Submissions for the Friday, May 2 Kentucky Oaks Survivors Parade are now being accepted, Churchill Downs announced Monday morning.
This year's event will honor 150 Breast and Ovarian cancer survivors and fighters with tickets for the recipient, plus one guest, to attend the 151st Kentucky Oaks to participate in the march on the track. Those who have overcome or are battling a breast or ovarian cancer diagnosis, who have never participated in the Oaks Survivors Parade, may submit their story here until Friday Feb. 28. Those who are nominating a potential participant should share the submission link directly with the candidate so they may submit the relevant information.
The 17th Survivors Parade at Churchill Downs will feature and support Derby Divas through the Norton Cancer Institute Breast Health Program and Horses And Hope through Kentucky Cancer Program. Both organizations provide critical services that help deliver care to underserved women across the region, including on the backside of racetracks in Kentucky, who lack access to screenings and services. Over the last 16 years, the Kentucky Oaks charitable initiative has raised more than $1-million to drive awareness and life-saving interventions.
As was the case in 2024, this year's parade participants will be chosen randomly rather than by public vote to optimize equal opportunity or consideration. Winners will be announced Friday, Mar. 7.
For more information on the parade or the charitable partners, please go here.
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