Churchill Downs

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horse racing track sports venue thoroughbred racetrack

Churchill Downs is a historic thoroughbred racetrack in Louisville best known as the longtime home of the Kentucky Derby.

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Label Occurrences
Churchill Downs canonical 9
Churchill Downs Incorporated 1
Churchill Downs racetrack 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf horse racing track ⓘ
sports venue ⓘ
thoroughbred racetrack ⓘ
address 700 Central Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky ⓘ
broadcastPartner NBC Sports ⓘ
surface form: NBC Sports (Kentucky Derby)
category Horse racing venues in Kentucky ⓘ
National Historic Landmarks in Kentucky ⓘ
Sports venues in Louisville, Kentucky ⓘ
city Louisville, Kentucky ⓘ
surface form: Louisville
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
designatedAs National Historic Landmark ⓘ
firstKentuckyDerbyHeld 1875 ⓘ
founder Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr. ⓘ
grandstandCapacity approximately 50,000 ⓘ
hasArea infield ⓘ
hasBettingFacility pari-mutuel wagering ⓘ
hasFeature twin spires ⓘ
hasLightingSystem permanent track lighting ⓘ
hasLogoElement twin spires silhouette ⓘ
hasMuseum Kentucky Derby Museum ⓘ
hasSeatingType clubhouse seating ⓘ
grandstand seating ⓘ
hasTurfCourse yes ⓘ
hostsEvent Breeders' Cup ⓘ
surface form: Breeders' Cup World Championships

Clark Handicap ⓘ
Kentucky Derby ⓘ
Kentucky Oaks ⓘ
Whitney Stakes ⓘ
surface form: Stephen Foster Handicap
infieldCapacity over 100,000 ⓘ
introducedNightRacing 2009 ⓘ
knownFor Kentucky Derby ⓘ
Kentucky Oaks ⓘ
locatedIn Jefferson County, Kentucky ⓘ
Louisville, Kentucky ⓘ
logoOwner Churchill Downs Incorporated ⓘ
mainTrackDistance 1.0 mile ⓘ
namedAfter John Churchill ⓘ
nationalHistoricLandmarkDesignationYear 1986 ⓘ
opened 1875 ⓘ
operatedBy Churchill Downs Incorporated ⓘ
ownedBy Churchill Downs Incorporated ⓘ
railwayAccess Louisville and Nashville Railroad ⓘ
surface form: historic Louisville and Nashville Railroad (past)
renovation major grandstand renovation in early 2000s ⓘ
state Kentucky ⓘ
surfaceType dirt ⓘ
timezone Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
trackDirection left-handed ⓘ
turfCourseDistance 0.875 mile ⓘ
website https://www.churchilldowns.com ⓘ

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Kentucky → eventHeldAt → Churchill Downs ⓘ
Kentucky Derby → heldAt → Churchill Downs ⓘ
Kentucky Derby → organizer → Churchill Downs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Churchill Downs Incorporated
Derby City → isFamousFor → Churchill Downs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Churchill Downs racetrack
Derby City → hasNotableVenue → Churchill Downs ⓘ
Kentucky horse culture → hasInstitution → Churchill Downs ⓘ
Louisville metropolitan area → containsVenue → Churchill Downs ⓘ
The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports → associatedWith → Churchill Downs ⓘ
Mint Julep → associatedWithLocation → Churchill Downs ⓘ
Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr. → founded → Churchill Downs ⓘ
Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr. → associatedWith → Churchill Downs ⓘ