Churchill Turf

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What owners/trainers are going to run on this course next weekend in ARL Million and Bev D? 

TDN
With continued challenges facing Churchill Downs' newly installed turf course, which has included the cancelling of a number of grass events, the Louisville track has announced the hiatus of both the $300,000 GII Secretariat S. and the $200,000 GIII Pucker Up S. Both were scheduled for Arlington Million Day next Saturday, Aug. 13, which is to be held at Churchill for the first time after the closing of Chicago's Arlington Park last year.

Churchill is moving forward with plans to host the GI Arlington Million and the GI Beverly D. S. on the lawn. The former will be run from lane one, with the latter scheduled to run from lane three. The Beverly D. is a Breeders' Cup “Win and You're In” event for the Filly & Mare Turf division.

[1hooper]

Things are not much better this year.

The turf course at Churchill Downs, despite being renovated to the tune of $10 million ahead of the Spring 2022 meet, is still not meeting expectations. Darren Rogers, Churchill's senior director of media services, told the Daily Racing Form that the status of turf racing during the ongoing 2023 Fall Meet will be considered on a “day-to-day” basis.
paulickreport.com/news/the-biz/churchill-downs-officials-dissatisfied-with-turf-course-status-to-limit-grass-races/

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What's wrong with Kentucky Blue Grass? Bermuda hybrid mixture?   Invasive species.

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LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Churchill Downs Incorporated (“CDI” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: CHDN) announced today that the Company has agreed to repurchase 1,000,000 shares of its common stock for $123.75 per share from an affiliate of The Duchossois Group, Inc. in a privately negotiated transaction. The aggregate purchase price is $123.75 million. CDI will repurchase the shares using available cash and borrowings under its senior secured credit facility. The transaction is expected to close on January 2, 2024.

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No turf racing at CD but...

A multi-year partnership between Churchill Downs Racetrack and Sports Illustrated for exclusive naming rights of a new luxury dining experience, Club SI, ahead of the 150th running of the May 4 Kentucky Derby has been established, Churchill Downs Incorporated announced Tuesday. Originally planned as the 1895 Club, Club SI will be unveiled opening night of Derby Week.
www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/churchill-downs-sports-illustrated-partner-with-new-si-club/