Churchill Downs Racetrack Horse Racing
Active races and results can be found at the Churchill Downs horse betting page.
Length of stretch from last turn to finish line: 1,234.5 feet
Composition: Sandy loam, 75% sand, 23% silt, 2% clay
Width: 80 feet
Width of backstretch: 79 feet
Turf: 7/8 mile, inside main track
Composition: 90% fescue, 10% bluegrass
Width: 80 Feet
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Wind: SW at 10 mph
Bodog Racebook Payout Limits
Max per Race Payout: $30,000U.S. Graded Stakes Races at Churchill Downs
| Date | Race | Grade | Division |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 25, 2009 | Derby Trial Stakes | III | 3 yo |
| April 30, 2009 | Kentucky Juvenile Stakes | III | 2 yo |
| May 01, 2009 | Aegon Turf Sprint Stakes | III | 3 yo's & up |
| May 01, 2009 | Alysheba Stakes | III | 3 yo's & up |
| May 01, 2009 | Crown Royal American Turf Stakes | III | 3 yo |
| May 01, 2009 | Kentucky Oaks | I | 3 yo |
| May 01, 2009 | Louisville Distaff Stakes | II | 3 yo's & up |
| May 02, 2009 | Churchill Distaff Turf Mile Stakes | II | 3 yo's & up |
| May 02, 2009 | Churchill Downs Stakes | II | 4 yo's & up |
| May 02, 2009 | Eight Belles Stakes | III | 3 yo |
| May 02, 2009 | Humana Distaff Stakes | I | 4 yo's & up |
| May 02, 2009 | Kentucky Derby | I | 3 yo |
| May 02, 2009 | Woodford Reserve Turf Classic Stakes | I | 3 yo's & up |
| May 23, 2009 | Louisville Handicap | III | 3 yo's & up |
| May 25, 2009 | Winning Colors Stakes | III | 3 yo's & up |
| May 30, 2009 | Aristides Handicap | III | 3 yo's & up |
| May 30, 2009 | Dogwood Stakes | III | 3 yo |
| June 06, 2009 | Early Times Mint Julep Handicap | III | 3 yo's & up |
| June 13, 2009 | Fleur de Lis Handicap | II | 3 yo's & up |
| June 13, 2009 | Jefferson Cup Stakes | II | 3 yo |
| June 13, 2009 | Northern Dancer Stakes | III | 3 yo |
| June 13, 2009 | Regret Stakes | III | 3 yo |
| June 13, 2009 | Stephen Foster Handicap | I | 3 yo's & up |
| June 27, 2009 | Debutante Stakes | III | 2 yo |
| July 03, 2009 | Bashford Manor Stakes | III | 2 yo |
| July 04, 2009 | Firecracker Handicap | II | 3 yo's & up |
| July 05, 2009 | Locust Grove Handicap | III | 3 yo's & up |
About Churchill Downs Racetrack
Churchill Downs Racetrack: Home of the Kentucky Derby
Churchill Downs Racetrack in Louisville, Kentucky is home to the oldest consecutively held thoroughbred race in America: The Kentucky Derby.
Churchill Downs was founded by 26-year-old Col. M. Lewis Clark, who in May of 1874 created the Louisville Jockey Club in an attempt to raise money for the construction of quality racing facilities. At $100 a pop, Clark's efforts attracted 32 members and $32,000 in funds. He then leased the 80 acres of land from his uncles, John and Henry Churchill, on which a clubhouse, grandstand, porter's lodge, and six stables were built. The inaugural race, which took place a year later on May 17, 1875, included the Kentucky Derby, the Kentucky Oaks and the Clark Handicap.
Although the first Kentucky Derby was considered a success, in the years that followed Churchill Downs faced numerous financial hurdles and at the turn of the 20th century the track changed hands. Under the new administration, Churchill Downs Racetrack showed its first profit by 1903 and in 1937 the racetrack was officially incorporated and has since continued to draw huge crowds and tremendous betting action.
Kentucky Derby Day wagering, both on track and nationally, increased from $26 million in 1985 to more than $123 million in 2002. In that same year, crowds of more than 100,000 showed up for the Kentucky Oaks and more than 150,000 spectators gathered to watch the Kentucky Derby.
As the first jewel of the Triple Crown, which also includes the Preakness and Belmont Stakes, the Kentucky Derby is a high-stakes race for three-year-old thoroughbred horses and has come to be known as "the most exciting two minutes in sports."
On May 3, 2008 Churchill Downs will host its 134th Kentucky Derby. Thanks in large part to a strengthened racing program and a bigger share of the national and international simulcast market, this will surely go down as one for the history books.
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