By Rick HowlettA field of 14 is entered in Friday's running of the Kentucky Oaks.Post positions for the fillies-only race were drawn Tuesday at Churchill Downs. The early favorite, at 6-5, is Blind Luck, which will run from post position five with jockey Rafael Bejarano aboard.Three Oaks entries have early odds of 8-1 as second choices; Crisp, Tidal Pool and Amen Hallelujah.Post time for 136th Kentucky Oaks is 5:45pm Friday.(Logo courtesy of Churchill Downs)
Rick Howlett was midday host and the host of LPM's weekly talk show, "In Conversation." He was with LPM from 2001-2023 and held many different titles, including Morning Edition host, Assignment Editor and Interim News Director. He died in August 2023. Read a remembrance of Rick here.