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NBC Sports
16-05-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Margie's Intention storms to Black-Eyed Susan win
Brad Cox's three-year-old filly Margie's Intention takes the lead down the final stretch to cross the wire first in the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes.
NBC Sports
03-05-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Liberal Arts' outside rush wins Knicks Go Stakes
Jockey Luis Saez guides Brad Cox trainee Liberal Arts on the outside down the final stretch to win the Knicks Go Stakes at Churchill Downs.
USA Today
03-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Final Gambit trainer, jockey, owner and more to know about 2025 Kentucky Derby horse
Final Gambit trainer, jockey, owner and more to know about 2025 Kentucky Derby horse Show Caption Hide Caption Trainer Brad Cox talks about Kentucky Derby 151 contender Final Gambit Trainer Brad Cox talks about Kentucky Derby 151 contender Final Gambit after a Monday morning workout April 21 at Churchill Downs. Final Gambit will enter the Kentucky Derby off a victory in the Grade 3 Jeff Ruby Steaks on March 22 Final Gambit is trained by Louisville native Brad Cox Final Gambit is one of 20 horses expected to enter the 2025 Kentucky Derby on May 3 at Churchill Downs. Spots for the Run for the Roses are earned by gaining points through a series of Kentucky Derby prep races that began last September. The post-position draw for the Kentucky Derby is set for Saturday, April 26. Post time for the Kentucky Derby is set for 6:57 p.m. on Saturday, May 3. Final Gambit will enter the Kentucky Derby off a victory in the Grade 3 Jeff Ruby Steaks on March 22 at Turfway Park. He currently ranks seventh on the Kentucky Derby points leaderboard with 100. Color: Gray/roan. Bred in: Kentucky. Sire: Not This Time. Dam: Pachinko, by Tapit. Price tag: Homebred. Owner: Juddmonte (Fahad bin Khalid). Juddmonte is 1 for 6 in the Derby, winning with Mandaloun (via disqualification) in 2021. Trainer: Brad Cox. He's 1 for 11 in the Derby, winning with Mandaloun (via disqualification) in 2021. Jockey: Luan Machado. First Derby. Record: 2-1-1 in four starts. Career earnings: $520,639. Road to the Kentucky Derby points: 100 (No. 7). Last race: Won Grade 3 Jeff Ruby Steaks on March 22 at Turfway Park by 3 ½ lengths over Flying Mohawk. Running style: Closer. Notes: Final Gambit started his career on the turf last November at Churchill Downs, finishing third, before heading to the Tapeta surface at Turfway Park. He broke his maiden in his third career race on Feb. 15 before winning the Jeff Ruby. The Kentucky Derby will be his first race on dirt. … Final Gambit worked five furlongs in 1:00.80 on April 9 on the Churchill Downs dirt. … Cox also trained Pachinko, Final Gambit's dam. Pachinko raced nine times from 2016-18 with a 1-2-2 record, breaking her maiden at Ellis Park in her eighth try. What they're saying: 'He was a horse that was pretty immature from the beginning, so we just developed him slowly and it took him a couple of tries to break his maiden,' assistant trainer Tessa Walden said after the Jeff Ruby victory. 'He's continuously showed the ability to step up, and we thought it was a good time to try. I don't think (the switch to dirt) will be an issue for him. He's got the maturity now to handle something different.' Last May, NBC Sports announced a partnership with Churchill Downs to present the Kentucky Derby on NBC and Peacock through 2032. The extension includes multiplatform rights to the Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Oaks and Derby and Oaks Day programming, which will be presented on NBC, Peacock, USA Network and additional NBCU platforms. You can stream the 2025 Kentucky Derby on Fubo and Peacock. Post time for the 151st Kentucky Derby is set for 6:57 p.m. on Saturday, May 3. Jason Frakes: 502-582-4046; jfrakes@ Follow on X @KentuckyDerbyCJ. More horse racing: Five things to know about 2025 Kentucky Derby field as draw approaches April 26 This story was updated to add a gallery.
Yahoo
03-05-2025
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- Yahoo
Kentucky Oaks Wagering Up Four Percent From Last Year
Good Cheer captured the Lilies in the 151st running of the Longines Kentucky Oaks in a field of 13 and sloppy track conditions. Under mostly cloudy skies, more than 100,000 excited racegoers gathered to watch America's premier race for 3-year-old fillies. Wagering from all sources on the full Kentucky Oaks race day card was $73.9 million. All-sources wagering on the Kentucky Oaks race was $22.7 million, up 4% from last year. (Editor's note: All-sources handle was down from $75.3 million last year.) Advertisement TwinSpires, the official betting partner of the Kentucky Oaks, handled a new record of $20.9 million in wagering on Churchill Downs races for the Kentucky Oaks Day program, compared to last year's record of $20.3 million, including all settled future wagers and affiliate wagering. Good Cheer, owned and bred by Godolphin, LLC, trained by Brad Cox and ridden by Luis Saez, covered the 1-1/8th mile and sped to the finish line to win the Longines Kentucky Oaks by 2 1/4 lengths at odds of 6-5 and with a final time of 1:50.15. The Kentucky-bred filly, sired by Medaglia d'Oro, now has lifetime earnings of $1.7 million. 'Today we honor and congratulate the connections of Good Cheer,' said Churchill Downs President Mike Anderson. 'We thank our many fans, sponsors, horsemen, and horseplayers who all contributed to making today's 151st Kentucky Oaks a remarkable celebration.' CDI continued using Kentucky Oaks as a platform to raise money for women's health initiatives. We welcomed 150 breast and ovarian cancer survivors to walk the historic racetrack prior to the running of Longines Kentucky Oaks for the 17th annual Survivors Parade. Churchill Downs' Oaks charitable beneficiaries were Derby Divas, representing the Norton Cancer Institute, and Horses and Hope, representing the Kentucky Cancer Program. Since its inception, the Oaks Survivors Parade charitable initiative has raised over $1.5 million for women's health advocacy, providing preventative access to underserved women throughout Kentucky, including those who work in the equine industry.
NBC Sports
03-05-2025
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- NBC Sports
Filly Good Cheer stays unbeaten, rallying in the mud to win 151st Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Unbeaten filly Good Cheer rallied on the outside through the slop to overtake Tenma by the final furlong and win the 151st Kentucky Oaks on Friday at Churchill Downs. Louisville-born trainer Brad Cox watched the heavy 6-5 favorite cover 1 1/8 miles in 1:50.15 with Luis Saez aboard. Good Cheer paid $4.78, $3.62 and $3.02 for her seventh dominant victory. The bay daughter of Megdalia d'Oro and Wedding Toast by Street entered the Oaks with a combined victory margin of more than 42 lengths, and on Friday, she added more distance to her resume with a stunning surge over a mushy track. Cox, who grew up blocks from Churchill Downs, earned his third Oaks win and Saez his second. Drexel Hill paid $21.02 and $11.76 for second while Bless the Broken was third and returned $4.78. A thunderstorm that roared through about two hours before the scheduled post left the track soggy and sent many of the 100,910 fans seeking shelter at the track's urging. The $1.5 million showcase for 3-year-old fillies was delayed by 10 minutes, and the conditions proved to be a minor nuisance for Good Cheer. She was off the pace after starting from the No. 11 post but well within range of the leaders before charging forward through the final turns. Good Cheer was fourth entering the stretch and closed inside and into the lead, pulling away for her fourth win at Churchill Downs and second in the mud. Jockey Luis Saez talks about his trip riding Kentucky Oaks winner Good Cheer and what makes the 3-year-old filly so special. Brad Cox talks with Kenny Rice after his 3-year-old filly Good Cheer claims victory in the Kentucky Oaks to remain perfect for her career so far. Godolphin USA's Michael Banahan accepts the Kentucky Oaks trophy at Churchill Downs and discusses how Good Cheer became the "perfect filly" for the race.
