Kentucky Derby News
January 19, 2009
CDI Announces Senior Management Changes
Churchill Downs Incorporated (“CDI” or “Company”) (NASDAQ: CHDN) today announced that it is restructuring its organization to facilitate implementation of the Company’s new growth-based strategic plan. Under the new...
January 14, 2009
Perseverance Pays Off For Veteran Troilo; Asmussen Looks For Strong Finish in Final Stakes
PERSEVERANCE REWARDED FOR JOCKEY TROILO -- Veteran rider Bill Troilo had no idea that Saturday would end up as a memorable afternoon packed with 'firsts' for him at Churchill Downs.[asset|height=12|width=100]
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January 14, 2009
Delightful Kiss, Anderson Look For Better Luck At Churchill; Clark Hopeful Wayzata Bay Improves With Age
DELIGHTFUL KISS, ANDERSON SEEK BETTER LUCK AT CHURCHILL IN 134TH CLARK HANDICAP -- The big gray was back at his old Kentucky home: Tom Proctor's side of Barn 22 on the Churchill Downs backstretch. But this was his first late fall appearance...
January 14, 2009
Clark Hope Einstein Giving Pitts All the Right Signals; Brownie Points Could Be A Millionaire After Career Finale in Falls City
EINSTEIN GIVES ALL THE RIGHT CLARK ANSWERS TO PITT- The question trainer Helen Pitts was asking her stable star Einstein this month was whether the 6-year-old would be up for a run in Friday's $400,000-added Clark Handicap Presented by Norton Healthcare...
January 13, 2009
Churchill Downs Launches Official 2009 Kentucky Derby Web Site
Churchill Downs has launched the official Web site for the 2009 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands, www.kentuckyderby.com, which will offer unparalleled coverage of the horse racing season leading up to the 135th running of the Kentucky Derby on...
January 9, 2009
Legendary Turf Writer Joe Hirsch Dies
Steve Sexton, president of Churchill Downs and executive vice president of Churchill Downs Incorporated, has issued the following statement on the death of Daily Racing Form Executive Columnist Joe Hirsch:
“Joe Hirsch earned and deserved universal...
January 7, 2009
CDI, KHBPA, KTA Reach ADW Agreement at Churchill Downs
Officials of Churchill Downs Incorporated and representatives of the Kentucky Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association and the Kentucky Thoroughbred Association have come to an agreement that allows, under specified terms and conditions,...
December 22, 2008
Lee Ann Shellman to Leave Churchill Downs
Churchill Downs today announced that Lee Ann Shellman, who since 2003 has served as senior director of premium seating, is leaving the racetrack. Her final day with Churchill Downs will be Wednesday, Dec. 31.
Shellman joined Churchill Downs in October...
December 17, 2008
Pitts Beams Over Victory by Einstien in Clark Handicap; Delightful Kiss Delights Veteran Trainer Anderson
Pitts Ecstatic Over Einstein's Clark Performance -- More than 12 hours after Einstein's tour de force victory in the $400,000 Clark Handicap Presented by Norton Healthcare (Grade II), the smile had not left the face of trainer...
December 17, 2008
Nearly 600 Families Served with Thanksgiving Food Boxes by The Lord's Kitchen at Churchill Downs
Nearly 600 needy families in Louisville received food that will be served on their Thanksgiving dinner tables as The Lord's Kitchen distributed frozen turkeys and boxes of food during its annual Thanksgiving Family Food Box Giveaway on Tuesday at...
