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Saturday is going to be a busy day at Churchill Downs.
While the Kentucky Derby is obviously the headliner, there are 14 races total on the Derby Day card, including two other Grade-1 stakes–the Woodford Reserve Turf Classic and Humana Distaff–and six other graded stakes in total.
Here’s a complete look at the schedule and post times for Saturday:
2017 Kentucky Derby Day Schedule
Note: NBC Sports Network will have TV coverage from Noon to 2:30 p.m. ET, then NBC will take over from 2:30 to 7:30 p.m. ET. You can also watch online at NBC Sports Live Extra, starting at Noon ET
You can read here for the results of every race
Race 1: 10:30 a.m. ET
Race 2: 11:01 a.m. ET
Race 3: 11:31 a.m. ET
Race 4: 12:03 p.m. ET
Race 5: 12:35 p.m. ET
Race 6 ($300,000 Humana Distaff): 1:13 p.m. ET
Race 7 ($300,000 Churchill Distaff Turf Mile): 1:55 p.m. ET
Race 8 ($250,000 Pat Day Mile): 2:45 p.m. ET
Race 9 ($300,000 American Turf): 3:37 p.m. ET
Race 10 ($500,000 Churchill Downs): 4:28 p.m. ET
Race 11 ($500,000 Woodford Reserve Turf Classic): 5:25 p.m. ET
Race 12 ($2 million Kentucky Derby): 6:46 p.m. ET
Race 13: 7:40 p.m. ET
Race 14: 8:10 p.m. ET
Preview
Outside of the Kentucky Derby, the two most lucrative races on the day will be the Woodford Reserve Turf Classic and the Churchill Downs Stakes, both of which feature a purse of $500,000.
The former, which goes right before the Derby and is considered the “co-main event,” should be a compelling race. Divisidero, who will be ridden by Julien Leparoux, looks to become just the third horse in history to win this race in back-to-back years, but he’ll have plenty of challengers in the stacked field, including last year’s second-place finisher, World Approval.
The third Grade-1 race on the card–behind the Derby and the Woodford Reserve–is the $300,000 Humana Distaff. That one will have a number of big names in the field, including Finest City, winner of last year’s Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint, and Carina Mia, who took down the Grade-2 Eight Belles at Churchill Downs last year.
Other favorites to watch include three-time graded stakes winner Masochistic (Churchill Downs), three-time Grade-1 winner Miss Temple City (Churchill Distaff Turf Mile), La Coronel (American Turf) and Local Hero (Pat Day Mile).
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Kentucky Derby Schedule 2017: Full List of Races & Post Times for Saturday