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Churchill Downs · 01.05.26
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Kentucky Oaks
Always A Runner3yo
The last three winners
2025Good Cheer
2024Thorpedo Anna
2023Pretty Mischievous
PurseUS$ 1,500,000
To the winnerUS$ 855,600
Distance1810 metres
Winning time1m 48.82s
SurfaceDirt · Fast
Conditions3-year-old fillies
Runners13

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Result

13 runners · prize money to 4th place
PosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
1stAlways A Runner3yo · filly · by Gun Runner × Always CarinaJose L OrtizChad C BrownUS$ 945,000
2ndMeaning3yo · filly · by Gun Runner × Figure Of SpeechJuan J HernandezMichael McCarthyUS$ 300,000
3rdCounting Stars3yo · filly · by Honor A. P. × PaynterbynumbersFrancisco ArrietaMark CasseUS$ 150,000
4thExplora3yo · filly · by Blame × Collections ChoiceFlavien PratBob BaffertUS$ 105,000
5thProm Queen3yo · filly · by Quality Road × Miss Bling BlingJavier CastellanoBrad H Cox
6thZany3yo · filly · by American Pharoah × Mo' GreenIrad Ortiz JrTodd Pletcher
7thPercy's Bar3yo · filly · by Upstart × Honestly DebLuan MachadoBen Colebrook
8thDazzling Dame3yo · filly · by Girvin × Awesome DamaLuis SaezBrittany Russell
9thResist3yo · filly · by Maclean's Music × Bahama BabeBrian Joseph Hernandez JrJr Thomas Drury,
10thSearch Party3yo · filly · by Gun Runner × Devious CharmCristian A TorresMark Casse
11thPashmina3yo · filly · by Constitution × Panthera OncaRamon VazquezRob Atras
12thLovely Grey3yo · filly · by Vekoma × KnightwithputnamDylan DavisKelsey Danner
13thBrooklyn Blonde3yo · filly · by Gun Runner × Shenandoah QueenKazushi KimuraMichael McCarthy
Pedigree of the winner
SireGun Runner
DamAlways Carina
DamsireMalibu Moon
Connections
JockeyJose L Ortiz
TrainerChad C Brown
OwnerDouglas Scharbauer and Three Chimneys Farm, LLC (Goncalo B. Torrealba)
BreederThree Chimneys Farm LLC

Always A Runner in 2026

2 places
DateRacePosJockey
25.07.26SaratogaCoaching Club American Oaks1810 metres · US$ 500,0002ndJose L Ortiz WatchRace details →
05.06.26SaratogaAcorn Stakes1810 metres · US$ 485,0002ndJose L Ortiz WatchRace details →
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