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Race 8

2 Tizntshelovely

Race 9

5 Go Grey

Race 1

5 Parking Lot Pours

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Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, is home to the iconic Kentucky Derby. The track features a one-mile dirt oval and a seven-furlong turf course. Punters should look for horses with proven performance in high-stakes races and consider the influence of top jockeys and trainers.

Fri 25 Sep 2026

Here are betting tips and picks for the Fri 25 Sep 2026 meeting at Churchill Downs. Use them as part of your research. You can also add your own tips and earn points.

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These selections are ranked based on our tipsters' choices and are updated in real-time

Race 1

5

Parking Lot Pours 6-1

3

Flirtin Again 3-1

1

Wits and Wagers 7-5

Race 2

2

Alta Avenue 6-5

5

Balaclava 4-1

3

Heads in Beds (FR) 3-1

Race 3

6

Poppy Woppy 9-5

3

No Time Left 6-1

4

Tizianna 4-1

Race 4

5

Dontworryboutnothn 6-1

1

Nonno 9-2

9

Great Moment 12-1

Race 5

2

Unload 12-1

4

Air of Defiance 1-1

6

Prayforpeace 6-1

Race 6

6

Tiffany Twist 2-1

3

Spencerian 7-2

4

Sweet Note 3-1

Race 7

7

My Blue Heaven 8-1

11

Just Dance 7-2

6

Olympic Belle 6-1

Race 8

2

Tizntshelovely 7-2

1

Progeny 5-1

3

Sassy Princess 5-2

Race 9

5

Go Grey 5-2

1

Banksy's 4-1

3

Royal Causeway 4-1

Race 10

11

Crystal Frost 12-1

6

Domina d'Oro 9-2

14

Triple Moon 15-1

Most Popular Selections
The three most backed horses across all races today

Race 8

2

Tizntshelovely

12 tips

7-2

Race 9

5

Go Grey

10 tips

5-2

Race 1

5

Parking Lot Pours

10 tips

6-1

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Churchill Downs • Fri 25 Sep 2026

Race 1
12:45 PM • 1 1/16 Miles (1700m) • 6 runners

Race starts at your time

Crowd favorites:

5

6-1

3

3-1

1

7-5

Thorough Brett 23.4k points

2

Hanabi 15-1

3

Flirtin Again 3-1

5

Parking Lot Pours 6-1

Hailie 18.4k points

5

Parking Lot Pours 6-1

3

Flirtin Again 3-1

4

She's Fascinating 10-1

Guido 17k points

5

Parking Lot Pours 6-1

2

Hanabi 15-1

4

She's Fascinating 10-1

Paddy Turf 11k points

3

Flirtin Again 3-1

4

She's Fascinating 10-1

2

Hanabi 15-1

Surely 8.4k points

6

Mint Driven 5-2

5

Parking Lot Pours 6-1

Seb Collins 15.7k points

5

Parking Lot Pours 6-1

3

Flirtin Again 3-1

1

Wits and Wagers 7-5

In the green 4k points

1

Wits and Wagers 7-5

6

Mint Driven 5-2

3

Flirtin Again 3-1

Lionel 11.4k points

5

Parking Lot Pours 6-1

3

Flirtin Again 3-1

6

Mint Driven 5-2

Antifragile 11k points

3

Flirtin Again 3-1

1

Wits and Wagers 7-5

5

Parking Lot Pours 6-1

Turf Titan 10.8k points

5

Parking Lot Pours 6-1

3

Flirtin Again 3-1

1

Wits and Wagers 7-5

Tyler 9.4k points

5

Parking Lot Pours 6-1

3

Flirtin Again 3-1

Nordtänzer

Nordtänzer 4.4k points

1

Wits and Wagers 7-5

3

Flirtin Again 3-1

5

Parking Lot Pours 6-1

Churchill Downs • Fri 25 Sep 2026

Race 2
1:14 PM • 5 1/2 Furlongs (1100m) • 6 runners

Race starts at your time

Crowd favorites:

2

6-5

5

4-1

3

3-1

Thorough Brett 23.4k points

3

Heads in Beds (FR) 3-1

2

Alta Avenue 6-5

4

Stormy Paradise 12-1

Hailie 18.4k points

4

Stormy Paradise 12-1

1

Shameless Bride 8-1

3

Heads in Beds (FR) 3-1

Guido 17k points

1

Shameless Bride 8-1

3

Heads in Beds (FR) 3-1

2

Alta Avenue 6-5

Paddy Turf 11k points

1

Shameless Bride 8-1

4

Stormy Paradise 12-1

2

Alta Avenue 6-5

Surely 8.4k points

5

Balaclava 4-1

2

Alta Avenue 6-5

Seb Collins 15.7k points

5

Balaclava 4-1

3

Heads in Beds (FR) 3-1

2

Alta Avenue 6-5

In the green 4k points

3

Heads in Beds (FR) 3-1

2

Alta Avenue 6-5

6

Twirling Claire 6-1

Lionel 11.4k points

2

Alta Avenue 6-5

5

Balaclava 4-1

6

Twirling Claire 6-1

Antifragile 11k points

2

Alta Avenue 6-5

6

Twirling Claire 6-1

3

Heads in Beds (FR) 3-1

Turf Titan 10.8k points

6

Twirling Claire 6-1

5

Balaclava 4-1

3

Heads in Beds (FR) 3-1

Tyler 9.4k points

5

Balaclava 4-1

2

Alta Avenue 6-5

Nordtänzer

Nordtänzer 4.4k points

5

Balaclava 4-1

6

Twirling Claire 6-1

3

Heads in Beds (FR) 3-1

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Churchill Downs • Fri 25 Sep 2026

Race 3
1:43 PM • 6 Furlongs (1200m) • 6 runners

Race starts at your time

Crowd favorites:

6

9-5

3

6-1

4

4-1

Thorough Brett 23.4k points

1

Transatlantic 9-2

6

Poppy Woppy 9-5

3

No Time Left 6-1

Hailie 18.4k points

4

Tizianna 4-1

6

Poppy Woppy 9-5

3

No Time Left 6-1

Guido 17k points

1

Transatlantic 9-2

3

No Time Left 6-1

6

Poppy Woppy 9-5

Paddy Turf 11k points

4

Tizianna 4-1

3

No Time Left 6-1

6

Poppy Woppy 9-5

Surely 8.4k points

3

No Time Left 6-1

6

Poppy Woppy 9-5

Seb Collins 15.7k points

3

No Time Left 6-1

4

Tizianna 4-1

6

Poppy Woppy 9-5

In the green 4k points

4

Tizianna 4-1

6

Poppy Woppy 9-5

1

Transatlantic 9-2

Lionel 11.4k points

4

Tizianna 4-1

6

Poppy Woppy 9-5

3

No Time Left 6-1

Antifragile 11k points

3

No Time Left 6-1

6

Poppy Woppy 9-5

1

Transatlantic 9-2

Turf Titan 10.8k points

1

Transatlantic 9-2

3

No Time Left 6-1

4

Tizianna 4-1

Tyler 9.4k points

4

Tizianna 4-1

6

Poppy Woppy 9-5

Nordtänzer

Nordtänzer 4.4k points

6

Poppy Woppy 9-5

1

Transatlantic 9-2

3

No Time Left 6-1

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Churchill Downs • Fri 25 Sep 2026

Race 4
2:13 PM • 6 Furlongs (1200m) • 11 runners

Race starts at your time

Crowd favorites:

5

6-1

1

9-2

9

12-1

Thorough Brett 23.4k points

5

Dontworryboutnothn 6-1

4

Native Brew 8-1

1

Nonno 9-2

Hailie 18.4k points

5

Dontworryboutnothn 6-1

1

Nonno 9-2

4

Native Brew 8-1

Guido 17k points

1

Nonno 9-2

10

Quentin B 7-2

5

Dontworryboutnothn 6-1

Paddy Turf 11k points

4

Native Brew 8-1

5

Dontworryboutnothn 6-1

1

Nonno 9-2

Surely 8.4k points

5

Dontworryboutnothn 6-1

9

Great Moment 12-1

Seb Collins 15.7k points

1

Nonno 9-2

9

Great Moment 12-1

10

Quentin B 7-2

In the green 4k points

9

Great Moment 12-1

5

Dontworryboutnothn 6-1

1

Nonno 9-2

Lionel 11.4k points

5

Dontworryboutnothn 6-1

9

Great Moment 12-1

1

Nonno 9-2

Antifragile 11k points

5

Dontworryboutnothn 6-1

10

Quentin B 7-2

9

Great Moment 12-1

Turf Titan 10.8k points

1

Nonno 9-2

10

Quentin B 7-2

5

Dontworryboutnothn 6-1

Tyler 9.4k points

9

Great Moment 12-1

10

Quentin B 7-2

Nordtänzer

Nordtänzer 4.4k points

1

Nonno 9-2

9

Great Moment 12-1

5

Dontworryboutnothn 6-1

Churchill Downs • Fri 25 Sep 2026

Race 5
2:45 PM • 7 Furlongs (1400m) • 8 runners

Race starts at your time

Crowd favorites:

2

12-1

4

1-1

6

6-1

Thorough Brett 23.4k points

4

Air of Defiance 1-1

6

Prayforpeace 6-1

1

Air Invasion 6-1

Hailie 18.4k points

1

Air Invasion 6-1

2

Unload 12-1

4

Air of Defiance 1-1

Guido 17k points

6

Prayforpeace 6-1

2

Unload 12-1

4

Air of Defiance 1-1

Paddy Turf 11k points

1

Air Invasion 6-1

4

Air of Defiance 1-1

6

Prayforpeace 6-1

Surely 8.4k points

4

Air of Defiance 1-1

6

Prayforpeace 6-1

Seb Collins 15.7k points

2

Unload 12-1

5

Saltwater Cowboy 4-1

4

Air of Defiance 1-1

In the green 4k points

2

Unload 12-1

5

Saltwater Cowboy 4-1

6

Prayforpeace 6-1

Lionel 11.4k points

6

Prayforpeace 6-1

5

Saltwater Cowboy 4-1

2

Unload 12-1

Antifragile 11k points

5

Saltwater Cowboy 4-1

2

Unload 12-1

4

Air of Defiance 1-1

Turf Titan 10.8k points

5

Saltwater Cowboy 4-1

4

Air of Defiance 1-1

2

Unload 12-1

Tyler 9.4k points

6

Prayforpeace 6-1

5

Saltwater Cowboy 4-1

Nordtänzer

Nordtänzer 4.4k points

2

Unload 12-1

4

Air of Defiance 1-1

5

Saltwater Cowboy 4-1

Churchill Downs • Fri 25 Sep 2026

Race 6
3:18 PM • 7 Furlongs (1400m) • 8 runners

Race starts at your time

Crowd favorites:

6

2-1

3

7-2

4

3-1

Thorough Brett 23.4k points

6

Tiffany Twist 2-1

2

Best Cupcake 6-1

4

Sweet Note 3-1

Hailie 18.4k points

5

Dozen Diamonds 8-1

6

Tiffany Twist 2-1

4

Sweet Note 3-1

Guido 17k points

2

Best Cupcake 6-1

6

Tiffany Twist 2-1

5

Dozen Diamonds 8-1

Paddy Turf 11k points

6

Tiffany Twist 2-1

2

Best Cupcake 6-1

5

Dozen Diamonds 8-1

Surely 8.4k points

4

Sweet Note 3-1

5

Dozen Diamonds 8-1

Seb Collins 15.7k points

5

Dozen Diamonds 8-1

3

Spencerian 7-2

6

Tiffany Twist 2-1

In the green 4k points

4

Sweet Note 3-1

6

Tiffany Twist 2-1

3

Spencerian 7-2

Lionel 11.4k points

3

Spencerian 7-2

6

Tiffany Twist 2-1

5

Dozen Diamonds 8-1

Antifragile 11k points

3

Spencerian 7-2

6

Tiffany Twist 2-1

5

Dozen Diamonds 8-1

Turf Titan 10.8k points

3

Spencerian 7-2

4

Sweet Note 3-1

5

Dozen Diamonds 8-1

Tyler 9.4k points

4

Sweet Note 3-1

3

Spencerian 7-2

Nordtänzer

Nordtänzer 4.4k points

6

Tiffany Twist 2-1

3

Spencerian 7-2

4

Sweet Note 3-1

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Prairie Meadows R1 Gulfstream Park R1

Churchill Downs • Fri 25 Sep 2026

Race 7
3:50 PM • 1 1/16 Miles (1700m) • 13 runners

Race starts at your time

Crowd favorites:

7

8-1

11

7-2

6

6-1

Thorough Brett 23.4k points

7

My Blue Heaven 8-1

11

Just Dance 7-2

6

Olympic Belle 6-1

Hailie 18.4k points

7

My Blue Heaven 8-1

3

Upstart Empress 20-1

6

Olympic Belle 6-1

Guido 17k points

6

Olympic Belle 6-1

7

My Blue Heaven 8-1

1

Que Sera 20-1

Paddy Turf 11k points

3

Upstart Empress 20-1

7

My Blue Heaven 8-1

6

Olympic Belle 6-1

Surely 8.4k points

3

Upstart Empress 20-1

11

Just Dance 7-2

Seb Collins 15.7k points

7

My Blue Heaven 8-1

3

Upstart Empress 20-1

1

Que Sera 20-1

In the green 4k points

11

Just Dance 7-2

7

My Blue Heaven 8-1

3

Upstart Empress 20-1

Lionel 11.4k points

11

Just Dance 7-2

3

Upstart Empress 20-1

7

My Blue Heaven 8-1

Antifragile 11k points

11

Just Dance 7-2

7

My Blue Heaven 8-1

1

Que Sera 20-1

Turf Titan 10.8k points

6

Olympic Belle 6-1

11

Just Dance 7-2

13

Lady Maximum 30-1

Tyler 9.4k points

6

Olympic Belle 6-1

7

My Blue Heaven 8-1

Nordtänzer

Nordtänzer 4.4k points

6

Olympic Belle 6-1

11

Just Dance 7-2

3

Upstart Empress 20-1

Churchill Downs • Fri 25 Sep 2026

Race 8
4:22 PM • 6 Furlongs (1200m) • 9 runners

Race starts at your time

Crowd favorites:

2

7-2

1

5-1

3

5-2

Thorough Brett 23.4k points

2

Tizntshelovely 7-2

1

Progeny 5-1

4

Talkin in Cursive 8-1

Hailie 18.4k points

2

Tizntshelovely 7-2

1

Progeny 5-1

3

Sassy Princess 5-2

Guido 17k points

4

Talkin in Cursive 8-1

1

Progeny 5-1

2

Tizntshelovely 7-2

Paddy Turf 11k points

1

Progeny 5-1

2

Tizntshelovely 7-2

4

Talkin in Cursive 8-1

Surely 8.4k points

5

Q's Your Mama 9-2

2

Tizntshelovely 7-2

Seb Collins 15.7k points

1

Progeny 5-1

3

Sassy Princess 5-2

2

Tizntshelovely 7-2

In the green 4k points

2

Tizntshelovely 7-2

1

Progeny 5-1

3

Sassy Princess 5-2

Lionel 11.4k points

3

Sassy Princess 5-2

2

Tizntshelovely 7-2

5

Q's Your Mama 9-2

Antifragile 11k points

1

Progeny 5-1

3

Sassy Princess 5-2

2

Tizntshelovely 7-2

Turf Titan 10.8k points

5

Q's Your Mama 9-2

2

Tizntshelovely 7-2

1

Progeny 5-1

Tyler 9.4k points

2

Tizntshelovely 7-2

1

Progeny 5-1

Nordtänzer

Nordtänzer 4.4k points

2

Tizntshelovely 7-2

3

Sassy Princess 5-2

5

Q's Your Mama 9-2

Churchill Downs • Fri 25 Sep 2026

Race 9
4:54 PM • 1 1/16 Miles (1700m) • 8 runners

Race starts at your time

Crowd favorites:

5

5-2

1

4-1

3

4-1

Thorough Brett 23.4k points

3

Royal Causeway 4-1

7

Aces Honor 3-1

5

Go Grey 5-2

Hailie 18.4k points

5

Go Grey 5-2

1

Banksy's 4-1

7

Aces Honor 3-1

Guido 17k points

5

Go Grey 5-2

7

Aces Honor 3-1

3

Royal Causeway 4-1

Paddy Turf 11k points

5

Go Grey 5-2

1

Banksy's 4-1

3

Royal Causeway 4-1

Surely 8.4k points

5

Go Grey 5-2

1

Banksy's 4-1

Seb Collins 15.7k points

4

Corona de Oro 6-1

1

Banksy's 4-1

5

Go Grey 5-2

In the green 4k points

3

Royal Causeway 4-1

4

Corona de Oro 6-1

5

Go Grey 5-2

Lionel 11.4k points

5

Go Grey 5-2

3

Royal Causeway 4-1

1

Banksy's 4-1

Antifragile 11k points

5

Go Grey 5-2

3

Royal Causeway 4-1

1

Banksy's 4-1

Turf Titan 10.8k points

5

Go Grey 5-2

1

Banksy's 4-1

4

Corona de Oro 6-1

Tyler 9.4k points

1

Banksy's 4-1

4

Corona de Oro 6-1

Nordtänzer

Nordtänzer 4.4k points

1

Banksy's 4-1

3

Royal Causeway 4-1

4

Corona de Oro 6-1

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Sweetwater County Fair R1 Belmont Park R1

Churchill Downs • Fri 25 Sep 2026

Race 10
5:25 PM • 6 Furlongs (1200m) • 16 runners

Race starts at your time

Crowd favorites:

11

12-1

6

9-2

14

15-1

Thorough Brett 23.4k points

3

Critikal Sense 8-1

11

Crystal Frost 12-1

6

Domina d'Oro 9-2

Hailie 18.4k points

6

Domina d'Oro 9-2

14

Triple Moon 15-1

12

Dizzy Miss Lizzy 8-1

Guido 17k points

11

Crystal Frost 12-1

14

Triple Moon 15-1

6

Domina d'Oro 9-2

Paddy Turf 11k points

11

Crystal Frost 12-1

6

Domina d'Oro 9-2

12

Dizzy Miss Lizzy 8-1

Surely 8.4k points

14

Triple Moon 15-1

11

Crystal Frost 12-1

Seb Collins 15.7k points

8

Spill the Sugar 12-1

14

Triple Moon 15-1

13

Muriel Sax 12-1

In the green 4k points

6

Domina d'Oro 9-2

13

Muriel Sax 12-1

8

Spill the Sugar 12-1

Lionel 11.4k points

6

Domina d'Oro 9-2

11

Crystal Frost 12-1

14

Triple Moon 15-1

Antifragile 11k points

11

Crystal Frost 12-1

8

Spill the Sugar 12-1

9

Givemethebeat 20-1

Turf Titan 10.8k points

9

Givemethebeat 20-1

13

Muriel Sax 12-1

11

Crystal Frost 12-1

Tyler 9.4k points

9

Givemethebeat 20-1

6

Domina d'Oro 9-2

Nordtänzer

Nordtänzer 4.4k points

8

Spill the Sugar 12-1

14

Triple Moon 15-1

6

Domina d'Oro 9-2

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8 races

39 tips

🔥 Top pick: #1 Here Comes Johnny (3 backers)

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Greyville

Friday · 4:37 PM

8 races

32 tips

🔥 Top pick: #4 Dark Matter (3 backers)

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Durbanville

Saturday · 12:37 PM

9 races

54 tips

🔥 Top pick: #1 Kattekwaadkwadraad (3 backers)

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Ireland

(1 meeting)

Dundalk

Friday · 5:30 PM

7 races

56 tips

🔥 Top pick: #2 Battle Tested (5 backers)

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