Good Cheer (foaled April 7, 2022) is an American Grade I winning Thoroughbred racehorse. In May 2025 Good Cheer won the prestigious Grade I Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs.
Background Good Cheer is a dark bay filly bred and owned by Godolphin. Her sire is Medaglia d'Oro and her dam is Wedding Toast who was sired by Street Sense, winner of the 2007 Kentucky Derby. Her dam Wedding Toast was also owned by Godolphin and won eight from 13 starts including the 2015 Grade I Ogden Phipps Stakes and Grade I Beldame Stakes at Belmont Park winning $1,419,956 in stakes. Wedding Toast has also produced a stakes winner in Ya Hayati.
Good Cheer's sire is Medaglia d'Oro who at the age of 26 stands at Godolphin's Darley Stud in Lexington, Kentucky for $75,000 in 2025. Good Cheer became Medaglia d'Oro's third Grade I Kentucky Oaks winner following Rachel Alexandra in 2009 and 2011 winner Plum Pretty.
Good Cheer is trained by the Eclipse Award winning trainer Brad H. Cox.
Statistics Date Distance Race Grade Track Odds Field Finish WinningTime Winning(Losing)Margin Jockey Ref2024 – Two-year-old season 1 mile Maiden Special Weight Indianapolis 1.20* 5 1 1:39.86 lengths miles Allowance Churchill Downs 0.62* 5 1 1:45.20 17 lengths milesRag to Riches Stakes Listed Churchill Downs 0.74* 5 1 1:44.00 lengths milesGolden Rod Stakes II Churchill Downs 0.66* 7 1 1:43.26 lengths 2025 – Three-year-old season milesRachel Alexandra Stakes II Fair Grounds 0.05* 4 1 1:44.12 lengths milesFair Grounds Oaks II Fair Grounds 0.40* 8 1 1:43.44 lengths milesKentucky Oaks I Churchill Downs 1.39* 13 1 1:50.15 lengths milesAcorn Stakes I Saratoga 0.30* 6 5 1:49.20 ( lengths) milesAlabama Stakes I Saratoga 1.40* 6 2 2:03.31 ( lengths) milesCotillion Stakes I Parx Racing 1.70 7 6 1:42.85 ( lengths) 2026 – Four-year-old season milesIowa Distaff Stakes Prairie Meadows 0.20* 5 1 1:43.71 5 lengths
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An (*) asterisk after the odds means Good Cheer was the post-time favorite.
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