Churchill Downs Tickets

The classic location of the Churchill Downs has given the horse racing fans plenty of truly amazingmoments to look back to. The historic venue has been the proud host of several high profile horse racingevents like the Kentucky Derby. The venue is more than a hundred and thirty five years old and had thehonor of hosting the first ever Kentucky Derby held. Now it has become an annual event which attractsseveral thousand horse lovers from around the globe each year. The Kentucky Derby Horse racing eventis one of the most important horse racing events of the year.

Kentucky Derby maybe the most recognized sporting event in the whole but it is certainly not the onlynotable event hosted by Churchill Downs. The racetrack is the hub of some of the most important racingevents of the North American continent. Almost all the racing events hosted by this race track featurethoroughbred horses like the Kentucky Oaks, Clark Handicap, Stephen Foster Handicap, WoodfordReserve Turf Classic etc. All these racing events together make this racetrack one of the biggest revenuegenerating arenas in the world of sports. Despite being so successful, it has stayed true to its roots andtraditions.

The racetrack of Churchill Downs officially opened in 1875. It was named after John and Henry Churchill.They leased some eighty acres to Colonel Meriwether Lewis Clark, Jr., their nephew and the presidentof the local Jockey Club. Churchill Downs was founded with an intention to provide a replacement fortwo of the racing tracks which closed down in the city of Louisville, namely the Oakland and Woodlawnracetracks. By the 1890s, the popularity of the long races of hosted by Churchill Downs pretty much hadthe town in its grip. The racing fever of the city still isn't over some hundred and thirty five years later.

The charm of the racetrack has increased for horse lovers around the globe so much that each year,thousands and thousands of fans hit the venue in order to be a part of any of the annually hostedevents. The Kentucky Derby race remains the biggest attraction even today. The world class facilitiesprovide by the racetrack, along with the fact that it is the host of one of the hottest horse racing events,adds to the charm of the venue.

Initially, the facility was spread over an area of eighty acres only but now it has swollen to cover amassive hundred and forty seven acres of land. This has vastly increased the seating capacity for almostall of its events as well. Now an average of fifty thousand people attends the derby every year. It variesfor the other races. The breath taking seventy nine luxury suites accommodate the rich and the famousevery year. These rich and famous help the racetrack generate a mind boggling amount of revenueevery year. If you want to be a part of any of the prestigious events then grab your Churchill Downstickets now and enjoy!