Churchill Downs Team Members Raise $38,840 for Big Brothers Big Sisters Through Annual Trivia Event
July 18, 2025
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (July 18, 2025)— On Friday, July 18, team members at Churchill Downs Incorporated, Derby City Gaming, and Churchill Downs Racetrack teamed up for Trivia for Kids’ Sake, benefitting Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kentuckiana. Trivia for Kids’ Sake has been an annual event at CDI for the past several years and has proven to be a great way for team members to get involved with raising funds for Big Brothers Big Sisters. In the weeks leading up to the event, team members were encouraged to form trivia teams and fundraise for their team. Then, on Friday the 18th, the teams gathered together over Zoom to compete! This year’s winning team, Business of Average Intelligence, pulled off a successful repeat of their 2024 victory.
Thanks to team member donations, fundraising, and corporate support, CDI was able to raise a grand total of $38,840 in support of Big Brothers Big Sisters, which included $13,840 of team member donations, an increase from 2024.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kentuckiana is a Louisville-based nonprofit that strives to create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth in Louisville and the surrounding areas. Their program matches children and teens with an adult Big in order to provide support and mentorship to the child. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kentuckiana operates 7 counties in Kentucky (Jefferson, Shelby, Oldham, Bullitt, Hardin, Nelson, and Grayson) and 3 in Indiana (Clark, Floyd, and Harrison).
About Churchill Downs Incorporated
Churchill Downs Incorporated (Nasdaq: CHDN) has been creating extraordinary entertainment experiences for nearly 150 years, beginning with the company’s most iconic and enduring asset, the Kentucky Derby. Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, CDI has expanded through the development of live and historical racing entertainment venues, the growth of the TwinSpires horse racing online wagering business and the operation and development of regional casino gaming properties. www.churchilldownsincorporated.com
About Derby City Gaming & Hotel
Located approximately five miles from both the Louisville International Airport and the historic Churchill Downs Racetrack, Derby City Gaming & Hotel is a 228,000-square-foot regional gaming destination featuring over 1,300 state-of-the-art Historical Racing Machines with over 220 popular game themes. The entertainment venue also includes a 123-room hotel, dedicated smoking and gaming patio with over 260 games, a Race & Sports Book, along with locally-inspired food and beverage offerings including its signature Oliver’s Chophouse & Bourbon bar, spacious center bar, sports bar and two casual dining locations.
About Churchill Downs Racetrack
Churchill Downs Racetrack (“CDRT”), the world’s most legendary racetrack, has been the home of The Kentucky Derby, the longest continually held annual sporting event in the United States, since 1875. Located in Louisville, CDRT features a series of themed race days during Derby Week, including the Kentucky Oaks, and conducts Thoroughbred horse racing during three race meets in the Spring, September and Fall. CDRT is located on 175 acres and has a one-mile dirt track, a 7/8-mile turf track, a stabling area, and provides seating for approximately 60,000 guests. The stable area has barns sufficient to accommodate 1,400 horses and a 114-room dormitory for backstretch personnel. CDRT also has a year-round simulcast wagering facility. www.ChurchillDowns.com.
Media Contacts
Tonya Abeln
Vice President of Corporate Communications
Churchill Downs Incorporated
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 502-636-4506
Jeanna Burkhead Cunningham
Communications Manager
Churchill Downs Incorporated
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 502-616-6844
