Revenue for historical horse racing machines (HHR) in Kentucky jumped 11 percent in September, but adjusted to exclude seven-month-old Marshall Yards, the bump was 9.2 percent.
Overall revenue was $91 million. Churchill Downs, which operates eight HHR venues across the state, said revenue was up 5.9 percent on a same-store basis.
The largest and most lucrative of the HHR facilities, Derby City, was comparatively flat, up just 0.5 percent from September 2025. Its 1,249 devices averaged $473 apiece per day.
Oak Grove surged 11.5 percent to $14.9 million. It did an average of $409 daily for its 1,209 machines.
Third in the Bluegrass State was Turfway Park with $6.1 million. It hopped seven percent to $260 per day for each of its 777 HRM.
One of the largest jumps in the state was at Derby City Downtown, up 10.2 percent to $1.7 million. It averaged $150 per day for its 370 slots.
Newport nudged up 1.4 percent to $3.1 million. Its racino did a per-device average of $230 daily across 450 machines.
Leaping 9.7 percent was Churchill Downs’s Owensboro racino, which grossed $4.5 million. It did an average of $257 daily over 591 slot machines.
Ellis Park marched eight percent higher, to $2.1 million. Its daily per-HHR average was $251, spread across 277 devices. Relative newcomer Marshall Yards was the lowest grosser with $1.5 million. Its 221 HHR averaged $223 per day.
