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2025 Winner: Brilliant BertiPurse: $346,250
Field: 9
Results (Race #10): Equibase
Stakes Race Info
Name: Opening Verse Stakes
2025 Race Date: May 1, 2025
Event Grade: L
Track: Churchill Downs
Horse Division: 3UP R T M
Track Surface: T
Opening Verse Stakes Betting Sites
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Don't get stuck at the gate when the Opening Verse Stakes starts! In addition to the event information and horse racebooks listed above, we've also amassed a small collection of Opening Verse Stakes previous race results, purse and field data, and historic trends.
Past 5 Opening Verse Stakes Results
| Race | Date | Track | Age | Distance | Field | Purse | Winner |
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May 1, 2025 | Churchill Downs | 3U | 8.0 | 9 | $346,250 | Brilliant Berti |
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May 2, 2024 | Churchill Downs | 3U | 8.0 | 10 | $304,100 | Carl Spackler (IRE) |
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May 4, 2023 | Churchill Downs | 3U | 8.0 | 11 | $297,500 | Annapolis |
Opening Verse Stakes Historic Trends
*Includes years when race was a stakes or handicap.
| Item | Date | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Highest Purse | May 1, 2025 | $346,250 |
| Largest Field | May 4, 2023 | 11 |
Opening Verse Stakes Averages
*Includes years when race was a stakes or handicap.
| Item | Value | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Most Common Purse | $297,500 | 1 |
| Average Purse | $315,950 | 3 |
| Most Common Field | 11 | 1 |
| Average Field | 10.0 | 3 |
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FAQs on the Opening Verse Stakes
The Grade L 2025 Opening Verse Stakes was won by Brilliant Berti. The field of 9 total horses competed for a purse of $346,250.
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The 2025 Opening Verse Stakes will be held on May 1, 2025.
The 2025 Opening Verse Stakes will be held at Churchill Downs on May 1, 2025.
The 2025 Opening Verse Stakes is a grade L horse race.
The 2025 Opening Verse Stakes race is for 3UP R T M horses.