The 2026 Kentucky Oaks takes place on Friday at 8:40 p.m. ET at Churchill Downs, with the Kentucky Derby 2026 then going to post on Saturday at 6:57 p.m. ET. Each race has the horse racing favorite priced at 4-1, with Zany favored in the Oaks, while Renegade has the lowest 2026 Kentucky Derby odds. Both horses are trained by Todd Pletcher, who has won the Oaks four times and the Derby twice, but he's aiming for his first Kentucky Oaks-Derby Double this weekend.
Before making your 2026 Derby-Oaks double picks, you ABSOLUTELY need to see what Jody Demling has to say. SportsLine's horse racing insider has hit the Oaks-Derby double at Churchill Downs 12 of the last 17 years! That means he held a ticket with the winners of both the Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby all but five times in his past 17 tries.
A fixture in the horse racing world who has been writing about, talking about, and betting on races for years, Demling enters the 2026 Kentucky Derby having nailed the Derby-Oaks double 12 of the last 17 years! He also nailed the top three 2025 Kentucky Derby finishers in the correct order and nailed a $1,682 superfecta! Anyone who has followed him on those picks could be WAY UP! Join here for full analysis and bets for the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks!
Now he's locked in his picks for the 2026 Derby-Oaks Double. We can tell you he has limited exposure to Zany, even though she's the Kentucky Oaks favorite at 4-1. In fact, he prefers multiple other horses entirely on his main Derby-Oaks double ticket and has only used Zany lightly on his undercard plays.
Instead, Demling is high on several other horses in his Derby-Oaks doubles bets, including double-digit longshots for both the Oaks and Derby he's putting on multiple tickets! You ABSOLUTELY need to see which horses to back before locking in your bets.
Which horses should be on your 2026 Derby-Oaks Double ticket, and which horses should you double up on? ... Join SportsLine right now to get Jody Demling's surprising picks, all from the man who's nailed 12 Derby-Oaks doubles!
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