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 The Field Is SetThe 152nd Kentucky Derby field is set. Saturday's draw locked in 20 starters and four also-eligibles, with Renegade drawing the rail at 4-1 and Brad Cox loading three of the top contenders. The Oaks field is set too. Zany drew post 2 with Irad Ortiz Jr. and goes off as the 4-1 morning-line favorite, with Percy's Bar at 6-1 the value play after beating Zany head-to-head in the Ashland. Our 2026 E-Z Win® Forms for both cards are now live. Choose Churchill on May 1 (Oaks) and May 2 (Derby) on the Toteboard to get them. What We're WatchingThe Derby pace shape favors closers this year. With the early speed drawn outside (Six Speed PP17, Pavlovian PP16), honest fractions are likely, which sets up clean trips for closers like Further Ado, Emerging Market, and Chief Wallabee. Renegade from the rail is the pricing question of the week. Too much horse to throw out, but post 1 is post 1. For the full breakdown, our Derby post-draw analysis has the field, storylines, and what we'll be tracking. The Oaks post-draw analysis does the same for Friday. A Note on PricingBig cards are priced higher than a typical 10-race meet. Oaks runs 15 WinningCredits™, Derby is 25, and Preakness is 20. That's 60 credits across the three. If you're playing all three, Winner's Circle ($99/mo) covers all three plus 7 more cards of your choice that month, plus all our premium features (Cost Calculator, Spread Ticket builder, Popup Stats, Extended Past Performances). Just $9 more than buying them pay-as-you-go. No commitment, cancel anytime. Compare plans
Background ReadingFor deeper context on the contenders heading into the draw: We'll see you at the windows. Good luck. |
Big 'Uns This Week | | Date | Track | Race | Wager | Payout | | 4/24 | Charles Town | Races 5-9 | $1 Pick 5 | $16,304 | | 4/26 | Aqueduct | Races 1-5 | 50¢ Pick 5 | $5,020 | | 4/27 | Mountaineer | Race 5 | $1 Superfecta (KEY) | $4,344 | | 4/26 | Churchill | Race 5 | $1 Super High Five (KEY) | $3,687 | | 4/25 | Lone Star | Race 9 | 20¢ Super High Five (KEY) | $3,244 | | 4/26 | Aqueduct | Races 3-7 | 50¢ Pick 5 | $2,522 | | 4/26 | Aqueduct | Races 2-5 | 50¢ Pick 4 | $2,430 | | 4/23 | Sam Houston | Races 5-9 | 50¢ Pick 5 | $2,400 | | 4/23 | Keeneland | Races 4-9 | $1 Pick 6 (5 of 6) | $2,128 | | 4/26 | Tampa Bay Downs | Race 8 | $1 X-5 Super High Five (BOX) | $1,748 |
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Upcoming Weekend Stakes Races | | Friday, May 1st | | Belmont at the Big A | | $175K fSheepsheadBayS-G3 |
| | Churchill | | $1.5M fLonginesKentuckyOaks-G1 | | $1M fFasig-TiptonLaTroienneS-G1 | | $750K AlyshebaSpresentedbyUSArmy-G2 | | $700K fEightBellesSpresentedbySysco-G2 | | $600K fEdgewoodSpresentedbyAccenture-G2 | | $500K fUnbridledSidneySpresentedbyTwinSpires-G2 | | $500K fModestySpresentedbyVeritasPrime-G3 |
| | Oaklawn | | $200K LakeHamiltonS | | $150K BachelorS |
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| Saturday, May 2nd | | Belmont at the Big A | | $175K FortMarcyS-G3 | | $150K ElusiveQualityS |
| | Churchill | | $5M KentuckyDerbypresentedbyWoodfordReserve-G1 | | $1.5M OldForesterBourbonTurfClassicS-G1 | | $1M fDerbyCityDistaffSpresentedbyFord-G1 | | $1M AmericanTurfS-G1 | | $1M ChurchillDownsSpresentedbyFord-G1 | | $1M fLonginesChurchillDistaffTurfMileS-G2 | | $750K PatDayMileSpresentedbySAP-G2 | | $600K TwinSpiresTurfSprintSpresentedbyAccenture-G2 | | $200K rKnicksGoOvrngtS |
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| | Oaklawn | | $200K LakeOuachitaS | | $200K sArkansasBreeders'ChampionshipS |
| | Santa Anita | | $200K CharlesWhittinghamS-G2 |
| | Woodbine | | $150K fWhimsicalS-G3 |
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| Sunday, May 3rd | | Belmont at the Big A | | $175K WestchesterS-G3 | | $175K fBeaugayS-G3 | | $175K fVagrancyS-G3 | | $150K fLicenseFeeS |
| | Santa Anita | | $100K fSantaBarbaraS |
| | Woodbine | | $100K ThorncliffeS |
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