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The Kentucky Oaks will make its prime-time debut in 2026. When will post be? How will the card be impacted? Will the Derby ...
NBC Sports will showcase the Kentucky Oaks in primetime for the first time ever in 2026, it was announced today by Churchill ...
For First Time Ever, NBC Sports to Present Kentucky Oaks in Primetime – Friday, May 1, 2026, on NBC and Peacock.
Churchill Downs Inc. announced the Kentucky Oaks will for the first time ever be presented in prime time on NBC in 2026.
The race portion of last year’s Kentucky Derby averaged 16.7 million viewers for NBC, peaking at over 20 million for the photo finish. With audiences like that hard to come by this time of year ...
By moving the Kentucky Oaks to prime time, we’re giving one of horse racing’s most treasured traditions the national stage it ...
As the track's parent company looks to build on its already profitable streams of revenue, race attendees could see more ...
Next spring, NBC Sports will showcase the 2026 Kentucky Oaks (G1), the sister race to the Kentucky Derby (G1), during its ...
The first leg of the Triple Crown is upon us, with the Kentucky Derby set for this weekend on NBC By Logan Reardon •Published April 28, 2025•Updated on May 3, 2025 at 5:15 pm BOOKMARKER ...
In sharing their different approaches of bringing new people to the sport, a pair of horse racing's best-known fans—Griffin Johnson and Steve Kornacki—offered ideas on how everyone can do their part.
One of the most important events in horse racing is upon us. The Kentucky Derby, which has been held annually on the first Saturday of May since 1875, is back for its 150th edition. Stream Los ...
List of the Kentucky Derby horses in 2025 The group of 19 horses in the 2025 field, along with their program numbers, is as follows: No. 1 Citizen Bull No. 2 Neoequos No. 3 Final Gambit ...