Where to watch, how to follow the 2026 Kentucky Oaks on Friday from Churchill Downs
Where to watch and how to follow Friday’s $1.5 million, Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks, a race for 3-year-old fillies.
Post time is 8:40 p.m. EDT at Churchill Downs (seating capacity of approximately 165,000) in Louisville.
Television
Network: NBC
Announcers: Race call, Larry Collmus; hosts, Mike Tirico and Ahmed Fareed; analysts, Jerry Bailey, Randy Moss; handicappers, Matt Bernier, Eddie Olczyk; reporters, Donna Brothers, Britney Eurton, Nick Luck and Kenny Rice; infield reporter, John Fanta.
TV schedule: Kentucky Oaks coverage on NBC will run from 8 to 9 p.m. EDT.
Coverage of earlier races on the Oaks undercard will begin on the NBC Sports Network at 4 p.m. (EDT).
Where to find NBC:
Over the air: Channel 18 (in Lexington)
Spectrum cable: Channel 8 (in Lexington)
DISH Network: Channel 18 (in Lexington)
DirecTV: Channel 18 (in Lexington)
U-verse: Channel 18 (in Lexington)
Where to find NBC Sports Network:
Can be accessed via YouTubeTV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV and Xumo, among other platforms.
Radio
Satellite radio: XM Channel 85, Sirius Channel 85, Internet Channel 85
Internet
Live video: Peacock streaming service will carry all NBC Sports Content on Kentucky Oaks day starting at 4 p.m.
X (formerly known as Twitter): @kentuckysports; @heraldleader
Facebook: Photos and links on Kentucky.com and KentuckySports.com pages The Kentucky Oaks entries: Click here
The odds: Click here
For postrace coverage: Kentucky.com
