Churchill Downs
LOUISVILLE, KY - MAY 04: Evan Lamana does hand stands at the GREY GOOSE Red Carpet Lounge at the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 4, 2013 in Louisville, Kentucky.
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If you're in the race horse business, your notoriety is in a one-block area, for sure ... I always tell people we're famous for about three blocks from Churchill Downs.
This place is a hidden gem. I like the old-school feel of it, right down to the old bathrooms and the wooden floors ... Pimlico has a historic atmosphere, and it's a blue-collar track — and one that you can afford. This is my fourth Preakness, and I like it here way better than Churchill Downs. It's not big or fancy and you can find your friends here. A seat today cost me $125, one-fourth what it would be for the Kentucky Derby.
It didn't bother me ... I wouldn't have slept good if I got it at Churchill Downs. It's a straight shot here. We'll be fine.More quotes »
Newsday's coverage
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Orb looks great, can handle short layoff and can take Preakness
Triple Crown buzz began minutes after Orb splashed across the wire at Churchill Downs , and optimism about the Kentucky Derby winner isn't misplaced. He has the pedigree, connections and versatile running style that inspire confidence, and his brilliant workout Read more »
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Paul Hornung someday hopes to saddle a starter in his hometown's Super Bowl
for Notre Dame and the Packers and making the Pro Football Hall of Fame , the Golden Boy vividly recalls a golden day at Churchill Downs ."I was only 13, and you had to be 17 to be an usher, but I was a little bit big for my age. So I told them I was 17 and Read more »
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Orb wins 2013 Kentucky Derby
has won the 139th Kentucky Derby Saturday at Churchill Downs .The track conditions were downgraded to sloppy after a steady rain late Friday night and early Saturday morning, making the race even more unpredictable than usual. Calvin Borel won the last race Read more »
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Kentucky Derby 2013: Pre-race odds and notes from Churchill Downs
as photographers shouted requests: "Look this way please!" ''Can you pose to the right?"TRACK CONDITIONS: David Lehr, the Churchill Downs track superintendent, has downgraded the main track to "sloppy" due to consistent rain falling Saturday morning and early Read more »
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Pletcher, Pitino and Kentucky Derby storylines
scenes can equal a Derby week morning on Churchill Downs ' packed backstretch. On Wednesday you could see NCAA champion coaches Rick Pitino and Denny Crum , magnificent thoroughbreds and hundreds of visitors milling about, looking confused but still content.Pitino, Read more »
Around the web
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Fort Larned Breezes at Churchill Downs
Ian Wilkes sent 2012 Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) winner Fort Larned through a five-furlong breeze in :59 4/5 May 24 at Churchill Downs, continuing to prepare the big bay runner for a start in the Stephen Foster Handicap (gr. I). Under Hall of Fame jockey 3:04 PM from Blood Horse Read more »
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Gary Stevens headed back to California, calls riding at Churchill a mistake
left, Gary Stevens won the Preakness Stakes on Oxbow but went 0 for 21 at Churchill Downs. Jim McCue/Maryland Jockey Club photo) Six days after he became the oldest rider to capture the Preakness Stakes, Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens is heading back to from Louisville Courier-Journal Read more »
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Firecracker Could be Next for Wise Dan
Reserve Turf Classic (gr. IT), and will likely target the $150,000-added Firecracker Handicap (gr. IIT) June 29 at Churchill Downs, trainer Charlie LoPresti said May 23. His half brother, Successful Dan, is on track for a start in the June 15 Stephen Foster from Blood Horse Read more »
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A look at weekend Thoroughbred racing
Grade III Los Angeles Handicap at Hollywood Park and the $100,000, Grade III Winning Colors for fillies and mares at Churchill Downs both are run at 6 furlongs. France Planteur and Beauty Parlor are among the entries for Sunday's Group 1 Prix d'Ispahan at from United Press International Read more »
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Oxford Casino sale depends on Churchill Downs licence approval
Journal reported. At present the Gambling Control Board are running background checks on Churchill Downs, the report said. Churchill Downs needs to obtain a license to operate the casino before the sale can conclude, the Sun Journal report explained. CASINO from Casino City Times Read more »
