LOUISVILLE, Ky. — We now know what the starting gate will look like at Churchill Downs on Friday for the 147th running of the Longines Kentucky Oaks. The racetrack held the Post Position Draw on Monday morning, which determines where each filly will be positioned.
What You Need To Know
- Churchill Downs hold Post Position Draw for 147 Kentucky Oaks
- Event determines where each filly will be positioned
- Fourteen horses will run in the Oaks
- Malathaat is the morning line favorite
Here are the positions:
Malathaat, who will break from gate 10, is the morning-line favorite with 5-2 odds. Search Results and Travel Column, breaking from gates 12 and 6, respectively, are the co-second choices, since both have 3-1 odds.
The Oaks Post Position Draw is a traditional "pill pull" where horses' entry blanks are pulled simultaneously with a numbered pill to determine which stall a horse will break from the starting gate. The Post Position Draw for the Kentucky Derby will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. The horses will make their run for the lilies Friday, April 30 at 5:51 p.m. Derby 147 is scheduled for Saturday, May 1, at 6:57 p.m.
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