General Information
General Information:
Churchill Downs Incorporated is a publicly traded company, originally established in 1875 as the Louisville Jockey Club and Driving Park Association. Eight years later, the racing association adopted the now famous moniker of Churchill Downs.
Churchill Downs was organized as a Kentucky corporation in 1928 and officially became known as Churchill Downs Incorporated in 1942. Churchill Downs Incorporated remains headquartered in Louisville, Ky., where our flagship facility, Churchill Downs racetrack, annually plays host to North America's premier horse race, the Grade I Kentucky Derby.
Churchill Downs Incorporated is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market . Our ticker symbol is CHDN.
Transfer Agent and Registrar:
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American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, LLC
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Analysts Who Cover Churchill Downs Incorporated
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Shareholder Pass Program
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Churchill Downs Incorporated Information Kit
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Tickets to the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks
For information on how to request tickets to the annual Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks to be hosted by Churchill Downs racetrack, click here.
Contact Us:
Churchill Downs Incorporated
Investor Services
(502) 636-4400
investors@kyderby.com
Safe Harbor Statement:
This Web site contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “PSLRA”) and are made pursuant to the “safe harbor” provisions of the PSLRA. The reader is cautioned that such forward-looking statements reflect management’s expectations regarding future events, and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance or outcomes to differ materially from those expressed in such statements, including, without limitation, our results of operations, financial condition, liquidity, prospects, growth prospects and conditions in the industries in which we operate. Churchill Downs Incorporated assumes no obligation to update forward-looking information to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting forward-looking information. Some of the forward-looking statements can be identified by terms such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “will,” and similar words, although some forward-looking statements are expressed differently. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations include, without limitation: the effect of global economic conditions, including disruptions in the credit markets; the effect (including possible increases in the cost of doing business) resulting from future war and terrorist activities or political uncertainties; the overall negative economic environment, including current negative trends in consumer spending; the impact of increasing insurance costs; the impact of interest rate fluctuations; the effect of any change in our accounting policies or practices; the financial performance of our racing operations; the impact of gaming competition (including lotteries and riverboat, cruise ship and land-based casinos) and other sports and entertainment options in those markets in which we operate; the impact of live racing day competition with our racetracks within or near our respective markets; costs associated with our efforts in support of alternative gaming initiatives; costs associated with customer relationship management initiatives; a substantial change in law or regulations affecting pari-mutuel and gaming activities; a substantial change in allocation of live racing days; our continued ability to effectively compete for the country’s top horses and trainers necessary to field high-quality horse racing; our continued ability to grow our share of the interstate simulcast market and obtain the consents of horsemen’s groups to interstate simulcasting; our ability to execute our acquisition strategy and to complete or successfully operate planned expansion projects; our ability to execute on our permanent slot facility in Florida; market reaction to our expansion projects; the loss of our totalisator companies or their inability to provide us assurance of the reliability of their internal control processes through Statement on Auditing Standards No. 70 audits or to keep their technology current; our ability to obtain or maintain alternative gaming approvals in certain of our markets; our accountability for environmental contamination; the loss of key personnel; the impact of natural disasters on our operations, including any business disruption associated with such events; our ability to integrate businesses we acquire, including our ability to maintain revenues at historic levels and achieve anticipated cost savings; the impact of wagering and other laws affecting our business, including changes in laws or enforcement of those laws by regulatory agencies; the outcome of pending or threatened litigation, including the outcome of any counter-suits or claims arising in connection with a pending lawsuit in federal court in the Western District of Kentucky styled Churchill Downs Incorporated, et al v. Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Group, LLC, Case #08-CV-225-S; changes in our relationships with horsemen’s groups and their memberships; our ability to reach agreement with horsemen’s groups on future purse and other agreements (including, without limiting, agreements on the sharing of revenues from gaming and advance deposit wagering); the effect of claims of third parties to intellectual property rights; and the volatility of our stock price. For additional information on these and other risks and uncertainties, please see Churchill Downs Incorporated’s periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.