Kentucky Derby News

April 8, 2021

Kentucky Derby Week Stakes Nominations Due Saturday; Second Closing of Oaks, Turf Classic Also Due

All Kentucky Derby Week stakes nominations, including the second closing of the $1.25 million Longines Kentucky Oaks (Grade I) and $1 million Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic (GI), close Saturday.
The second closing of the April 30 Longines Kentucky...

April 8, 2021

Kentucky Derby Week Stakes Nominations Due Saturday; Second Closing of Oaks, Turf Classic Also Due

All Kentucky Derby Week stakes nominations, including the second closing of the $1.25 million Longines Kentucky Oaks (Grade I) and $1 million Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic (GI), close Saturday.
The second closing of the April 30 Longines Kentucky...

March 25, 2021

Churchill Downs Racetrack Partners with Norton Healthcare to Serve as Community Vaccination Site

With the Kentucky Derby over a month away, Churchill Downs is inviting the community to the historic racetrack early when it joins forces with Norton Healthcare in the race to vaccinate the public against COVID-19.
Churchill Downs will host a Norton...

March 25, 2021

Churchill Downs Racetrack Partners with Norton Healthcare to Serve as Community Vaccination Site

With the Kentucky Derby over a month away, Churchill Downs is inviting the community to the historic racetrack early when it joins forces with Norton Healthcare in the race to vaccinate the public against COVID-19.
Churchill Downs will host a Norton...

March 8, 2021

Record $13.44 Million Spring Meet Stakes Schedule at Churchill Downs

Led by America’s greatest race, the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 1, Churchill Downs will present 40 stakes races cumulatively worth a record $13.44 million during its 38-day Spring Meet that runs April 24-June 26.
Derby Week (April 24-May 1)...

March 8, 2021

Churchill Downs to Honor Legendary African-American Jockey Isaac Murphy

Churchill Downs Racetrack has renamed a Derby Week stakes race to honor the legacy of a legendary African-American and native Kentuckian who was arguably the greatest jockey American racing has ever known – Isaac Murphy.
The featured overnight...

March 8, 2021

Record $13.44 Million Spring Meet Stakes Schedule at Churchill Downs

Led by America’s greatest race, the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 1, Churchill Downs will present 40 stakes races cumulatively worth a record $13.44 million during its 38-day Spring Meet that runs April 24-June 26.
Derby Week (April 24-May 1)...

March 8, 2021

Churchill Downs to Honor Legendary African-American Jockey Isaac Murphy

Churchill Downs Racetrack has renamed a Derby Week stakes race to honor the legacy of a legendary African-American and native Kentuckian who was arguably the greatest jockey American racing has ever known – Isaac Murphy.
The featured overnight...

February 16, 2021

Churchill Downs Incorporated Donates $20,000 to Legacy Equine Academy

Churchill Downs Incorporated (“CDI”) announced today its recent $20,000 donation to Kentucky’s Legacy Equine Academy (“LEA”), an organization focused on connecting with African American and racially diverse youth by providing...

February 16, 2021

Churchill Downs Incorporated Gives $50,000 to Renew Investment with New Directions

Churchill Downs Incorporated ('CDI') announced today a renewed investment in the Louisville, Kentucky, nonprofit New Directions Housing Corporation with a $50,000 donation. This donation comes after CDI's $25,000 contribution in 2020...

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