The Kentucky Oaks will make its prime-time debut in 2026. When will post be? How will the card be impacted? Will the Derby ...

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 ...

For First Time Ever, NBC Sports to Present Kentucky Oaks in Primetime – Friday, May 1, 2026, on NBC and Peacock.

NBC Sports will showcase the Kentucky Oaks in primetime for the first time ever in 2026, it was announced today by Churchill ...

By moving the Kentucky Oaks to prime time, we’re giving one of horse racing’s most treasured traditions the national stage it ...

The 152nd Kentucky Oaks will take place under the lights at Churchill Downs. This morning, NBC Sports and Churchill Downs ...

As the track’s parent company looks to build on its already profitable streams of revenue, race attendees could see more ticket options next year and newly renovated areas of the horseracing venue, ...

Churchill Downs Inc. reported a record breaking second quarter, along with the news that the 2026 Kentucky Oaks post time ...

Next spring, NBC Sports will showcase the 2026 Kentucky Oaks (G1), the sister race to the Kentucky Derby (G1), during its ...

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 ...