‘Kentucky Roses’ Makes a Derby Date With Destiny

Pour yourself a Mint Julep because Hallmark has hit the trifecta — romance, roses, and racehorses — with Kentucky Roses, a legit heartstopper filmed at and around Louisville’s iconic Churchill Downs racetrack.

Out of the gate, you have Hallmark royalty Andrew Walker (the Three Wise Men trilogy) charming his way down the center as Ash Taylor, an altruistic contractor actively making a name for himself away from his dad Frank Reed (Gregg Henry), who just so happens to be the CEO of Churchill Downs. Add in the historic location and Odette Annable‘s network debut as Sadie Moore, an aspiring florist working in the Churchill Downs greenhouse, and you have an opposites-attract crowd favorite filled with clever banter, complicated family ties, and a more grounded courtship than we often see.