences for over 150 years, beginning with the company's most iconic and enduring asset, the Kentucky Derby. Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, CDI has expanded through the acquisition, development, and operation of live and historical racing entertainment venues, the growth of online wagering businesses, and the acquisition, development, and operation of regional casino gaming properties. This news release contains various 'forward-looking statements' within the meaning of the 'safe harbor' provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by the use of terms such as 'anticipate,' 'believe,' 'could,' 'estimate,' 'expect,' 'intend,' 'may,' 'might,' 'plan,' 'predict,' 'project,' 'seek,' 'should,' 'will,' 'scheduled,' and similar words or similar expressions (or negative versions of such words or expressions), although some forward-looking statements are expressed differently. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Important factors, that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations include the following: the occurrence of extraordinary events, such as terrorist attacks, public health threats, civil unrest, and inclement weather, including as a result of climate change; the effect of economic conditions on our consumers' confidence and discretionary spending or our access to credit, including the impact of inflation; changes in, or new interpretations of, applicable tax laws or rulings that could result in additional tax liabilities; the impact of any pandemics, epidemics, or outbreaks of infectious diseases, and related economic matters on our results of operations, financial conditions and prospects; lack of confidence in the integrity of our core businesses or any deterioration in our reputation; negative shifts in public opinion regarding gambling that could result in increased regulation of, or new restrictions on, the gaming industry; loss of key or highly skilled personnel, as well as general disruptions in the general labor market; the impact of significant competition, and the expectation that competition levels will increase; changes in consumer preferences, attendance, wagering, and sponsorships; risks associated with equity investments, strategic alliances and other third-party agreements; inability to respond to rapid technological changes in a timely manner; concentration and evolution of slot machine and historical racing machine ("HRM") manufacturing and other technology conditions that could impose additional costs; failure to enter into or maintain agreements with industry constituents, including horsemen and other racetracks; inability to successfully focus on market access and retail operations for our sports betting business and effectively compete; online security risk, including cyber-security breaches, or loss or misuse of our stored information as a result of a breach including customers' personal information could lead to government enforcement actions or other litigation; costs of compliance with increasingly complex laws and regulations regarding data privacy and protection of personal information; reliance on our technology services and catastrophic events and system failures disrupting our operations; inability to identify, complete, or fully realize the benefits of our proposed acquisitions, divestitures, development of new venues or the expansion of existing facilities on time, on budget, or as planned; difficulty in integrating recent or future acquisitions into our operations; cost overruns and other uncertainties associated with the development of new venues and the expansion of existing facilities; general risks related to real estate ownership and significant expenditures, including risks related to environmental liabilities; personal injury litigation related to injuries occurring at our racetracks; compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act or other similar laws and regulations, or applicable anti-money laundering regulations; payment-related risks, such as risk associated with fraudulent credit card or debit card use; work stoppages and labor problems; risks related to pending or future legal proceedings and other actions; highly regulated operations and changes in the regulatory environment could adversely affect our business; restrictions in our debt facilities limiting our flexibility to operate our business; failure to comply with the financial ratios and other covenants in our debt facilities and other indebtedness; increases to interest rates (due to inflation or otherwise); disruption in the credit markets or changes to our credit ratings may adversely affect our business; increase in our insurance costs, or inability to obtain similar insurance coverage in the future, and any inability to recover under our insurance policies for damages sustained at our properties in the event of inclement weather and casualty events; and other factors described under the heading 'Risk Factors' in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in other filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. Investor Contact: Sam Ullrich Media Contact: Tonya Abeln (502) 638-3906 (502) 386-1742 A photo accompanying this announcement is available at in to access your portfolio
Newsweek
02-05-2025
- Sport
- Newsweek
How to Watch Kentucky Oaks: Live Stream Horse Racing, TV Channel
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. All eyes in the horse racing world are on Louisville this weekend as we get set for Saturday's Kentucky Derby, but up first is Friday's Kentucky Oaks, a huge race in its own right. The 1 ⅛ mile race at Churchill Downs is for three-year-old fillies. Last year, Brian Hernandez rode the Kenny McPeek-trained Thorpedo Anna to the win. Tune in on Friday to USA Network to watch the Kentucky Oaks. New grandstand filled with race fans at the clubhouse turn on Kentucky Oaks Day at Churchill Downs on May 3, 2024 in Louisville, Kentucky. New grandstand filled with race fans at the clubhouse turn on Kentucky Oaks Day at Churchill Downs on May 3, 2024 in Louisville, Kentucky. PhotoHow to Watch Kentucky Oaks: Date: Friday, May 2, 2025 Time: 1:00 PM EDT Channel: USA Network Stream: Fubo (Try for free) 14 horses were set to run on Friday, but Five G has already scratched. The current favorite is Good Cheer, ridden by Luis Saez and trained by Brad Cox. At 6-5 odds, a Good Cheer win wouldn't be shocking at all. Cox last won the Oaks in 2020 with Shedaresthedevil. But there are several other horses to keep an eye on. The Bob Baffert-trained Tenma starts from the No. 9 post, which should be an advantage with the No. 8 post open after the Five G scratch. Jockey Juan Hernandez will look to give Baffert his first Kentucky Oaks win since 2017, when Mike E. Smith won riding Abel Tasman. McPeek will look to train consecutive Oaks winners with Take Charge Milady, a horse that's a bit more of a longshot at 15-1. The last trainer to win consecutive Oaks was D. Wayne Lukas, all the way back in 1990 and 1991. Watch the Kentucky Oaks on Friday on USA Network at 1:00 PM EDT. Live stream the Kentucky Oaks on Fubo: Start your free trial now! Regional restrictions may apply. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation.
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Oaks Day pink meaning goes beyond the fashion
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (FOX 56) — Anyone who comes to Kentucky Oaks Day is bound to see a sea of pink outfits. For years, there's been a purpose behind the pink. The Kentucky Derby puts Kentucky in the worldwide spotlight, but before that, Oaks Day rolls in, turning Churchill Downs into a fashion show of pink. Whether it's dresses, blazers, or hats, pink is the name of the game. Jessica Whitehead is the curator of collections at the Kentucky Derby Museum, and the tradition of Oaks Day pink is something she's ready to celebrate with everyone who comes this year. 'Oaks Day has become a major celebration in Kentucky racing, and Oaks Day has its own special traditions. Those special traditions have to do with pink, and they call it the pink out,' Whitehead said. The purpose for the pink is twofold. One is to celebrate the stargazer lily, which is the garland of lilies given to the winner of the Kentucky Oaks, and the other is to highlight breast cancer and ovarian cancer awareness. Read more of the latest Kentucky Derby news 'The Oaks survivor parade that's been happening for several decades now at Churchill Downs, that experience has sort of promoted this idea of having everyone show their support,' Whitehead said. This event spotlights Kentucky, but it's so big that people across the globe know about it. Riley Meckley is a fashion positivity advocate from New York. She goes by the name 'alwaysdressbest' (Riley Meckley (@alwaysdressbest) • Instagram photos and videos) on Instagram and gravitates toward using fashion to show passion and support for things like this. 'I do think fashion is meant to start conversation, and it makes me really happy when people actually use it for that,' Meckley said. Meckley said she's always pushing to use fashion as a way for people to spread positivity, and using Oaks Day fashion to do that is something that really appealed to her. Oaks Day pink meaning goes beyond the fashion Governor's Derby Celebration poster for 2025 unveiled Grace Potter, Simone Biles, Gina Miles, and Olivia Dunne to appear at Kentucky Derby 2025 'I also think it shows how much that we've progressed as a society. The Kentucky Oaks and Derby was created and established in 1875. Back then, women were not seen as equal to men, and I don't think we would have seen a bunch of men wearing a certain color to support what's normally a women's health issue. The fact that nowadays it's not just women who are wearing pink; it's everyone. No matter your race, background, gender, or whatever, everyone is wearing pink to support this issue that primarily affects women; I think that's amazing,' Meckley said. Wearing pink to Kentucky Oaks Day has its deep meanings, but on top of that, Whitehead said it's a way to have fun doing it. 'It's just that awareness of wearing that pink to show your support, and then also, it's fun to wear pink,' Whitehead said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
