Grade 1 winner Percy’s Bar brings a career-best recent win along with a long list of storylines into a primetime edition of the $1.5 million Kentucky Oaks (G1) May 1 at Churchill Downs.
Churchill Downs is trying something new this year with the Oaks, as the race is scheduled to start under the track’s lights at about 8:40 p.m. ET. In moving the race to a later start time, Churchill officials hope for increased viewership and wagering.
Should Percy’s Bar shine under those lights Friday, the daughter of Upstart would set off a number of celebrations. She is campaigned by about 25 partners in Hat Creek Racing, for which Gatewood Bell serves as managing partner. Bell also serves as vice president of racing at Keeneland…