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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 ...
Churchill Downs Inc. announced the Kentucky Oaks will for the first time ever be presented in prime time on NBC in 2026.
For First Time Ever, NBC Sports to Present Kentucky Oaks in Primetime – Friday, May 1, 2026, on NBC and Peacock.
Derby Week will be a lot different in Louisville next spring. Churchill Downs announced on Thursday that the 152nd Kentucky ...
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, ...
By moving the Kentucky Oaks to prime time, we’re giving one of horse racing’s most treasured traditions the national stage it ...
Next spring, NBC Sports will showcase the 2026 Kentucky Oaks (G1), the sister race to the Kentucky Derby (G1), during its ...
NBCUniversal might launch a new sports channel, and while not official yet, it would also include Peacock's current sports ...
On the heels of the announcement from Churchill Downs that the 2026 Kentucky Oaks will move to a primetime slot, reaction has ...
Churchill Downs and NBC Sports announced that the race will run on Friday, May 1, 2026, at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.
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 ...