Churchill Downs Racing Venue

Churchill Downs will give the general public an opportunity to purchase special two-day ticket packages to the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks via the racetrack's new online box office starting Wednesday.  

Churchill Downs Inc. announced Tuesday that it has increased its borrowing limit from $120 million to $275 million, which will be used for acquisitions by Churchill Downs Inc. and its subsidiaries, among other things, according to a company news release. The new four-year line of credit also has a $100 million "accordion" feature, which could provide even more borrowing capacity. The facility also will be used to refinanced its existing...  

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Churchill Downs Inc's recent cash and stock deal for online wagering site Youbet.com Inc has the company best known for the Kentucky Derby betting on a faster growth track.  

LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Churchill Downs Incorporated, (“CDI”) (NASDAQ: CHDN), announced today that it has amended its revolving credit facility and increased the borrowing capacity from $120 million to $275 million. The four year facility amends the existing facility signed in 2005 which was due to expire in September 2010. The facility will be used to refinance existing indebtedness, for working capital, for acquisitions by CDI and...  

Churchill Downs has postponed the online sale of Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks ticket packages due to a potential date error with its new online box office. The track had planned to allow online customers to choose from 3,000 seats at various price levels starting on Wednesday at 12 p.m. EST but opted to delay the program to avoid any errors. Track president Kevin Flanery said the problem could have resulted in customer service issues...  

Churchill Downs decided to delay its online sale of package tickets for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) and the Kentucky Oaks (G1), scheduled for noon EST on December 16, due to a potential data error.  

Churchill Downs Entertainment Group, a division of Churchill Downs Inc. created to promote entertainment events at the company’s racetracks, has hired Louisville advertising and marketing firm Creative Alliance to develop branding, marketing, advertising and promotional campaigns. (CHDN)  

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...  

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...  

Popular Churchill Downs-based jockey Calvin Borel, who swept this year's Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby aboard Rachel Alexandra and Mine That Bird, respectively, will be honored at Churchill Downs Nov. 21 and 22 with a bobblehead giveaway, autograph...  

LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Following the overwhelming popularity of a three-date market test this spring, Churchill Downs, the legendary home of the Kentucky Derby, 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 historic Louisville, Ky., racetrack that also revealed Musco Lighting® as the winning contract bidder to install...  

Ira "Babe" Hanford who won the 1936 Kentucky Derby aboard Bold Venture passed away on November 21st in Ocala, Florida, at the age of 91 after a lengthy illness. He was the first apprentice jockey to win the Kentucky Derby and before his death was the oldest living Derby winning jockey.Oldest Kentucky Derby winning jockey passes away originally appeared on About.com Horse Racing on Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 at 18:00:15.Permalink | Comment...  

When I first heard that Churchill Downs was hosting HullabaLOU Music Festival July 23-25, my immediate reaction was to contact the folks I went to Bonnaroo with this year and see if they wanted to go. Then I read the festival's lineup. As Louey Ville posted on her blog, "You've gotta wonder who these folks consulted with when planning this festival." read more  

Churchill Downs Inc. announced Thursday that it is buying 66.8 acres at Arlington Park in Chicago for $27.5 million from The Duchossois Group Inc. Churchill has leased the property, which is part of Arlington's racing facilities, since the September 2000 merger of Churchill Downs and The Duchossois Group. Churchill's option to buy, which was spelled out in the merger, expires in September, and Churchill "has determined that it would be in...  

Churchill Downs Incorporated (NASDAQ:CHDN) announced today that Churchill Downs Incorporated and Youbet.com Incorporated have entered into a definitive merger agreement, and will host a related conference call to discuss the merger on Thursday, Nov 12, 2009, at 9 a.m.