A Guide to Churchill Downs
Churchill Downs is located in South Louisville, Kentucky in the United States, home of the Kentucky Derby this racecourse officially opened in 1875.
The Breeders Cup has been held here on nine occasions with the most recent being in 2018. The course consists of an inner turf track and an outer dirt track.
Churchill Downs also features a Kentucky Derby Museum on site which gives you the history of the Kentucky Derby.
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Churchill Downs Racecourse Map
Churchill Downs Address: Churchill Downs, 700 Central Avenue, Louisville, KY 40208
Churchill Downs Phone Number: (800) 283 - 3729
For fixtures visit the Official Churchill Downs site.
Most Successful Churchill Downs Trainers
Here are the leading trainers based on the number of wins in 2023:
Trainer | Runners | Winners | Wins % | Earnings |
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Cox, Brad H | 152 | 46 | 30% | $6.3m |
Asmussen, Steven M | 212 | 34 | 16% | $3.8m |
McPeek, Kenneth G | 147 | 22 | 15% | $3.1m |
Sharp, Joe | 94 | 20 | 21% | $1.6m |
Walsh, Brendan P | 91 | 18 | 20% | $2.5m |
Romans, Dale L | 88 | 16 | 18% | $1.5m |
Bauer, Philip A | 52 | 15 | 29% | $2.1m |
Hartman, Chris A | 96 | 14 | 15% | $1.4m |
Amoss, Thomas M | 88 | 13 | 15% | $900k |
Foley, Gregory D | 75 | 13 | 17% | $1.2m |
Most Successful Churchill Downs Jockeys
Here are the leading jockeys based on the number of wins in 2023:
Jockey | Rides | Winners | Wins % | Earnings |
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Gaffalione, Tyler | 373 | 76 | 20% | $8.4m |
Saez, Luis | 260 | 53 | 20% | $5.4m |
Geroux, Florent | 148 | 30 | 20% | $3.8m |
Morales, Edgar | 209 | 28 | 13% | $2m |
Bejarano, Rafael | 171 | 27 | 16% | $2.5m |
Corrales, Gerardo | 149 | 26 | 17% | $2.5m |
Leparoux, Julien R | 131 | 26 | 20% | $2.6m |
Torres, Cristian A | 152 | 23 | 15% | $2.7m |
Hernandez, Jr Brian J | 210 | 19 | 9% | $3.4m |
Garcia, Martin | 150 | 17 | 11% | $1.9m |
With a huge combined experience of horse racing between them, this content has been created and is maintained by Darren Brett, James Banting and Andy Powell. All of the data for Churchill Downs Racetrack which includes the trainer and jockey statistics have been created using statistics from Equibase.