Churchill Downs News

Kentucky’s Churchill Downs, Jockeys’ Guild Reach Insurance Agreement

Churchill Downs Inc. and the Jockeys’ Guild have reached an agreement to subsidize riders’ health insurance, life insurance and disability benefits for members of the Guild who ride in the United States. Terms of the multiyear agreement were not disclosed, …

Churchill Downs Ending Payments for Jockeys’ Off-Track Injuries

Churchill Downs Inc. plans to stop paying the trade association representing jockeys to fund riders’ off-track needs, such as benefits or health insurance coverage that’s not racing related. Churchill spokeswoman Julie Koenig Loignon said that the company’s four tracks will …

Kentucky’s Churchill Downs Assessing Tornado Damage

A possible tornado damaged several horse barns at Churchill Downs, prompting track officials to temporarily halt races Thursday at the famed Kentucky Derby horse track. Some horses have been moved to private farms, Keeneland racetrack in Lexington and to different …