Location: Kentucky

06/06/23 11:19 AM

Analyst: Unhealthy horses were running at Churchill Downs

  • David McKee, CDC Gaming
Truist Securities analyst Barry Jonas took a second look at Churchill Downs after the company suspended horse racing at its titular track... more
06/04/23 1:53 PM

Kentucky ‘committed’ to launching sportsbooks by NFL season, governor says

  • Matthew Bain, PlayKentucky
In his boldest declaration of a launch timeline so far, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear told reporters on Thursday that state lawmakers and... more
06/03/23 6:40 PM

Churchill Downs suspends operations at flagship track following 12 horse deaths, moves spring meet to Ellis Park

  • Gary B. Graves, Associated Press
Churchill Downs will suspend racing operations on Wednesday and move the remainder of its spring meet to Ellis Park in order to conduct a... more
05/31/23 10:15 AM

Horse racing authority calls for emergency summit with Churchill Downs in wake of 12 deaths

  • Associated Press
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Horse racing’s oversight authority will hold an emergency summit Tuesday with Churchill Downs, Kentucky’s racing... more
05/16/23 9:01 PM

Caesars to offer sports betting at legendary Kentucky tracks Keeneland and Red Mile

  • Rege Behe, CDC Gaming
Caesars Entertainment on Tuesday announced agreements with Keeneland and Red Mile Gaming & Racing, both in Lexington, Kentucky, to... more
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 2020,... more