Picture perfect, Chamber of Commerce weather is expected at Churchill Downs on Kentucky Oaks Day and largely for Kentucky Derby day.
Rain originally given a chance of hitting Friday afternoon is now forecasted to be south of Louisville, Ky.
The National Weather Service forecast calls for a sunny Friday, with a high near 76 degrees and winds of six to nine mph. Overnight, the low is expected to be 52. For Derby Day, partly sunny with scattered sprinkles and a high near 77 with winds similar to Friday.
Friday at 9 a.m. was the scratch time for both Friday and Saturday.
Friday's scratches, according to Churchill Downs, as of 9:10 a.m. are:
Race 1: 1 Lady Emily Kathryn and 7 K'antheia
Race 2: 1 Be Here Now, 5 Peacock Lass and 12 T Max
Race 3: The also-eligibles and main-track-only entrants, which are 13 Price Talk, 14 Legal Attack (GB), 15 Koufax, 16 Richiesgotgame, 17 Button Boy, 18 Creative Minister, 19 Johny's Fireball, and 20 Flags Up.
Race 4: 2 New Roo, 5 Tap Dancing Lady, 14 Stepper, 16 Mouffy and 17 Mambo Kitten.
Race 5: 7 Giant Game.
Race 6: 3 Henrietta Topham and 9 Kate's Kingdom.
Race 7: 4 Effortlesslyelgant and 7 Positano Sunset.
Race 8: 10 Love of My Heart and 12 Quaria Comet.
Races 9 and 10: No changes.
Race 11 Kentucky Oaks (G1): also-eligibles 15 Taxed, 16 Julia Shining and 17 Hoosier Philly.
Race 12: 7 Forever Dixie and 10 Cotton Candy Annie.
Race 13: 6 Islandinthestream and 9 Never Tell Patti.
Previously announced scratches for Saturday include all Saffie Joseph Jr.-trained runners, including Lord Miles (19) in the Derby. Other Derby scratches are Practical Move (10), Continuar (20), and most recently Skinner (9), due to an elevated temperature. The also-eligibles Cyclone Mischief (21), Mandarin Hero (JPN) (22), and King Russell (23) have drawn into the race, which now has a field of 19.
The rail will be in lane 2 on Friday at 12 feet and lane 1 on Saturday.
