Churchill Downs Racing Venue

Playing the Kentucky Derby doesn’t mean you have to go the track. In fact, you can play the races will all the comforts of home at your fingers. Let’s take a look at some of the best online horse betting establishments. Twinspires.com is owned by Churchill Downs Incorporated. They are listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker CHDN. They have an excellent list of available tracks which includes Churchill Downs, Saratoga, Keeneland, Santa Anita, Del Mar, Belmont Park, Gulfstream Park and many more...Read Full Story

Race fans wearing ponchos with the words "Cinco De Derby" on them, walk through the infield during the 138th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 5, 2012 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Jayme Price/Getty Images)Mario Gutierrez (L) comes down the final stretch atop I'll Have Another ahead of Bodemeister ridden by Mike Smith during the 138th running of the Kentucky Derby ahead of at Churchill Downs on May 5, 2012 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) Jockey...Read Full Story

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Authorities say a man whose body was found early Sunday in a barn at Churchill Downs hours after the Kentucky Derby worked at the racetrack.Police believe the man was murdered, but a cause and manner of death won't be known until Monday at the earliest.The man was identified as 48-year-old Adan Fabian Perez, a native of Guatemala. He was a groom at the track. His body was discovered in barn No. 8 by a track security officer shortly before 5 a.m. ET, said Alicia Smiley, a...Read Full Story

The 138th running of the Kentucky Derby is almost here. Final preparations are now under way for the most exciting two minutes is sports. The expected 20-horse field for this year might be one of the most balanced in recent memory. It should be a wild ride!With over 100,000 people expected to show up with many more watching or listening to the race around the world, it’s arguably the biggest horse race in the world.Here’s everything you need to know about the 2012 Kentucky Derby.Kentucky...Read Full Story

Mere hours after the running of the Kentucky Derby, the body of 48-year-old Guatemala native, Adan Fabian Perez was found on the grounds at Churchill Downs. At around 5 a.m. Sunday, police were called after Perez’s son found his father’s body in a barn not from where Derby-winning horse I’ll Have Another was stabled. Perez and his son both worked at the track. The barn was being occupied by Louisville trainer Angel Montano Sr. who did not have a horse in the big derby. Though there were no...Read Full Story