Churchill Downs Shutting Down in Wake of Horse Deaths
A string of race horse deaths has prompted fabled Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kent., to suspend its racing operations beginning June 7, as reported by…
A string of race horse deaths has prompted fabled Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kent., to suspend its racing operations beginning June 7, as reported by…
On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including the Miami Grand…
Javier Castellano is no stranger to the Kentucky Derby, having ridden in the race 15 times before this weekend, but the Hall of Famer from Venezuela never finished…
The Kentucky Derby is the most celebrated sporting event in which the participants have no earthly idea that they’re actually competing, and the only one where a stray…
(Editor’s note: After a Saturday morning workout, Forte was scratched from the Derby by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission veterinarian.) Tomorrow is never…
Churchill Downs Inc. (CDI), the parent company of the Kentucky Derby, doubled down on live horse racing—and it’s paying off. The week before the 149th Run for the Roses…
With more than 150,000 fans expected to show up to Churchill Downs on Saturday for the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby, NBC may expect to see a concomitant uptick in…
Churchill Downs Inc. is putting all its money on what it knows best: horse races and betting on horse races. Last week, the owner of the Kentucky Derby announced…
Bob Baffert, the famed but controversial horse trainer whom Churchill Downs, Inc. (CDI) suspended last May after Medina Spirit tested positive for a prohibited…
Despite challenging odds, Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert on Wednesday persuaded a federal judge to throw out a suspension blocking him from working with horses in…
Embattled Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, whose Kentucky Derby-winning Medina Spirit tested positive for the banned drug betamethasone, sued the New York Racing…
Churchill Downs clarified that its ongoing suspension for Medina Spirit trainer Bob Baffert will last at least two years, after the trainer’s Kentucky Derby-winning…