Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Kentucky Roses’ on the Hallmark Channel, About A Florist Who Falls For The Son Of The Owner Of Churchill Downs
'Kentucky Roses' is a Hallmark Channel romantic film centered on Sadie, a florist, and Ash, the son of the Churchill Downs CEO, who fall in love while working at the historic racetrack. Their romance parallels a forbidden love story from the past between their great-aunt and great-uncle, set in 1932. As the Kentucky Derby approaches, both couples confront family expectations and class differences in pursuit of love.
- ▪Odette Annable plays Sadie, a florist who dreams of independence from her family's greenhouse business.
- ▪Andrew Walker portrays Ash, an architect pressured to repair the spire at Churchill Downs before the Kentucky Derby.
- ▪The film features a dual timeline, with flashbacks to 1932 showing the thwarted romance between Sadie's great-aunt Gloria and Ash's great-uncle Charlie.
- ▪Brynn Thayer plays Lillie Taylor Reed, Ash's mother and a compassionate figure in the story.
- ▪The movie explores themes of family legacy, personal ambition, and intergenerational romance.
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Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Flipboard Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to copy URL Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Kentucky Roses’ on the Hallmark Channel, About A Florist Who Falls For The Son Of The Owner Of Churchill Downs By Liz Kocan Twitter @lizburrito Published May 2, 2026, 4:00 p.m. ET Where to Stream: Kentucky Roses Powered by Reelgood More On: Hallmark Channel ‘Kentucky Roses’ Cast Guide: Who’s Who in Hallmark Channel’s Kentucky Derby Movie? ‘Kentucky Roses’ Star Odette Annable Reveals She’s “Talked Briefly” With Taylor Sheridan About Potentially Working On One Of His Projects: “I Would Be So Lucky” ‘Kentucky Roses’ Star Andrew Walker…
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