Peace in the Prairie State
Louisville-based Churchill Downs Inc.’s Arlington International Racecourse(aka Arlington Associated Press file photo Park) and the Illinois Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association both announced in short...
View ArticleKentucky Derby 2013 | Derby droppings
Leftover tidbits from Kentucky Derby 139: Keeneland Race Course saw about 200 more people attend this year’s Kentucky Derby simulcast than last year. Keeneland announced its attendance at 18,687,...
View ArticleClock ticking for Churchill on Illinois slots bill too
Besides awaiting the fate of a bill to reauthorize online betting, Churchill Downs Inc. also is looking at the Illinois General Assembly session’s final week to see if the Louisville-based racing and...
View ArticleChurchill Downs Inc.’s slots hopes in Illinois fail again, but account...
The Illinois General Assembly adjourned Friday without the House taking a vote on the casino bill that would have put slots at Louisville-based Churchill Downs Inc.’s Chicagoland racetrack. That would...
View ArticleConcerns over a proposed progressive jackpot wager in Kentucky at Churchill...
UPDATED with racing commission meeting date change: Trying to spice up wagering, Churchill Downs Racetrack would like to start a progressive jackpot pick 6 where a single winner would take down the...
View ArticleBlast from the recent past
Churchill Downs Inc. alumni news … The Texas Formula 1 track, where several former Churchill staffers relocated following former Churchill exec Steve Sexton, announced Tuesday that Sexton is leaving...
View ArticleBitter Illinois account wagering dispute over, if parties can get bill passed
The bitter dispute in Illinois that pitted Churchill Downs Inc.’s TwinSpires.com and Arlington International Racecourse (aka Arlington Park) against the other tracks and horsemen’s groups is over....
View ArticleBetting on last-minute legislative approval is dicey
All the major parties of Illinois racing — including Louisville-based Churchill Downs Inc. — were holding hands and singing Kumbaya in hopes that the Prairie State General Assembly would approve a...
View ArticleChurchill Downs Inc.’s big week in the legislature
With that headline, you’re expecting to see something about casino gambling prospects in Kentucky. But the biggest legislative battle this coming week for Louisville-based Churchill Downs Inc. will be...
View ArticleChurchill Downs Inc.’s daily double in Illinois
UPDATE: Gov. Pat Quinn has signed the bill into law. Louisville-based Churchill Downs Inc. scored big wins against a deadline in the Illinois General Assembly with the passage of a bill to extend...
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