Kentucky Oaks 2026 post positions, start-time, prize money, Tv channel, how to watch, odds at Churchill Downs
— The Longines Kentucky Oaks is America’s top race for 3-year-old fillies—young female horses—and is held every year on the day before the Kentucky Derby. This race is a Grade 1 stakes event with a $1.5 million prize and awards the winner a garland of lilies, known as “lilies for the fillies.”
In mid-2025, Churchill Downs Inc. announced the Kentucky Oaks will, for the first time, be presented in 2026 in prime time on NBC.
A prime time broadcast of the Kentucky Oaks is expected to grow viewership by more than 1 million over the viewership average of 300,000 on USA Network last year, The Courier Journal previously reported.
As part of an overall strategy to grow Derby week, the moving of the Kentucky Oaks race to prime time presents new revenue opportunities and offers a "springboard" into the Kentucky Derby, Carstanjen said.
Kentucky Oaks Day at Churchill Downs is the second most-attended horse race in the United States, behind only the Triple Crown races: the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes.
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What is the Kentucky Oaks?
Kentucky Oaks is the race for 3-year-old fillies and is held the day before the Kentucky Derby. It offers a $1.5 million purse and awards the winner the iconic "Lilies for the Fillies" garland.
Where is the Kentucky Oaks?
Like the Derby, the Kentucky Oaks is held at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.
What is the 2026 Kentucky Oaks Post-time.?
A 1 1/8-mile race for 3-year-old fillies, the Kentucky Oaks has set at primetime at post time of 8:40 p.m. Friday, May 1, 2026 and
This change will make Oaks the last race of the day, whereas in the past it was the third-to-last race.
How to watch at Churchill Downs, what channel is the Kentucky oaks On.?
In May of 2024, NBC Sports announced a partnership with Churchill Downs to present the Kentucky Derby on NBC and Peacock through 2032.
The extension includes multi-platform rights to the Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Oaks and Derby and Oaks Day programming, which will be presented on NBC, Peacock, USA Network and additional NBCU platforms.
2026 Kentucky Oaks schedule, TV time
In 2025, the Kentucky Oaks post time was originally set for 5:51 p.m. but it was ultimately delayed until 6:03 p.m. due to weather.
This year, the post time is set for 8:40 p.m. The sun sets at 8:34 p.m., so the race will be under the lights.
2026 Kentucky Oaks prize money
The 2026 Kentucky Oaks has a $1.5 million purse, a raise from the $1.25 million purse it had in 2023.
Additionally, the winning filly will earn a garland of lilies, aptly named “lilies for the fillies.”
Here's a look at the post position draw with each filly's trainer, jockey and morning-line odds.
Kentucky Oaks 2026 post position, horses list, trainer, jockey, latest odds
All Horses Data, Odds are Corcect on 26th April
No.— Horse Name —Jockey —Trainer —Odds
No. 1 — Explora — Flavian Prat — Bob Baffert — 6-1
No. 2 — Zany — Irad Ortiz, Jr. — Todd Pletcher — 4-1
No. 3 — Search Party — Christian Torez — Mark Casse — 30-1
No. 4 — Counting Stars — Francisco Arrieta — Mark Casse — 8-1
No. 5 — Meaning — Juan Hernandez — Michael McCarthy — 5-1
No. 6 — My Miss Mo — Micah Husbands — Saffie Joseph, Jr. — 20-1
No. 7 — Dazzling Dame — Luis Saez — Brittany Russell — 30-1
No. 8 — Bottle of Rouge — Mike Smith — Bob Baffert — 15-1
No. 9 — Always a Runner — Jose Ortiz — Chad Brown — 10-1
No. 10 — Prom Queen — Javier Castellano — Brad Cox — 8-1
No. 11 — Percys Bar — Luan Machado — Ben Colebrook — 6-1
No. 12 — Bella Ballerina — Tyler Gaffalione — Brendan Walsh — 12-1
No. 13 — Pashmina — Ramon Vazquez — Rob Atras — 30-1
No. 14 — Brooklyn Blonde — Kazushi Kimura — Michael McCarthy — 30-1
No. 15 — Lovely Grey — Dylan Davis — Kelsey Danner — 30-1
No. 16 — Nycon — Jaime Torres — Whitworth Beckman — 50-1
No. 17 — Resist — Brian Hernandez, Jr. — Thomas Drury, Jr. — 50-1
Kentucky Oaks 2025 Results, Winner, Full Finish Order.
1. Good Cheer, 6-5
2. Drexel Hill, 30-1
3. Bless the Broken, 30-1
4. Tenma, 12-1
5. Anna's Promise, 30-1
6. Quietside, 8-1
7. Quickick, 30-1
8. Early On, 30-1
9. La Cara, 6-1
10. Ballerina d'Oro, 10-1
11. Fondly, 30-1
12. Take Charge Milady, 12-1
13. Simply Joking, 10-1
Who won the 2025 Kentucky Oaks?
The unbeaten filly rallied on the outside through the slop to overtake Tenma by the final furlong and win the 151st Kentucky Oaks by 2 1/4 lengths on Friday at Churchill Downs.
Louisville-born trainer Brad Cox watched the heavy 6-5 favorite cover 1 1/8 miles in 1:50.15 on a wet but sealed surface with Luis Saez aboard. Good Cheer paid $4.78, $3.62 and $3.02 for her seventh dominant victory.
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