The 2026 Kentucky Oaks takes place on Friday at Churchill Downs, with the Kentucky Derby 2026 then going to post on Saturday at 6:57 p.m. ET. Each

This year's Longines Kentucky Oaks race is airing on prime time and under the lights.

Here's everything you need to know about the 2026 Kentucky Oaks, including TV channel and streaming options for the annual fillies race.

“That (Oaks night) is our busiest night of the year,” Matthews pointed out. “And knowing that it is going to run that late means that people aren’t even going to get out of the track until about 10:00 or 11:00, which totally washes Oaks dinner.”

WLKY Meteorologist Jay Cardosi has the latest on unseasonably cool temperatures, plus times out a chance of sprinkles in the forecast.

Bella Ballerina, a half-sister to Kentucky Oaks winner Pretty Mischievous, will miss her own try at the race, allowing also-eligible Resist to enter the field

Nicole Scherzinger will sing the national anthem ahead of the 2026 Kentucky Oaks, held Friday, May 1 at Churchill Downs Racetrack in Louisville.