Churchill Downs Entries & Results (2024)

FAQs

What is the best section at Churchill Downs? ›

Clubhouse. For great views of the race minus some of the lavish VIP amenities, Clubhouse Box seats are your best bet. Clubhouse sections are on the 1st-3rd floors of the Clubhouse at Churchill Downs and include sections 312-321, 218-220 and 111-117.

Sit down in the same seats as the world's most revered racing enthusiasts! The Millionaires Row and Skye Terrace dining rooms provides scenic vantage points to view the races from a tiered balcony overlooking the finish line, or via television monitors from the comfort of your table.

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With a final time of 1:59.40, Secretariat set a track record at 1 1/4 miles that still stands at Churchill Downs.

WAGER MINIMUMS:

Win, Place, Show: $2. Exacta: $2 ($1 Box & Wheels) Daily Double, Super High-5: $1. Trifecta, Pick-3, Pick-4 and Pick-5: $0.50.

Smart Casual

Vests, shirts with collars, sweaters, dresses, pantsuits, dress jeans, dress shorts and slacks are appropriate. Don'ts: Cargo shorts, t-shirts, crop or midriff tops, athletic wear, swim wear, frayed or torn denim or shorts, and tennis shoes are considered inappropriate attire.

Millionaires Row, perhaps the most famous dining experience at Churchill Downs. Enjoy the spacious indoor dining area or step out onto the covered terrace to watch the races from the fourth level overlooking the track.

Due to the often record-breaking prices that have been set for the apartments in these buildings, the press dubbed this section of 57th Street "Billionaires' Row". The term has since been extended to other supertall luxury buildings facing southern Central Park not strictly on 57th Street.

General admission tickets start at $10.00 per adult for Spring, September and Fall Meets. Children 12 years and younger are complimentary with paying adult (who is at least eighteen (18) years old with a valid ID).

Who owns Churchill Downs? ›

The racetrack is owned and operated by Churchill Downs Incorporated. With the infield open for the Kentucky Derby, the capacity of Churchill Downs is roughly 170,000.

This year, the average ticket price is $1,254.43 ahead of the first Saturday in May. Here's a glimpse at average ticket prices — which includes ticket prices from the infield up to the most exclusive seating options Churchill Downs offers — over the last decade: 2024: $1,254.43. 2023: $1,214.41.

John and Kate Tweedy, the son and daughter of Chenery, wrote that their parents raised and trained Secretariat with the utmost integrity. "The fact is Secretariat was never given performance enhancing drugs," Kate and John Tweedy wrote.

Man O' War raced from 1919-1921. To this day, he is considered the greatest racehorse of all time. Man O' War was a chestnut stallion that won 20 out of his 21 races. One of his most notable victories is when he raced and won carrying 138 lbs.

Secretariat holds the fastest time in Kentucky Derby history. Only 2 horses have recorded times under 2 minutes.

Within the paddock tunnel, a secret speakeasy hides behind the bourbon barrel walls, one of three scattered around Churchill Downs. The secret space is used for private toasts with current or potential sponsors, VIPs and visiting executives.

Guests with Infield General Admission tickets are encouraged to park or take rideshare to L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium and walk down Central Avenue to 4th Street entrance to Churchill Downs in order to access the infield.

These two pinnacles cast a glow up and down Louisville, Kentucky's Central Avenue and across the landscape of horse racing history. The spires are easily the most recognizable symbol in the sport of kings, and arguably, in all of sports.