Kentucky Derby Morning Works Program to Feature Retired Jockey Rosie Napravnik, Churchill Downs Announcer Travis Stone

Former leading jockey Rosie Napravnik , a two-time winner of the Longines Kentucky Oaks (Grade I), along with the voice of the Kentucky Derby, Travis Stone, will be the featured analysts on the Kentucky Derby Morning Works presented by TwinSpires.com for the 11-day online broadcast that begins Monday, April 25.The one-hour program will be streamed live on KentuckyDerby.com/works from 7-8 a.m. (all times Eastern) starting Monday and will feature the 15-minute exclusive training period for Kentucky Derby and Oaks contenders from 7:30-7:45 a.m. Fans can also watch the broadcast across several of the Kentucky Derby social media channels including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

NOTE: The exclusive Derby and Oaks training period begins Saturday. There will be a live stream on the social media channels Saturday and Sunday but there will be no production elements or commentary those days.

Napravnik’s first appearance on the broadcast will be April 29 while Stone will be on-set April 27-28. A wide array of other experts will lead fans through the show including TwinSpires.com handicappers Joe Kristufek, James Scully, Scott Shapiro and Brandon Stauble.

Fans will be invited to join in the discussion using the hashtag #KyDerby.

The first day of the exclusive Kentucky Derby/Oaks training widow is Saturday and a live stream will be available on the Derby’s Facebook, Twitter and YouTube channels.