KENTUCKY DERBY DAY 2026The Kentucky Derby, America’s most famous horse race, will be featured via simulcast at Remington Park on Saturday, May 2. Enjoy all the festivities, fashion, flair and food of a great 152nd Kentucky Derby Day, along with a stellar Remington Park card of racing.
The action starts early at 9:30am with simulcast racing featured from the home of the Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. The Remington Park racing will also start earlier than normal with the first race at Noon.
The Remington Park racing will feature a pair of top graded events for American Quarter Horses. The Grade 1 Leo Stakes, a $100,000 affair, will challenge many of the top older horses in the sport as they battle 400 yards. The Leo is the final major prep race for the Debbie Schauf Remington Park Championship at the end of the season.
The long-distance horses get their due on the afternoon as well with the Grade 2, $50,000 Pauls Valley Stakes. The 870-yard race features many of the sports top turn runners.
The annual Derby Day Hat & Bowtie Style Contest returns with hundreds of competitors vying for thousands in big cash and prizes. The contest will be held inside on Track Level-North from 2-4pm.
Remington Park will open mutuel windows at 9am for the early simulcast racing from Churchill Downs that begins at 9:30am. The Kentucky Derby simulcast will take place just after Remington Park racing has concluded, at approximately 5:30pm.
Kentucky Derby Day party bookings are available, call Group Sales for your special reservation at 405-425-3270 or email [email protected]
Here is the timeline for Kentucky Derby Day at Remington Park, featuring an early start time for live American Quarter Horse, Paint and Appaloosa racing at Noon. All Times are Central.
Saturday, May 3 at Remington Park:
9am – Remington Park opens, Mutuel Lines Open, Players opens
9:30am – First simulcast race from Churchill Downs
11am – Service begins in Club 1 and Silks Restaurant
11am – Bricktown Brewery and Henry Hudson’s open
NOON – First Remington Park race
5:30pm (approx.) – Kentucky Derby simulcast from Churchill Downs
Please note, Advance Wagering will be available on Friday, May 1 at Remington Park, to allow fans to bet the Kentucky Derby prior to the big Saturday.
General Parking and Admission are always Free at Remington Park, where the Casino is always open!
Event Venue
1 Remington Place, 73111, 1 Remington Pl, Oklahoma City, OK 73111-7101, United States
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