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The Exile Ends: Bob Baffert Steps Back Into the Kentucky Derby

The legendary trainer’s three-year ban from Churchill Downs is over, but the controversy and questions about his legacy still linger.

Sports Illustrated

Drugs, Deaths and Venom: Horse Racing's Safety Issues Hover Over Kentucky Derby

Recent efforts to clean up the sport will be under heightened scrutiny at Churchill Downs.

Sports Illustrated

Churchill Downs to improve track maintenance, veterinary resources for fall meet after horse deaths

Churchill Downs will implement safety measures for its September meet including new track surface maintenance equipment and additional monitoring and equine care following 12 horse deaths before and after the Kentucky Derby that spurred suspension of its spring meet

The Independent UK

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Churchill Downs to resume racing at fall meet with no changes after horse deaths

Racing will resume at Churchill Downs in September, with no changes being made after a review of surfaces and safety protocols in the wake of 12 horse deaths

The Independent UK

As 149th Derby nears, Kentucky prepares for sports betting

A recently signed bill by Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear will allow Kentucky’s horse racing tracks to be licensed as sports betting facilities, which proponents and the industry hope will bring a new demographic of bettors to its track

The Independent UK

Bob Baffert Won’t Be at the Kentucky Derby, but Racing Still Can’t Shake Him

One of the most successful—and now controversial—trainers received a stark message: No one is bigger than Churchill Downs. But his presence still looms.

Sports Illustrated

Bob Baffert sues Churchill Downs, others to be allowed to run in Kentucky Derby

In an expected move that will heighten the uncertainty about who can run in this year’s Kentucky Derby, Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert filed suit in federal court against Churchill Downs Inc., chief executive Bill Carstanjen and board chair Alex Rankin, to allow him to run horses in the…

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Bob Baffert Sues Churchill Downs Over 2-Year Ban Following Derby Disqualification: Report

Thoroughbred racing trainer Bob Baffert has filed a lawsuit against Churchill Downs Inc. (NYSE: CHDN), CEO Bill Carstanjen and Chairman Alex Rankin, claiming that they lacked the legal authority to ban him for two years after Medina Spirit, the horse he train

Benzinga

Churchill Downs Agrees To Acquire Peninsula Pacific Entertainment Assets For ~$2.5B

Churchill Downs Inc (NASDAQ:CHDN) has agreed to acquire substantially all of the assets of Peninsula Pacific Entertainment LLC (P2E) for $2.485 billion. The acquisition will include all of P2E's assets in Virginia and New York and the operations of its Sioux City casino property. The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2022. "This…

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