Breeders Cup Betting
About Churchill Downs
On November 5, 2012 , The Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred championships heads back to Louisville, Kentucky and Churchill Downs. The prestigious eight-race event features $14 million in purses.
Home of the Kentucky Derby. Meriwether Lewis Clark, Jr., who built Churchill Downs, wanted his track to have a race that would rival England's Epsom Derby. He visited England to study both its tracks and its races then returned to Louisville to establish the Derby, which was first run on May 17, 1875.
The Downs, as it is called today, has become the world's most legendary race track and also operates an off-track betting and training facility called Trackside Louisville.
It has three racetracks:
Main Track (dirt): One and one-eighth miles, oval.
Turf Course: Seven-eighths Mile, oval.
Chuchill Downs Race Meets:
Spring Meet - April to July 6
Fall Meet Month of November
Post Times: 1:15 p.m.
The Downs by the numbers:
Main Course: One mile, oval
Turf Course: 7/8th mile, oval
Seating Capacity 48,500
Parking Capacity: 4,000
Admission:
Prices: (except Oaks and Derby Days)
$2.00 clubhouse/grandstand, senior citizens
$1.00; children 12 and under admitted free when accompanied by an adult
$2.00 reserved seat, $3.00 Derby Week; $4.50 Skye Terrace fee
Oaks Day: $25 general admission
Derby Day: $40 general admission
Contact Info:
Mailing Address
Churchill Downs, Inc.
700 Central Avenue
Louisville, Kentucky 40208-1200
Street Address
700 Central Avenue
Louisville, Ky. 40208-1200
(Approximately 4 miles from downtown, 3 miles from Louisville International Airport)
