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Churchill Downs Incorporated

Event Organizer · Louisville, KY

Publicly traded racing, gaming and wagering company (NASDAQ: CHDN) established in 1875 and headquartered in Louisville, owner and operator of the Churchill Downs racetrack and the Kentucky Derby plus TwinSpires online wagering and regional casinos.

Founded

1875

Region

Kentucky

Investors

People

About Kentucky

This edition covers the real Kentucky outside the Cincinnati metro's northern border counties, which already have their own dedicated coverage. Louisville, in Jefferson County, is Kentucky's largest city, home to UPS's global air-cargo hub (Worldport) and a real logistics economy built around it. Lexington, in Fayette County, anchors the Bluegrass region's horse and bourbon industries. Frankfort, in Franklin County, is the state capital. Bowling Green, in Warren County, is the only place in the world where the Chevrolet Corvette is manufactured. None of these are the Cincinnati border counties, and this edition doesn't treat them as smaller versions of that edition.

Related Analysis

Churchill Downs Inc. Made $2.9 Billion in 2025. By the Company's Own Numbers, Only a Sliver of That Came From the Derby Itself. Kentucky's Other Famous Export Tells the Same Kind of Story, Twice Over.

Region Stats

Total firms 45

VC / investors 7

Companies 28

Schools 10

Known For

Louisville

Lexington

The Capital