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) is the parent company of Churchill Downs. The company owns several other thoroughbred and standardbred racetracks. - Source: Wikipedia

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Mage (8), with Javier Castellano aboard, wins the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Louisville, Ky. The Kentucky Derby purse has been raised to $5 million for the 150th edition in May. The increase of $2 million was announced Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, by Churchill Downs. The 1 1/4-mile race will be May 4. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

Kentucky Derby purse raised for 150th race in May

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FILE - Javier Castellano, atop Mage, third from left, is seen with others behind the pack as they make the first turn while competing in the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Louisville, Ky. Horse racing's federally created oversight panel found no single cause of death among 12 horses at Churchill Downs this spring, but recommends further action and analysis to mitigate risk at the home of the Kentucky Derby, according to a report released Tuesday, Sept. 12. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Panel finds no single factor in horse deaths at Churchill Downs

By Gary B. Graves - Associated Press

Fans watch a race before the 141st running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., May 2, 2015. Racing will resume at Churchill Downs in September 2023 with no changes being made after a review of surfaces and safety protocols in the wake of 12 horse deaths, including seven in the days leading up to the Kentucky Derby in May. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Churchill Downs to improve track maintenance, veterinary resources for fall meet after horse deaths

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Mage (8), with Javier Castellano aboard, wins the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Louisville, Ky. Mage is expected to race for the first time since finishing third in the Preakness when the 3-year-old colt takes on seven rivals in the $1 million Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park on Saturday. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

Churchill Downs to resume racing with no changes after horse deaths

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Trainer Bob Baffert walks off the track after his horse Arabian Lion won The Woody Stephens ahead of the Belmont Stakes horse race Saturday, June 10, 2023, at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Churchill Downs extends trainer Bob Baffert’s ban through 2024

By Stephen Whyno - Associated Press

Javier Castellano, atop Mage, third from left, is seen behind with others behind the pack as they make the first turn while competing in the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Louisville, Ky. Churchill Downs will limit horses to four starts during a rolling eight-week period and impose ineligibility standards for continued poor performance in the wake of the recent deaths of 12 horses at the home of the Kentucky Derby. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) **FILE**

Churchill Downs suspends racing to examine protocols following 12 horse deaths

By Gary B. Graves - Associated Press

CORRECTS TO TRAINER, NOT OWNER - Bob Baffert, center, trainer of Preakness Stakes entrant National Treasure, walks near the stables ahead of the 148th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Friday, May 19, 2023, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) **FILE**

Judge grants Churchill Downs’ request for summary judgment to dismiss Baffert’s lawsuit

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Mage (8), with Javier Castellano aboard, across the finish line to win the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

Mage crosses finish 1st in Kentucky Derby amid 7th death

By Beth Harris - Associated Press

A horse gets a bath after a workout at Churchill Downs Friday, May 5, 2023, in Louisville, Ky. The 149th running of the Kentucky Derby is scheduled for Saturday, May 6. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

19 horses to tangle in wide-open 149th Kentucky Derby

By Beth Harris - Associated Press

Race fans take photos in front of a statue of Barbaro at Churchill Downs, Thursday, May 4, 2023, in Louisville, Ky. Barbaro won the 2006 Kentucky Derby but shattered its leg two weeks later in the Preakness Stakes which led to it being euthanized. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

Churchill Downs suspends trainer Joseph after two horse deaths

By Beth Harris - Associated Press

Kentucky Derby entrant Practical Move works out at Churchill Downs Thursday, May 4, 2023, in Louisville, Ky. The 149th running of the Kentucky Derby is scheduled for Saturday, May 6. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Practical Move out of Kentucky Derby with high temperature

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In this May 1, 2019, file photo, trainer Bob Baffert watches his Kentucky Derby entrant Game Winner during a workout at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. Baffert won't be saddling any horses in the Kentucky Derby this weekend. The winner of a record-tying six Derbies will miss the race for the second straight year while completing a two-year suspension issued by Churchill Downs Inc. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Why Bob Baffert won’t be at Kentucky Derby 2nd year in a row

By Beth Harris - Associated Press

Tim Yakteen stands in his barn with Tabia, one of two horses he will saddle for the Kentucky Derby, at Santa Anita Park on Monday, April 25, 2022, in Arcadia, Calif. He will saddle two horses - Messier and Taiba, both formerly trained by Bob Baffert - for the Kentucky Derby. Baffert is serving a 90-day suspension from horse racing. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) **FILE**

Trainer honored to carry torch for suspended Baffert at Kentucky Derby

By Beth Harris - Associated Press

John Velazquez riding Medina Spirit crosses the finish line to win the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., in this Saturday, May 1, 2021, file photo. Bob Baffert’s lawyer said Wednesday, June 2, 2021, that a split-sample test of Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit came back positive for the presence of the steroid betamethasone, which could lead to the horse’s disqualification and discipline for the Hall of Fame trainer. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

Churchill Downs bans Baffert for two years after horse’s positive test

By Andy Kostka - The Washington Times

Churchill Downs names new president of historic racetrack

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