Churchill Downs Announces Corporate Expansion
August 15, 2019
In a recent conference call with analysts, Churchill Downs Chief Executive Officer Bill Carstanjen revealed
In a recent conference call with analysts, Churchill Downs Chief Executive Officer Bill Carstanjen revealed
Officials at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky said revenue from the nearly 1,000 historical racing
TwinSpires.com, the official online site of Churchill Downs Inc., lets players wager on virtually every
As the post-Kentucky Derby chaos begins to abate, here are some thoughts and quick hits
In the run-up to the Kentucky Derby, Dave Bontempo picks the races and runners to
While the Kentucky Derby isn’t until May, the pre-Derby push is just beginning. Gulfstream’s Fountain
Thanksgiving weekend brings a series of exciting races, including Aqueduct and Churchill Downs’ offerings on
Saratoga and Arlington Park command center stage with million-dollar plus races in early August, while
Saratoga’s Race Course launches its 40-day meet with 69 stakes races and $18.8 million in
Belmont Park’s Stars & Stripes Racing Festival, which launched in 2014, offers a pair of
Pennsylvania horse-racing officials have hired an advertising agency to launch a campaign to bolster flagging
With Justify poised to be the second Triple Crown winner in the past four years,
On August 18, 1982, the Dodgers and Cubs completed a 21-inning marathon (suspended after 17 innings the previous day due to darkness) with LA winning 2-1. Tommy Lasorda used all 25 players, including pitchers Bob Welch and Fernando Valenzuela in the outfield. Jerry Reuss closed out the 21-inning game for the win, then started the regularly scheduled game immediately after, pitching five innings for a 7-4 victory to earn two wins in a single day.
On August 17, 1984, "Charlie Hustle" returned to the Reds as player-manager, reinvigorated the franchise, and set the stage for Rose to eventually break Ty Cobb's all-time hits record in a Reds uniform at Riverfront Stadium just a year later.
