Press Releases

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla., July 21, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Calder Casino & Race Course ("Calder") officials have announced a 5-percent purse increase beginning with today's racing program. The increase is applied evenly to base overnight purses, excluding overnight stakes, Florida Owners Awards (FOAs), and maiden special weight races; the latter tw...

LOUISVILLE, Ky., June 24, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Churchill Downs Incorporated (Nasdaq:CHDN) ("CDI") today named veteran gaming executive Reginald Fullwood Jr. as a senior vice president of CDI and general manager of Harlow's Casino Resort & Hotel ("Harlow's") in Greenville, Miss. Fullwood will oversee the management team and all operations of the...

LOUISVILLE, Ky., June 23, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Churchill Downs Racetrack will be closed for live racing, training and simulcast-wagering operations on Thursday, June 23, following severe storms that damaged nine barns in the historic venue's barnyard, along with a number of stable area structures, including some living accommodations for backst...

LOUISVILLE, Ky., June 16, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For the second time in two weeks, Churchill Downs Racetrack will raise overnight race purses because of higher than expected all-sources wagering levels. Effective immediately (Thursday, June 16), overnight purses will increase 15 percent for the final three weeks of the Spring Meet, which conclude...

LOUISVILLE, Ky., June 3, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Effective Thursday, June 9, Churchill Downs will raise overnight race purses 10 percent because of higher than expected all-sources wagering levels through the first half of the 39-day Spring Meet. Purses for overnight races — which include overnight stakes, allowance, maiden special weigh...

GREENVILLE, Miss., June 1, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Churchill Downs Incorporated (Nasdaq:CHDN) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Harlow's Casino Resort & Hotel ("Harlow's") in Greenville, Miss., will re-open to the public effective June 1 at 10 a.m. CDT, after temporarily closing due to rising water levels and flooding along the Mis...

LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 7, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kentucky Derby 137 was one for the record books as 164,858 enthusiastic race fans packed legendary Churchill Downs Racetrack, smashing the former attendance record of 163,628 set in 1974 during the 100th anniversary of the "Run for the Roses." The victory in the $2 million Kentucky Derby Presented by...

LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 4, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Churchill Downs Incorporated (Nasdaq:CHDN) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Harlow's Casino Resort & Hotel ("Harlow's") in Greenville, Miss., would temporarily close to the public effective Friday,May 6, at 10 p.m. CDT, due to concerns over rising water levels and flooding along the ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 29, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Churchill Downs Incorporated (Nasdaq:CHDN) will announce 2011 first-quarter business results on Monday, May 9, 2011, at 4:30 p.m. EDT and host a related conference call to discuss the quarter on Tuesday, May 10, at 9 a.m. EDT. Investors and other interested parties may listen to the teleconfer...

Robert L. Evans Appointed Chairman of Company's Board of DirectorsG. Watts Humphrey Jr. Appointed Lead Independent Director of the BoardWilliam C. Carstanjen Promoted to President of CDI LOUISVILLE, Ky., March 21, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Churchill Downs Incorporated ("CDI" or "Company") (Nasdaq:CHDN) today announced changes to the leadership s...