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A Louisville man is accused of grabbing a woman from her vehicle, forcing her into a black Pontiac...- 2:46 pm A group of international students is upset with Purdue University's plan to charge incoming foreign...- 2:22 pm Catholic bishops have issued a
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Oaklawn Park split Monday's Southwest Stakes for Kentucky Derby hopefuls into two divisions and trainer Bob Baffert won both of them. Baffert, seemingly awash in Derby candidates, saddled Castaway in the first division and that Kentucky-bred Street Sense
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Updated: February 20, 2012, 4:59 PM ET TwinSpires.com, the official advance-deposit wagering service for Churchill Downs Inc. , is offering its players an opportunity to win up to $1 million by betting the Kentucky Derby preps and the Triple Crown with Tw
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TwinSpires.com, the official advance-deposit wagering service for Churchill Downs Incorporated, is offering its players an opportunity to win up to $1 million by betting the Kentucky Derby preps and the Triple Crown with TwinSpires.com. The Triple Crown
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TwinSpires.com, Churchill Downs Incorporated’s advanced deposit wagering network, has launched the “Triple Crown Showdown” contest for its customers during the Triple Crown season. The “Triple Crown Showdown” challenges players to make a winning $20 show
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Join me in our F.A.T.E. league for Churchill Downs’ Road to the Roses fantasy challenge. If you haven’t seen my past postings on it, F.A.T.E. stands for Females Are Thoroughbred Enthusiasts and it’s a networking initiative created by Prospect horsewoman
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Todd Pletcher ran away with the training title at Saratoga last summer thanks in large part to his 2-year-olds. But by the time the Breeders’ Cup rolled around, he only saddled one 2-year-old colt, Finale, who ran seventh in the Juvenile Turf. At that po
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Union Rags signaled his readiness for next Sunday’s Fountain of Youth Stakes (gr. II) at Gulfstream Park when he breezed four furlongs in :48 4/5 Sunday at Palm Meadows Training Center. The Michael Matz-trained 3-year-old colt broke from the starting gat
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Churchill Downs Inc. first endorsed expanded gambling in 1993. Since then, efforts to pass legislation have failed many times, including: 2001: Two proposed constitutional amendments to allow video slots die in committee. 2002: A bill to allow video slot
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Churchill Downs Inc. first endorsed expanded gambling in 1993. Since then, efforts to pass legislation have failed many times, including: 2001: Two proposed constitutional amendments to allow video slots die in committee. 2002: A bill to allow video sl
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July 2, 2011 Bashford Manor III 6 Furlongs Churchill Downs REPLAY $111,500 July 3, 2011 Futurity II 6 Furlongs Belmont Park REPLAY $150,000 July 17, 2011 Hollywood Juvenile Championship III 6 Furlongs (S) Hollywood Park REPLAY $100,000 July 24, 2011 Sanf
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John Asher After covering his first Kentucky Derby as a radio journalist in 1982, John Asher has not missed the “Run for the Roses” since that debut. He joined Churchill Downs in 1997 as a publicist and racing analyst, and moved to his current role as vi
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When Aaron Gryder came to Golden Gate Fields a year ago, he brought a resume that included four jockey titles at Aqueduct, two at Arlington Park and one apiece at Churchill Downs and Hollywood Park, plus a record-setting victory in the world's richest ra
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Kentucky’s Keeneland Race Course and Churchill Downs still offer the top purses and highest-class racing in the Midwest, but the region’s biggest mover in terms of improved purses in recent years has been Indiana. Hoosier Park and Indiana Downs offer pur
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This week Churchill Downs released the current rankings of 3-year-olds by graded earnings, which determines which horses may enter the $2 million Kentucky Derby presented by Yum! Brands (gr. 1) to be run May 5. No surprise that last year’s Champion 2-Yea
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Terry Bradshaw, a Hall of Fame NFL quarterback and current FOX TV analyst, will be the guest speaker at “Race for Grace,” the annual Derby-time fundraising dinner for the Kentucky Race Track Chaplaincy. The event is set for Monday, April 30, at 6 p.m. , i
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Little Big Town at the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in 2010 (The Lexington Herald Leader) The country band Little Big Town and the British rock band The Darkness will perform at the Preakness Stakes Infield this year, the Maryland Jockey Club is set
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third to Drill in a rough Del Mar Futurity; bounced back to thump Drill in the Norfolk Stakes at Santa Anita; then, his most recent start on Nov. 5, finished a close third in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile at Churchill Downs behind 2-year-old champion Hansen
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Updated: February 16, 2012, 8:19 PM ET By Steve Anderson Daily Racing Form Archive Smoking G is entered in a one-mile allowance race on turf for 3-year-olds on Saturday, but will start in Sunday's $150,000 San Vicente Stakes over seven furlongs on the ma
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LEXINGTON, KY. Steve Beshear said Thursday that he may change his proposed casino gambling amendment in response to legislators complaints, while the bills sponsor said it may not pass unless its simplified. The proposed constitutional amendment,
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Churchill Downs, located on Central Avenue in south Louisville, Kentucky, is a thoroughbred racetrack most famous for hosting the Kentucky Derby annually. It officially opened in 1875, and held the first Kentucky Derby and the first Kentucky Oaks in the same year. Churchill Downs has also hosted the renowned Breeders' Cup on six occasions, most... Full Article
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LOUISVILLE, KY - NOVEMBER 02: Churchill Downs, the site of the Breeders' Cup World Championships, is seen during morning workouts on November 2, 2011 in Louisville, Kentucky.
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LOUISVILLE, KY - OCTOBER 31: Ben Huffman the Director of Racing at Churchill Downs and Dan Bork the Assistant Racing Secretary do the draw for the 2011 Breeders Cup Post Position Draw at Churchill Downs on October 31, 2011 in Louisville, Kentucky.
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In a photo provided by Churchill Downs, Deluxe, right, ridden by Julien Leparoux, beats Ravi's Song to win the Cardinal Handicap horse race on the turf at Churchill Downs on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011, in Louisville, Ky.
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In a 2007 photo, Louisville Archbishop Thomas C. Kelly delivers the closing prayer following a gathering of Catholic school teachers at Churchill Downs in one of his last official public appearances as archbishop. Thomas C. Kelly, who served as archbishop of Louisville for 25 years...
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Churchill Downs' employees and stable hands work to clean up parts of horse barns that were damaged by a tornado that struck the track Wednesday night on the backside barn area damaging nine barns at the historic race track in Louisville, Kentucky, June 23, 2011. There were no injuries...
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Churchill Downs' employees and stable hands work to clean up parts of barn 23 used by trainer Steve Margolis that was damaged after an apparent tornado struck the track in Louisville, Kentucky, June 23, 2011. The apparent tornado struck Wednesday night at the thoroughbred racetrack...
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People survey the damage to barns at Churchill Downs after an apparent tornado struck the track in Louisville, Kentucky, June 23, 2011. The apparent tornado struck Wednesday night at the thoroughbred racetrack famed as home of the Kentucky Derby, damaging some barns, but no injuries...
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A damaged barn is seen at Louisville's historic Churchill Downs race track Thursday June 23, 2001. A tornado Wednesday evening smashed several horse barns at the track. No people or horses were hurt.
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The chapel in the stable area at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. , shows roof damage Thursday, June 23, 2011, following a possible tornado that damaged at least nine barns Wednesday night. The National Weather Service sent teams out Thursday to determine whether the funnel cloud...
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Trainer Lynn Whiting walks through the stable area at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. , Thursday, June 23, 2011 surveying the damage caused to at least nine barns by a possible tornado on Wednesday night. No horses or individuals were injured in the storm, but Thursday's scheduled...
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Workers clean up in the stable area at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. Thursday, June 23, 2011 following a possible tornado touchdown at the race track on Wednesday night. Although at least nine barns were damaged, no injuries to people or horses were reported. The National Weather...
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Louisville Police and Fire departments work with Churchill Downs' employees to secure the backside horse barn areas after a tornado hit and damaged five barns at the historic race track in Louisville, Kentucky June 22, 2011. There were no injuries reported to personnel or to the group...
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People access damage at barn 40 int Churchill Downs after storms passed through the area in Louisville, Ky. , Wednesday, June 22, 2011.
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Damage to a building at Churchill Downs is seen Wednesday, June 22, 2011, in Louisville, Ky. At least five barns were damaged and horses were running loose Wednesday at Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby, after a powerful storm that spawned tornadoes blew through Louisville.
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This image provided by Churchill Downs shows the barn housing horses trained by Steve Margolis which was among the most heavily-damaged by a possible tornado that struck Wednesday night June 22, 2011. At least nine of the track's 48 backside barns were damaged, as was the chapel. The...
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Winning trainer Charles Lopresti, right, gestures as he talks with jockey John Velazquez aboard Wise Dan after winning the Grade 1 $500,000 Clark Handicap horse race at Churchill Downs, Friday, Nov. 25, 2011, in Louisville, Ky.
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Jockey John Velazquez, left, and trainer Charles Lopresti react as they accept the Clark Handicap trophy following Wise Dan's three-length victory in the Grade 1 $500,000 Clark Handicap horse race at Churchill Downs, Friday, Nov. 25, 2011, in Louisville, Ky.
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Wise Dan, with jockey John Velazquez aboard, rolls to victory ahead of Mission Impazible, left, in the Grade 1 $500,000 Clark Handicap horse race at Churchill Downs, Friday, Nov. 25, 2011, in Louisville, Ky.
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Jockey John Velazquez rides Uncle Mo to victory in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile race during the 2010 Breeders' Cup World Championships at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, in this November 6, 2010 file photo. Uncle Mo, the two-year-old champion in 2010 who finished 10th in this...
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Kentucky Derby hopeful Uncle Mo, with exercise rider Hector Ramos, gallops during an early morning workout at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, in this May 5, 2011 file photo. Uncle Mo, the two-year-old champion in 2010 who finished 10th in this year's $5 million Breeders' Cup...
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LOUISVILLE, KY - NOVEMBER 05: Jockey Ramon Dominguez rides Hansen #5, far right, ahead of jockey Javier Castellano and Union Rags #10 to win the Breeders' Cup Juvenile during the 2011 Breeders' Cup World Championships at Churchill Downs on November 5, 2011 in Louisville, Kentucky.
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LOUISVILLE, KY - NOVEMBER 05: Robby Albarado celebrates aboard Court Vision after winning the Breeders' Cup Mile during the 2011 Breeders' Cup World Championships at Churchill Downs on November 4, 2011 in Louisville, Kentucky.
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LOUISVILLE, KY - NOVEMBER 05: Hansen (right), riden by Ramon Dominguez, wins the Breeders' Cup Juvenile during the 2011 Breeders' Cup World Championships at Churchill Downs on November 4, 2011 in Louisville, Kentucky.
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LOUISVILLE, KY - NOVEMBER 05: Corey Nakatani celebrates aboard Regally Ready after winning Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint during the 2011 Breeders' Cup World Championships at Churchill Downs on November 4, 2011 in Louisville, Kentucky.
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LOUISVILLE, KY - NOVEMBER 05: The field of the Breeders' Cup Classic races down the front stretch during the 2011 Breeders' Cup World Championships at Churchill Downs on November 5, 2011 in Louisville, Kentucky.
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LOUISVILLE, KY - NOVEMBER 02: Churchill Downs, the site of the Breeders' Cup World Championships, is seen during morning workouts on November 2, 2011 in Louisville, Kentucky.
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