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Kentucky Derby tracker: Find out the latest on 22 alumni

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December 17, 2024

Kentucky Derby tracker: Find out the latest on 22 alumni

The Derby Alumni tracker checks in with the horses who raced in the Kentucky Derby, both this year and in previous years, keeping up with what they have done since they ran for the roses.

2024 Kentucky Derby

A pair of 2024 Kentucky Derby entrants raced in allowance company at Gulfstream Sunday, though in different races. Catalytic was second beaten only a head in a 1 1/16-mile first-level dirt allowance, his first start since July. Mugatu raced in a first-level allowance at a mile and 70 yards on the Tapeta, but never rallied and finished seventh and last.

Two others from the 2024 Kentucky Derby field are entered in races Saturday. Track Phantom, most recently second in an allowance at Churchill, steps up to stakes company in the Tenacious at Fair Grounds, where he drew the fence in a field of eight. Epic Ride returns to Turfway for the first time since his second-place finish in the John Battaglia Memorial in March; he drew the outside in an eight-horse, second-level allowance at six furlongs on the Tapeta.

West Saratoga, most recently ninth in an allowance at Churchill Downs, sold privately to RRR Racing and transferred to the barn of Doug Watson, one of the leading trainers in Dubai. According to a report at BloodHorse, Watson is considering mile races late in this winter’s meet as well as in the future for West Saratoga.

Derby	Horse	Last race	Notes
1	Mystik Dan	8th Belmont	Worked Sat. at FG
2	Sierra Leone	1st Breeders’ Cup Classic	No works since last race
3	Forever Young	3rd Breeders’ Cup Classic	No works since last race
4	Catching Freedom	4th Ohio Derby (G3)	Worked 4f Mon. at PAY
5	T O Password	5th Kentucky Derby	Out for the rest of the year
6	Resilience	10th Belmont	No works since last race
7	Stronghold	2nd Pennyslvania Derby (G1)	Worked 5f Sat. at SA
8	Honor Marie	8th Travers	No works since last race
9	Endlessly	5th Belmont Derby (G1)	Worked 5f Aug. 10 at DMR
10	Dornoch	4th Travers	Stands for $40,000 at Spendthrift
11	Track Phantom	2nd Alw OC (Nov. 9 at CD)	Entered Sat. in Tenacious Stakes
12	West Saratoga	9th Alw (Nov. 6 at CD)	Sold to race in Dubai
13	Domestic Product	3rd Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile	Stands for $30,000 at Ashford
14	Epic Ride	5th Steel Valley Sprint	Entered Sat in Alw at TP
15	Fierceness	2nd Breeders’ Cup Classic	No works since last race
16	Society Man	2nd Alw OC (Oct. 24 at KEE)	Worked 3f Fri. at PMM
17	Just Steel	5th Preakness	Recovering from leg surgery
18	Grand Mo the First	2nd Virginia Derby (G3)	Worked 4f Oct. 6 at GP
19	Catalytic	2nd Alw OC (Sun. at GP)	No works since last race
20	Just a Touch	2nd Iowa Derby	No works since last race
SCR	Encino	1st Lexington (G3)	Worked 4f Sun. at FG
SCR	Mugatu	7th Alw OC (Sun. at GP)	No works since last race

2023 Kentucky Derby

Four entrants from the 2023 Kentucky Derby have raced over the last month. Skinner won the Native Diver (G3) at Del Mar on Nov. 23 by a length over Tarantino. Skinner had been second in the same race in 2023, and it was his first victory in the graded ranks.

Hit Show also competed in graded company recently, placing fifth in the Clark (G2) on Nov. 29. As the 3-2 favorite he crossed the wird third behind Rattle N Roll, but was disqualified to fifth after bumping with Crupi late. Mandarin Hero finished third in the Tokai Kikuya Sho at Nagoya on Nov. 21, a solid reversal of form after an 11th-place finish at Oi the month before. Jace’s road dropped to the straight claiming ranks for the first time ever Thursday at Turfway, running for a $50,000 tag. Sent off the second favorite at 2-1, he chased on for third behind favored First Strike.

Three others are entered in the coming days. Rocket Can steps back up to graded-stakes company Saturday at Gulfstream for the Harlan’s Holiday (G3), while Confidence Game will take on a strong field in the Tenacious at Fair Grounds. Raise Cain is cross-entered in allowance races Friday and Saturday at Oaklawn.

Derby	Horse	Last race	Notes
1	Mage	7th Travers (G1)	Stands for $25,000 at Airdrie
2	Two Phil’s	1st Ohio Derby (G3)	Stands for $10,000 at WinStar
3	Angel of Empire	3rd 2023 Jim Dandy (G2)	Stands for $7,500 at Taylor Made
4	Disarm	4th Lukas Classic (G2)	No works since last race
5	Hit Show	5th Clark (G2)	No works since last race
6	Derma Sotogake	13th Breeders’ Cup Classic	No works since last race
7	Tapit Trice	6th Breeders’ Cup Classic	No works since last race
8	Raise Cain	5th Alw OC (Oct. 20 at KEE)	Entered Sat. in Alw OC at OP
9	Rocket Can	4th Alw OC (Nov. 9 at CD)	Entered Sat. in Harlan’s Holiday (G3)
10	Confidence Game	7th Alw OC (Sept. 12 at CD)	Entered Sat. in Tenacious Stakes
11	Sun Thunder	6th Alw (Sept. 20 at BAQ)	Worked 4f Nov. 20 at OP
12	Mandarin Hero	3rd Tokai Kikuya Sho	No works since last race
13	Reincarnate	3rd Pacific Classic (G1)	Sold to K.O.I.D. at Keeneland Breeders’ Cup sale
14	Kingsbarns	1st Stephen Foster (G1)	Stands for $20,000 at Spendthrift
15	King Russell	4th Alw (Nov. 10 at CD)	Worked 4f Fri. at OP
16	Verifying	5th 2023 Perryville	Stands for $10,000 at Pleasant Acres
17	Jace’s Road	3rd Clm (Thu. at TP)	No works since last race
18	Cyclone Mischief	2nd Alw OC (Nov. 17 at CD)	No works since last race
SCR	Continuar	8th Ichikawa	No works since last race
SCR	Forte	4th Travers (G1)	Stands for $45,000 at Spendthrift
SCR	Lord Miles	9th Alw OC (Oct. 26 at BAQ)	No works since last race
SCR	Practical Move	1st Alw OC (Oct. 6 at SA)	Deceased
SCR	Skinner	1st Native Diver (G3)	Worked 4f Wed. at SA

2022 Kentucky Derby

Three entrants from the 2022 Kentucky Derby have recently raced. Rattle N Roll, making his second start off a yearlong lay, proved he still fits at the graded level by rallying to win the Clark (G2) at Churchill on Nov. 29. Two others from this class who recently ran finished off the board: Crown Pride finished 11th in the Champions Cup (G1) at Chukyo on Dec. 1, while Tiz the Bomb was eighth in a starter allowance at Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday.

Ethereal Road is expected to return to action Saturday in an allowance optional claimer at a mile on the dirt at Oaklawn. He drew post 7 of eight, in a race likely to feature Raise Cain as well.

Three others from the 2022 Kentucky Derby field have been retired recently. Classic Causeway, the 2022 Belmont Derby (G1) winner, will stand for $6,500 at Crestwood Farm in Kentucky. Messier will begin his stud career in New York for a fee of $5,000 at Rockridge Stud. Barber Road, unraced since February, will get a break away from the track before returning as a barn pony for his racing trainer, John Ortiz.

Derby	Horse	Last race	Notes
1	Rich Strike	5th 2023 Alysheba (G2)	Likely retired after training injury
2	Epicenter	DNF 2022 Breeders’ Cup Classic	Stands for $40,000 at Ashford
3	Zandon	9th Breeders’ Cup Classic	Stands for $10,000 at Spendthrift
4	Simplification	5th Ghostzapper	Stands for $6,500 at Pleasant Acres
5	Mo Donegal	1st 2022 Belmont	Stands for $10,000 at Spendthrift
6	Barber Road	7th Alw OC (Feb. 17 at GP)	Retired as John Ortiz barn pony
7	Tawny Port	6th Sycamore (G3)	No works since last race
8	Smile Happy	4th Ben Ali (G3)	Retired through Secretariat Center
9	Tiz the Bomb	8th Str Alw (Sat. at TAM)	No works since last race
10	Zozos	6th Alw OC (July 26 at SAR)	Stands for $2,500 at Equistar Training and Breeding Center
11	Classic Causeway	11th, Ky. Downs Preview Turf Cup	Stands for $6,500 at Crestwood
12	Taiba	8th 2023 Saudi Cup (G1)	Stands for $30,000 at Spendthrift
13	Crown Pride	11th Champions Cup (G1)	No works since last race
14	Happy Jack	5th Pat O’Brien (G2)	Worked 3f Oct. 20 at SA
15	Messier	DNF Forty Niner (G3)	Stands for $5,000 at Rockridge Stud
16	White Abarrio	1st Alw OC (Nov. 22 at GP)	Worked 5f Sun. at GP
17	Charge It	10th Whitney (G1)	No works since last race
18	Cyberknife	6th Pegasus World Cup (G1)	Stands for $20,000 at Spendthrift
19	Pioneer of Medina	2nd, Tenacious	Worked 4f Jan. 5 at FG
20	Summer Is Tomorrow	20th 2022 Kentucky Derby	Deceased
SCR	Ethereal Road	1st Clm (Nov. 6 at CD)	Entered Sat. in Alw OC at OP
SCR	Rattle N Roll	1st Clark (G2)	Worked 4f Sat. at FG

2021 Kentucky Derby

Three horses in the 2021 Kentucky Derby class have raced in recent weeks. Like the King has flown south for the winter after a campaign at Woodbine, and flattened late to finish sixth in an allowance-level turf mile Saturday at Tampa Bay Downs. Brooklyn Strong finished sixth in a $15,000 claiming race at a mile and 70 yards on the Parx dirt on Nov. 25, settling near the rear and not kicking on in the lane.

Brooklyn Strong also returns to action Friday at Parx. He is entered in a conditioned $10,000 claiming race going 1 1/16 miles and drew the outside post in a field of seven.

HELIUM

Derby	Horse	Last race	Notes
1	Mandaloun	4th 2022 San Diego Handicap (G2)	Stands for $20,000 at Juddmonte
2	Hot Rod Charlie	6th 2022 Breeders’ Cup Classic	Stands for ¥2 million at Shadai Stallion Station
3	Essential Quality	3rd 2021 Breeders’ Cup Classic	Stands for $50,000 at Darley America
4	O Besos	1st St. Matthews	Worked 4f May 20 at CD
5	Midnight Bourbon	5th 2022 Dubai World Cup (G1)	Deceased
6	Keepmeinmind	3rd 2022 Woodward (G1)	Stands for $5,000 at Sequel N.Y.
7	Helium	***** Clm (Dec. 16 at PRX)	No works since last race
8	Known Agenda	4th 2021 Belmont	Stands for $5,000 at Spendthrift
9	Highly Motivated	2nd 2022 Philip H. Iselin (G3)	Stands for $7,500 at Airdrie
10	Sainthood	5th 2021 Belmont Derby (G1)	No works since last race
11	Like the King	6th Alw OC (Sat. at TAM)	No works since last race
12	Bourbonic	5th 2023 Salvator Mile (G3)	Sold to stand at Rancho Natoches, Mexico
13	Hidden Stash	2nd Alw (Oct. 24 at PID)	Worked 4f Sat. at KEE
14	Brooklyn Strong	6th Clm (Nov. 25 at PRX)	Entered Fri. in Clm at Parx
15	Super Stock	2nd Alw OC (Feb. 11, 2023 at OP)	Stands for $3,500 at Leadem Farm
16	Rock Your World	9th 2021 Twilight Derby (G2)	Stands for $5,000 at Spendthrift
17	Dynamic One	5th Ben Ali (G3)	Retired to New Vocations
18	Soup and Sandwich	10th Alw OC (Oct. 23, 2022 at WO)	No works since last race
19	Medina Spirit	2nd 2021 Breeders’ Cup Classic	Deceased

2020 Kentucky Derby

Storm the Court, the champion juvenile of 2019, has been retired and will stand for $2,000 at Eclipse Thoroughbred Training and Sports Therapy in California. Though he never won again after upsetting the 2019 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, he finished sixth behind Authentic in the 2020 Kentucky Derby and amassed a 30: 2-4-7 record in six seasons on the racetrack.

Derby	Horse	Last race	Notes
1	Authentic	1st 2020 Breeders’ Cup Classic	Stands for $25,000 at Spendthrift
2	Tiz the Law	6th 2020 Breeders’ Cup Classic	Stands for $20,000 at Ashford
3	Mr. Big News	7th Alw OC (Dec. 10, 2023 at FG)	No works since last race
4	Honor A. P.	4th 2020 Kentucky Derby	Stands for $10,000 at Lane’s End
5	Max Player	DNF Alw OC (Feb. 25 at OP)	Stands for $5,000 at Annestes Farms
6	Storm The Court	9th Alw OC (Nov. 17 at DMR)	Stands for $2,000 at Eclipse
7	Enforceable	1st Clásico Independencia (G2)	No works since last race
8	Ny Traffic	3rd Harlan’s Holiday (G3)	Worked 3f Sept. 22 at GP
9	Necker Island	4th Louisville Thoroughbred Society	Worked 4f Nov. 19 at CD
10	Major Fed	6th Clm (May 26 at CD)	No works since last race
11	Sole Volante	10th Alw OC (Jan. 28, 2023 at GP)	No works since last race
12	Winning Impression	3rd Alw (Nov. 12, 2020 at CD)	Deceased
13	Money Moves	1st Alw OC (Oct. 23, 2020 at BEL)	Retrained at New Vocations.
14	Attachment Rate	7th Alw OC (Feb. 21, 2022 at OP)	Worked 3f Dec. 17, 2022 at OP
15	South Bend	5th Alw OC (Sept. 14 at WO)	No works since last race

2019 Kentucky Derby

The last month has been a quiet one for the field of the 2019 Kentucky Derby, though Long Range Toddy, Gray Magician and Tax have either worked or raced in 2024.

Derby	Horse	Last race	Notes
1	Country House	1st 2019 Kentucky Derby	Stands for $7,500 at Darby Dan
2	Code of Honor	5th 2021 Cigar Mile	Deceased
3	Tacitus	4th 2021 Lukas Classic (G3)	Stands for $10,000 at Taylor Made
4	Improbable	2nd 2020 Breeders’ Cup Classic	Deceased
5	Game Winner	1st 2019 Los Alamitos Derby (G3)	Stands for $20,000 at Lane’s End
6	Master Fencer	4th 2021 Hakusan Daishoten	Covered 17 mares in 2023
7	War of Will	9th 2020 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile	Stands for $25,000 at Claiborne
8	Plus Que Parfait	10th 2022 Jebel Ali Mile (G3)	No works since last race
9	Win Win Win	1st 2020 Forego (G1)	Stands for $5,000 at Ocala Stud
10	Cutting Humor	5th 2020 Mineshaft (G3)	Stands for $1,500 at McDowell Farm
11	By My Standards	5th 2021 Whitney (G1)	Stands for $5,000 at Spendthrift
12	Vekoma	1st 2020 Metropolitan Handicap (G1)	Stands for $15,000 at Spendthrift
13	Bodexpress	1st 2020 Clark (G1)	Stands for $3,500 at Pleasant Acres
14	Tax	2nd 2023 Challenger (G3)	Worked 4f May 27 at SAR
15	Roadster	8th 2022 Buckland	Stands for $7,500 at Ocala Stud
16	Long Range Toddy	5th Sir Shackleton	No works since last race
17	Maximum Security	5th 2020 Breeders’ Cup Classic	Stands for $7,500 at Ashford
18	Spinoff	4th 2020 Woodward (G1)	No works since June 6, 2021
19	Gray Magician	2nd Alw OC (June 18 at MNR)	No works since last race

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Kentucky Women’s Basketball gets historic win over No. 5 Oklahoma

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January 11, 2026

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Kentucky Women’s Basketball gets historic win over No. 5 Oklahoma

The No. 6 Kentucky Wildcats moved to 16-2 on the season after a massive win over the No. 5 Oklahoma Sooners by a final score of 63-57. Kenny Brooks’ squad’s successful season rolls on with a second top-five win, the most the UK women’s team has ever had in a single season.

The Wildcats pulled out a close win thanks to senior Tonie Morgan, who totaled 22 points (8/19 FG), eight rebounds, and four assists. Morgan also played all 40 minutes on Sunday evening against the Sooners as her stellar season continues.

The Wildcats also played strong defense all night. As a team, they totaled four steals and eight blocks. Clara Strack, the 6-foot-5 senior, led the team with three blocks. Strack also recorded her ninth double-double of the season. They held the Sooners to 24-67 shooting (36%) from FG range and 2-19 from deep (11%).

The Wildcats held the Sooners scoreless in the last four minutes and moved to 3-1 in SEC play and now have three top-25 wins this season after previously winning at Louisville and at LSU.

Between the transfer portal, a men’s basketball win, and a women’s basketball win, it has been a great weekend in the Bluegrass!

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Mark Pope updates injury status of Jayden Quaintance

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January 11, 2026

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Mark Pope updates injury status of Jayden Quaintance

The Kentucky Wildcats had to return to the court Saturday night without their star center in Jayden Quaintance.

Coming back to the court from an ACL tear last season, Quaintance shined in his opening game against St. John’s and has eased himself back into game-play after nine months off the court. That is why it came as a surprise on Friday night when he was listed as out on the injury report.

Well, we got some more insight into why he was held out against Mississippi State in the pregame radio show. When asked about the injury, here is what Mark Pope had to say.

“He’s (Quaintance) just had a little bit of swelling, so we’re just kind of monitoring it,” Pope said. “And the most important thing is just his health. So, it’s going to be a little start and stop as we go. That’s just the process.”

So, for now, it doesn’t sound like anything that will keep JQ out for too long, though it’s unknown if he’ll return for either of next week’s games at LSU and at Tennessee.

The Cats have started to piece it together in the front court, but there is no denying the potential Quaintance has. When healthy, he is an NBA lottery pick. Now let’s hope he can get back onto the court soon to help the Cats make a run.

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Kentucky vs Mississippi State score today, UK basketball game updates

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January 10, 2026

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Kentucky vs Mississippi State score today, UK basketball game updates

LEXINGTON — Two days after Kentucky basketball gave up a game-ending 15-2 run in a 73-68 loss to Missouri, Mark Pope was asked to explain what went wrong.

In a sense, Pope answered it with another question: What didn’t go wrong for his club in those final 4 ½ minutes?

“It was everything, actually,” Pope said during a news conference Friday. “It was so much misfortune. It was so much stuff in our wheelhouse that we inexplicably didn’t execute the way we normally do. It was some poor communication. It was some poor internalization of the scout. It was some missed shots. It was some coaching error.

“… (All) of those things lead to that terrible, terrible 4 ½ minutes.”

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After falling to 0-2 in SEC play for the first time in two decades (2005-06), the Wildcats have no time to feel sorry for themselves. And Pope won’t allow it.

“I think everybody has mental fatigue everywhere right now — if you’re putting your whole heart and soul into it,” he said of his team (9-6). “But that’s our job: to not let that have any impact on today or yesterday or tomorrow. One of the things I love about sports is it teaches you that you have to. It doesn’t matter how bad things get. You can’t go back and rewrite what happened.”

Kentucky only can look forward, which begins with tonight’s matchup with Mississippi State at Rupp Arena. The Bulldogs (10-5, 2-0) enter on a six-game win streak.

Courier Journal sports reporter Ryan Black is at Rupp Arena and will have live updates throughout the game — here and on X, formerly known as Twitter — and complete coverage after. You can follow him on X at @RyanABlack.

Follow along with live updates from today’s game between the Wildcats and Bulldogs below:

TV channel: SEC Network
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The game between the Wildcats and Bulldogs will air nationally on SEC Network.

Authenticated subscribers can access SEC Network via TV-connected devices or by going to WatchESPN.com or the WatchESPN app.

Those without cable can access SEC Network via streaming services, with Fubo offering a free trial.

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Betting odds: Kentucky is a 10 ⅟₂-point favorite (-112) on DraftKings, which set the over/under at 153 ⅟₂ points (-112/-108).

Tom Leach (play-by-play) and Jack Givens (analyst) will have the UK radio network call on 840 AM in Louisville and both 630 AM and 98.1 FM in Lexington.

You can also listen online via UKAthletics.com.

Oct. 17: Blue-White game (Click here to read takeaways from the intrasquad scrimmage.)
Oct. 24: exhibition vs. Purdue (Rupp Arena) ∣ SCORE: Kentucky 78, Purdue 65
Oct. 30: exhibition vs. Georgetown University (Rupp Arena) ∣ SCORE: Georgetown 84, Kentucky 70
Nov. 4: Nicholls (Rupp Arena) ∣ SCORE: Kentucky 77, Nicholls 51
Nov. 7: Valparaiso (Rupp Arena) | SCORE: Kentucky 107, Valparaiso 59
Nov. 11: at Louisville (KFC Yum! Center) | SCORE: Louisville 96, Kentucky 88
Nov. 14: Eastern Illinois (Rupp Arena) | SCORE: Kentucky 99, Eastern Illinois 53
Nov. 18: vs. Michigan State (Champions Classic; Madison Square Garden, New York) | SCORE: Michigan State 83, Kentucky 66
Nov. 21: Loyola University Maryland (Rupp Arena) | SCORE: Kentucky 88, Loyola Maryland 46
Nov. 26: Tennessee Tech (Rupp Arena) | SCORE: Kentucky 104, Tennessee Tech 54
Dec. 2: North Carolina (Rupp Arena; ACC/SEC Challenge) | SCORE: North Carolina 67, Kentucky 64
Dec. 5: vs. Gonzaga (Bridgestone Arena; Nashville) | SCORE: Gonzaga 94, Kentucky 59
Dec. 9: North Carolina Central (Rupp Arena) | SCORE: Kentucky 103, North Carolina Central 67
Dec. 13: Indiana (Rupp Arena) | SCORE: Kentucky 72, Indiana 60
Dec. 20: vs. St. John’s (CBS Sports Classic; State Farm Arena, Atlanta) | SCORE: Kentucky 78, St. John’s 66
Dec. 23: Bellarmine (Rupp Arena) | SCORE: Kentucky 99, Bellarmine 85
Jan. 3: at Alabama | SCORE: Alabama 89, Kentucky 74
Jan. 7: Missouri (Rupp Arena) | SCORE: Missouri 73, Kentucky 68
Jan. 10: Mississippi State (Rupp Arena), 8:30 p.m.
Jan. 14: at LSU, 7 p.m.
Jan. 17: at Tennessee, noon
Jan. 21: Texas (Rupp Arena), 7 p.m.
Jan. 24: Ole Miss (Rupp Arena), noon
Jan. 27: at Vanderbilt, 9 p.m.
Jan. 31: at Arkansas, 6:30 p.m.
Feb. 4: Oklahoma (Rupp Arena), 9 p.m.
Feb. 7: Tennessee (Rupp Arena), 8:30 p.m.
Feb. 14: at Florida, 3 p.m.
Feb. 17: Georgia (Rupp Arena), 9 p.m.
Feb. 21: at Auburn, 8:30 p.m.
Feb. 24: at South Carolina, 7 p.m.
Feb. 28: Vanderbilt (Rupp Arena), 2 p.m.
March 3: at Texas A&M, 7 p.m.
March 7: Florida (Rupp Arena), 4 p.m.