Annual ‘Pink Out’ at Churchill Downs raises breast cancer awareness, funds screenings and services for local women in need.

On Friday, May 4, 2018, as some of this year’s finest fillies await their chance to run for the lilies, another special group will don their favorite pink attire for a walk around Churchill Downs’ famed racetrack.
For the 10th year, the Survivors Parade, presented by Kroger, will take place on Kentucky Oaks Day as part of the Downs’ “Pink Out” celebration. The parade has become a treasured tradition for breast and ovarian cancer survivors. This year, 144 individuals will walk in the parade prior to the 144th running of the Longines Kentucky Oaks.
As part of a three-year partnership, Churchill Downs, Derby Divas and Norton Cancer Institute announced this spring that proceeds from the annual Pink Out celebration will support the Norton Cancer Institute Breast Health Program.
This year, Churchill Downs will donate $50,000 to the Norton Cancer Institute Breast Health Program. The donation will be used to help renovate the Norton Healthcare Mobile Prevention Center, which provides free screening services, including mammograms, to patients age 40 and older in underserved neighborhoods in Jefferson and surrounding counties.
Below are the 144 survivors who will take part in the 2018 Oaks Day Survivors Parade.
Jennifer Alderman | Liz Fulton | Suzi Overstreet |
Elizabeth Alvarado | Sherry Gabbard | Jamie Owen |
Trina Amos | Ashley Galloway | Ann Pacciano-Chevalier |
Janet Anderson | Jennifer Gibson | Michelle Palazzo, MD |
Michelle Anderson | Marie Gough | Hilary Perez |
Karen Ballard | Dora Graybill | Caryn Petross |
Melissa Barnett | Myra Gribbins | Kim Pinnick |
Sheryll Barnett | Celesta Grigsby | Sharon Pohlman |
Cassie Basham | Ashley Grills | Lesa Rahschulte |
Helen Beaver | Kim Gronefeld | Charlotte Ray |
Debbie Behling | Raeann Grubbs | Marcie Rogers |
Ingrid Benedict | Rhonda Hall | Diana Saxton |
Charles Beyerle | Judy Hart | Cyndi Schmitt |
Sherry Blevins | Micah Harter | Sue Schnell |
Linda Boes | Lora Hawkins | Marcia Shackle |
Janet Boone | Beverly Hennegan | Cathy Shircliffe |
Jessica Boone | Sandra Higgins-Smith | Sara Shively |
Sherri Bostock | Wendy Himes | Carol Simpson |
Kimberly Bowlin | Dee Hollins | Lori Sipowicz |
Jaime Bowling | Kathi Hudson | Jane Sizemore |
Jennifer Bowman | Merri Hurt | Gwen Smith |
Julie Brock | Enid Hurtado | Sheila Smith |
Cara Dingus Brook | Sonia Jenkins | Jennifer Smith Hunter |
Patricia Brown | Pixy Jones | Beth Spahr |
Brenda Buzo | Linda Keller | Beth Taylor Swift |
Diane Campisano | Patricia Klein | Christine Tanguay |
Stacy Cardwell | Gwen Lane | Tara Tate |
Amy Cave | Amy Lathi | Amy Taylor |
Carol Challas | Megan LeBoeuf | Brandy Terrill |
Rebecca Chandler | Marilyn Macfarlane | Megan Thompson |
Janet Chapman | Kathy Maier Sanders | Kay Titkemeier |
Amanda Clark | Lisa Marcum | Sherry Tracy |
Lourene Collins | Amanda Mattingly | Denise Trammel |
Lisa Corral | Marsha Maxwell | Mary VanVactor |
Jennifer Craig | Jesseca McCoy | Hazel Walker |
Dawn Crain | Brenda McGill | Catie Walz |
Holly Crosiar-Golladay | Kathleen McVay | Cathy Watson |
Mimi Crum | Christina Meffert | Sherri Weis |
Ria DeGroat | Phyllis Melton | Michele Welscher |
Amanda Doyle | Mary Merkle | Emily Westergreen |
Janet Duke | Paula Miller | Katie Wigginton |
Brittany Duran | Jill Moore | Ellen Williams |
TeMaya Eatmon | Josie Neel | Leslie Williams |
Jean Edwards | LaTonia Nelson-Woods | Melanie Williams-Sublett |
Brooke Egan | Bobbie Niehaus | Amanda Wilson |
Lia Engle | Carole Noel | Jaymie Wilson |
Fonda Fogle | Connie Osinski | Mary Winiarski |
Katie Fugaj | Patty O’Sullivan | Debie Zimmer |