Always a Runner goes from pneumonia at age 2 to the Kentucky Oaks Winner's Circle
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By Jody Demling
Published on May 2, 2026.
Always a Runner, a filly who had a bout with pneumonia at age 2, won the Grade I Kentucky Oaks at a record-breaking race. Her trainer, Chad Brown, had a feeling about the filly's ability to overcome the illness. She stormed into the winners' circle and paid $13.04, $7.46 and $5.44. The win was the first Oaks win for Brown, who will saddle Emerging Market in his third career start in the Kentucky Derby. The ownership group includes Three Chimneys Farm in Woodford County, along with Douglas Scharbauer.
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