Churchill Downs officials say they’ll sell three-thousand bundled tickets to the Kentucky Derby and Oaks online next week.
Spokesperson Darren Rogers says the company has a new online ticket selling platform and they want to bring attention to it by selling tickets to the world’s most famous race.
Rogers says they’ll go on sale at noon on Wednesday.
“It’ll go until the tickets are gone,’ says Rogers. “We expect the product to likely move fast. We have a limited number of seats – 3,000... Read Full Story
Churchill Downs, the home of the Kentucky Derby, will host music stars including Bon Jovi and Kenny Chesney during a three-day festival that officials hope can boost the track's income. Officials said Monday that the festival will feature more than 65 bands playing everything from classic rock to country to bluegrass. Officials with Churchill Downs Inc., the race track's parent company, says the festival is called "HullabaLOU" and is set for July 23-25. Five stages will be set up throughout... Read Full Story
Churchill Downs plans to double down on night racing next year, offering twice as many racing events under new permanent lights in hopes of whipping up interest long after the Kentucky Derby. The historic Louisville track said Tuesday it intends to host six night racing events in 2010 — four during the spring meet and two in the fall — pending approval from the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission. Churchill debuted night racing under temporary lighting at three events during this year's spring... Read Full Story
Churchill Downs Inc., owner of the horse racing track which hosts the famed Kentucky Derby, announced it has agreed to acquire online betting website YouBet.com. The Louisville, Kentucky-based Churchill Downs said it was acquiring all of the outstanding shares of YouBet in a transaction valued at nearly 127 million dollars. It said that YouBet shareholders would receive 0.0598 shares of Churchill Downs common stock plus 97 cents in cash for each share of YouBet common stock they own. YouBet... Read Full Story
Churchill Downs Inc., owner of the racetrack where the Kentucky Derby is held, said Wednesday it will buy the Youbet horse betting Web site for about $126.8 million. Youbet shareholders would get 0.0598 shares of Churchill Downs stock plus 97 cents per share cash for each share of Youbet stock owned. If the deal closes, Youbet shareholders will own a 16 percent stake in Churchill Downs. Youbet lets people bet on horse races online. It has WagerPadPro, MyROI and a beta version of WhoDoYouLike... Read Full Story
Home of horse racing’s Kentucky Derby to host 3-day music festival in effort to boost revenues.
The home of the Kentucky Derby will become a stomping ground for Bon Jovi, Kenny Chesney and other music stars during a three-day festival that organizers hope will become as renowned in music circles as the Run for the Roses is in horse racing, officials said Monday.
The “HullabaLOU Music Festival” represents a major venture by a new wholly owned subsidiary of Churchill Downs Inc. that was... Read Full Story
The 135th running of the Kentucky Derby is this Saturday from Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. 20 Three Year Old Colts have been entered for horse racings Run for the Roses. Post time Saturday is at 6:24PM Eastern Time with NBC providing the National Television Coverage. Here is a look at the 20 thoroughbred horses entered into the 2009 Kentucky Derby horse race with their morning line track odds. I Want Revenge has been listed at the 3-1 morning line favorite for the first jewel of... Read Full Story
Churchill Downs has officially launched the website for the 2009 Kentucky Derby, www.kentuckyderby.com . The 135th running of the Kentucky Derby will take place on Saturday May 2, 2009.
Using advanced technology, the website offers in-depth contender information to full-scale coverage of the entertainment and party atmosphere that surrounds this historic event.
“Kentuckyderby.com brings together all the different elements of the Kentucky Derby experience into one user-friendly site... Read Full Story
Following the overwhelming popularity of a three-date market test this spring, Churchill Downs will stage six special “Downs After Dark” nighttime racing programs under the lights in 2010. The announcement was made Nov. 17 during a news conference at the Louisville racetrack that also revealed Musco Lighting as the winning contract bidder to install permanent track lighting at Churchill Downs and a new online platform for patrons to purchase tickets to the track. Churchill Downs will host its... Read Full Story
Churchill Downs will install permanent lights at the home of the Kentucky Derby in time for the 2010 spring meet. Spokesman Kevin Flanery said the overwhelming success of night racing at the track last summer led to the decision. The track averaged more than 29,000 fans during three special night racing events in June and July. There are no plans to move post time for the 2010 Kentucky Derby, scheduled for May 1. Flanery said the track will talk with fans and horsemen to determine the proper... Read Full Story
