Aug 31 Sports Gamine Is The Early Kentucky Oaks Favorite Ten fillies are in the field for Friday’s race, which will be run without spectators at Churchill Downs. By Rick Howlett Aug 31 Sports Gamine Is The Early Kentucky Oaks Favorite Rick Howlett
May 3 Community Safer Synthetic Tracks Slow to Catch on at U.S. Tracks Each of the Triple Crown events—the Kentucky Derby, Maryland’s Preakness and the Belmont Stakes in New York—is run on a dirt track. Some in the horse racing industry want to end that tradition and lay down potentially-safer synthetic tracks. But with grandstands increasingly empty, critics say track owners are putting profits over safety. As part […] By Laura Ellis May 3 Community Safer Synthetic Tracks Slow to Catch on at U.S. Tracks Laura Ellis
May 2 Community Costly Care for Racehorses Must Be Weighed Against Profits According to the New York Times, 3,600 race horses have died at the nation’s tracks over the last three years. Modern technology might have saved some of those animals, but, in an industry that must worry about the bottom line, healing a horse is often too expensive. As part of our “Track Tech” series, WEKU’s […] By Laura Ellis May 2 Community Costly Care for Racehorses Must Be Weighed Against Profits Laura Ellis
May 20 Local News Fourteen To Run In 136th Preakness Stakes The second leg of thoroughbred racing’s Triple Crown will be run tomorrow at Baltimore’s Pimlico racetrack. A field of 14 is entered in the Preakness Stakes. Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom is the early favorite at 2-1. He’ll run from post position 11. The second favorite, at 9-2, is Dialed In. The Nick Zito-trained horse […] By Rick Howlett May 20 Local News Fourteen To Run In 136th Preakness Stakes Rick Howlett
May 14 Local News Twelve Set To Run In Preakness A field of 12 will run in Saturday’s Preakness Stakes, the second jewel in thoroughbred racing’s Triple Crown. Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver is the early Preakness favorite, with 5-2 odds and drew the number eight post position. The second favorite, at 3-1 is Lookin’ at Lucky, which was the early Derby favorite but finished […] By Rick Howlett May 14 Local News Twelve Set To Run In Preakness Rick Howlett
May 7 Local News Churchill CEO Renews Call For Slots The CEO of Churchill Downs, Incorporated says his company will continue to push for expanded gaming to benefit its tracks in Kentucky and Illinois. Bob Evans told shareholders in a conference call Thursday that the financial gap between tracks that have casino-type gaming and those that only offer racing is growing. “The solution for tracks […] By Rick Howlett May 7 Local News Churchill CEO Renews Call For Slots Rick Howlett
Aug 6 Local News CDI Releases 2nd Quarter Results Churchill Downs, Incorporated officials say the company’s net earnings held steady during the second quarter of 2008. Company CEO Bob Evans says net earnings from April through June were just over $29 million, about the same as the second quarter of 2007. Revenues were up six percent over the previous year, which Evans says is […] By Rick Howlett Aug 6 Local News CDI Releases 2nd Quarter Results Rick Howlett