Location: Kentucky

05/07/23 1:55 PM

Straight pools power Kentucky Derby wagering to another record

  • Matt Hegarty, Daily Racing Form
Betting on the Kentucky Derby this year again established a record at $180.16 million, with the total benefiting from an enormous surge in... more
05/07/23 1:51 PM

Mage captures the Kentucky Derby after an agonizing week at Churchill Downs

  • Joe Drape, The New York Times
The best thing you can say about the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby is that the 18 horses who made it to the starting gate on Saturday... more
05/07/23 1:22 PM

OPINION: Stench of death overwhelms Kentucky Derby

  • Paul Newberry, Associated Press
They came 150,000 strong for the party of the year, adorned in the gaudiest of hats and sipping on mint juleps, witnesses to what, at its... more
05/05/23 4:00 PM

Kentucky: Churchill expects Kentucky Derby wagering spike due to sports bettors

  • Matt Hegarty, Daily Racing Form
Customers of the enormous FanDuel sports-betting platform will have the ability this year to wager on the Kentucky Derby directly from... more
05/04/23 9:07 PM

Why Bob Baffert won’t be at the Kentucky Derby for the second year in a row

  • Beth Harris, Associated Press
The Kentucky Derby is a tradition that’s never been canceled. Postponed once by World War II and again by the coronavirus pandemic in... more
05/04/23 9:04 PM

Churchill Downs investigates four horse deaths ahead of Kentucky Derby

  • Associated Press
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The death of four horses at Churchill Downs over a span of five days has overshadowed preparations for the... more
05/04/23 8:42 PM

Is Kentucky ready for sports betting? State employing fewer to work gambling enforcement

  • Dan Monk, WCPO-TV
By the time Ohio’s sports-betting industry turned 1-week-old in January, the Ohio Casino Control Commission announced fines totaling more... more
05/01/23 3:02 PM

Kentucky: As 149th Derby nears, state prepares for sports betting

  • Gary B. Graves, Associated Press
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Derby figures to draw 150,000-plus to Churchill Downs, with many beneath the Twin Spires impeccably... more
04/28/23 4:03 PM

Churchill Downs shares surge 14% after report of first-quarter results

  • Matthew Crowley, CDC Gaming
A year-to-year doubling of live and historical racing revenue fueled a first quarter of gains for Churchill Downs. The horse-track and... more
04/28/23 2:40 PM

Kentucky: Churchill Downs lays out plan for sports betting

  • Chris Otts, WDRB
Louisville-based Churchill Downs Inc. expects sports betting to go live in Kentucky in the second half of 2023, and the company is already... more