Churchill Downs Picks, Results & Big 'Uns

Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, opened in 1875 and is home to the Kentucky Derby, run on the first Saturday in May. Racing is on a one-mile dirt oval with a seven-furlong turf course inside it.

Churchill runs three meets a year: a spring meet from late April through June that opens with Kentucky Oaks and Derby week, a short September meet, and a fall meet from late October through November. Derby week brings the deepest fields and biggest pools of the year, and the track also hosts the Breeders' Cup in some years.

Churchill Downs ran 84 racing days in the past year on dirt and turf. Fields averaged 8.2 starters and races ranged from 4 1/2f to 1 1/2m. Claiming races here have averaged a $48,804 tag recently. WinningPonies' picks produced 357 Big 'Un payouts at Churchill Downs in the past year totaling $458,661, the largest a $134,457 Pick 5 on June 12, 2026. The Super High Five has been the most common winning Big 'Un wager.