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Racing will resume on October 27th through the end of November. Learn more about each day and see available ticket options.

Join us for the upcoming meet with more racing action at Churchill Downs beginning October 27th! Learn about our featured events as tickets are on sale now!

 

Come out to the track to watch exciting live thoroughbred racing. On Senior Day, Churchill Downs invites guests 60 and older to enjoy lunch on Millionaires' Row for only $45 and can be purchased by calling 502-636-4450.*

* Pricing based on what dining rooms are initially available for regular race days.

Celebrate Thanksgiving weekend at the track with 6 exciting Stakes races, including up and coming Kentucky Derby hopefuls.

Come out to the track for exciting live races including The Clark (GI).

Get your Bluegrass Rivalry Bundle tickets now! Pick a ticket package with either a Kentucky Derby co-branded University of Louisville or Kentucky hat with your ticket purchase while supplies last!

Watch the Stars of Tomorrow with a great day of juvenile stakes races featuring stops on the Road to the 151st Kentucky Derby with the Kentucky Jockey Club (GII) and the Road to the 151st Kentucky Oaks with the Golden Rod (GII) and other key stakes races!

Get your Bluegrass Rivalry Bundle tickets now! 🎟️ Pick a ticket package with either a Kentucky Derby co-branded University of Louisville or Kentucky hat with your ticket purchase while supplies last!

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With more than 70 plus live racing days throughout the year, check out all opportunities you have to watch the thrills of live racing. Plus, opportunities to get tours of the facility, watch horse racing via simulcast or bet at our Race & Sports Book.

GROUPS & OCCASIONS

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Latest News November 17, 2024

Churchill Downs Update: Catalano Celebrates First Claiming Crown Win in 20 Years

Two decades after his first Claiming Crown triumph, trainer Wayne Catalano returned to the winner’s circle Saturday when Ghostly Gal upset the $174,500 Claiming Crown Tiara at Churchill Downs.
The 6-year-old mare, owned by Tommy Town Thoroughbreds,...

Stakes Recap November 16, 2024

Churchill Downs Recap and Quotes: 26th Claiming Crown

Laughing Boy crossed the finish line a half-length back of Surface to Air in Saturday’s $225,000 Claiming Crown Jewel at Churchill Downs – the most lucrative of eight starter allowance races on the day for the nation’s top claiming-level horses...

Stakes Advance November 16, 2024

Churchill Downs Update and Stakes Advances: Two Sharp Edges Into Spotlight for $300,000 Chilukki Stakes (Grade III); Wide-Open Field of Nine Set for $300,000 Commonwealth Turf (Grade III)

Rigney Racing’s highly regarded 3-year-old filly Two Sharp, a dominant allowance winner one month ago at Keeneland, leads a competitive field of eight fillies and mares entered in next Saturday’s 39th running of the $300,000 Chilukki Stakes (Grade...

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