Horses run on the track during morning workouts at Churchill Downs, Thursday, April 30, 2026 in Louisville, Kentucky. The 2026 Kentucky Derby with a field of 20 will be run on Saturday, May 2nd.

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She’s a long shot, but Dave Portnoy is happy to have a horse in the race.

The Barstool Sports founder’s filly, No. 15 Lovely Grey, is officially in the gate for Friday’s Kentucky Oaks, sliding into the $1.5 million Grade 1 race after a late scratch shook up the field.

The door opened when Bottle of Rouge — one of the race’s more accomplished contenders — was withdrawn after developing a cough following a weekend workout at Churchill Downs. Lovely Grey was previously stuck on the also-eligible list.

Lovely Grey is listed at 30-1 morning line odds in the Oaks, a race exclusively for three-year-old fillies that precedes the Kentucky Derby .

“My horse Lovely Grey is an extreme longshot.…