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Pocahontas Stakes 2026 Results: Manuka Honey Wins and Earns 10 Kentucky Oaks Points at Churchill Downs
Manuka Honey won the Pocahontas Stakes at Churchill Downs on Saturday, September 12, 2026, for trainer Brian Lynch and jockey Luis Saez, and paid $3.92 to win. The race was worth 10 points on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks, which puts Manuka Honey at number 2 on the leaderboard.
- Date
- Saturday, September 12, 2026
- Post time
- 4:26 PM
- Track
- Churchill Downs
- Points, 1st to 5th
- 10-5-3-2-1
- Series
- Road to the Kentucky Oaks
- Purse
- $297,750
- Distance
- 1 mile on dirt
- Grade
- Grade 3
Result and points
| Fin | Filly | $2 win | Points | Total now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manuka Honey | $3.92 | 10 | 19 |
| 2 | Scarlett Begonia | 5 | 5 | |
| 3 | Miss Anna | 3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Stripe Show | 2 | 2 | |
| 5 | Betty Sue | 1 | 1 | |
| 6 | For the Win | |||
| 7 | Pierette |
The chart, payoffs and replay →
Next on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks
- Alcibiades Stakes · Oct 2 · Keeneland · 10 points
- Frizette Stakes · Oct 3 · Belmont Park · 10 points
- Oak Leaf Stakes · Oct 3 · Santa Anita · 10 points
- Rags to Riches Stakes · Oct 25 · Churchill Downs · 10 points
Date, track and points from Churchill Downs, which lists them as subject to change. Fields and results from DRF's entries and the official charts; points totals are Turf Archive's count, and Churchill Downs' leaderboard is the official one.