By Rick HowlettBlind Luck won the 136th Kentucky Oaks by a nose Friday, edging Evening Jewel in a photo finish before a record crowd of more than 116,000 at Churchill Downs.Tidal Pool finished third.Blind Luck was the early 6-5 favorite in the 14-horse Oaks field.
Rick Howlett was midday host and the host of LPM's weekly talk show, "In Conversation." He was with LPM from 2001-2023 and held many different titles, including Morning Edition host, Assignment Editor and Interim News Director. He died in August 2023. Read a remembrance of Rick here.