The 142nd running of the Kentucky Derby is upon us and there are a lot of details that go into the schedule of events for the occasion. Read o below for broadcast info, race times, post times, and everything else you need to know.
RACE DAY DATE: Saturday, May 7, 2016
RACE DAY RACES: Race 1 at 10:30 a.m., Race 2 at 11:01 a.m., Race 3 at 11:31 a.m., Race 4 12:04 p.m. , Race 5 at 12:38 p.m., Race 6 at 1:19 p.m., Race 7 at 2:08 p.m., Race 8 at 2:59 p.m., Race 9 at 3:43 p.m., Race 10 at 4:44 p.m., RACE 11 (The Kentucky Derby Race) at 6:34 p.m., Race 12 at 7:35 p.m., and 8:05 p.m. ET.
POST TIME: 6:34 p.m. ET, according to Derby Experiences.
KENTUCKY DERBY RACE TIME: 6:44 p.m. ET.
DRAW DATE: Wednesday, May 4, 2016 and will broadcast on NBCSN from 5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET.
KENTUCKY OAKS DATE: Friday, May 6, 2016 (Click here for the Post Times for the Kentucky Oats races.)
KENTUCKY OAKS AIR TIME: On May 6, 2016, 12:30 – 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN.
KENTUCKY DERBY AIR TIME: On May 7, 2016, 12 – 4 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Network and from 4 – 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC
RACES LOCATION: Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.
TOP 20 HORSES IN ORDER OF HIGHEST RANK:
1. Gun Runer
2. Nyquist
3. Exaggerator
4. Outwork
5. Brody’s Cause
6. Creator
7. Lani
8. Mor Spirit
9. Mohaymen
10. Danzing Candy
11. Destin
12. Suddenbreakingnews
13. Oscar Nominated
14. Shagaf
15. Whitmore
16. Tom’s Ready
17. My Man Sam
18. Majeso
19. Trojan Nation
20. Mo Tom
Click here for the full official list of this year’s horses.