Churchill Downs
Churchill Downs is a thoroughbred horse racing complex in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. Since its opening in 1875, it has hosted the annual Kentucky Derby, the first leg of the Triple Crown, as well as the Kentucky Oaks.Photo: squirrel83, CC BY 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kentucky Derby Museum and L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium.
Kentucky Derby Museum
Museum
The Kentucky Derby Museum is an American Thoroughbred horse racing museum located on the grounds of Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. Dedicated to preserving the history of the Kentucky Derby, it first opened its doors to the public in the spring of 1985. Kentucky Derby Museum is situated 1,100 feet north of Churchill Downs.
L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Perthsider, CC BY-SA 3.0.
L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium, also known as L&N Stadium and formerly known as Cardinal Stadium and Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, is a football stadium located in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, on the southern end of the campus of the University of Louisville. L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium is situated 3,900 feet east of Churchill Downs.
Jim Patterson Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Rod Foster, Public domain.
Jim Patterson Stadium is a baseball stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. It is the home field of the University of Louisville Cardinals college baseball team. Jim Patterson Stadium is situated 2,900 feet northeast of Churchill Downs.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wyandotte and Wilder Park.
Wyandotte
Neighborhood
Wyandotte, is a neighborhood on the southside of Louisville, Kentucky, United States. Its modern boundaries are Longfield Avenue to the north, Taylor Boulevard to the west, I-264 to the south, and Southern Parkway to the east.
Wilder Park
Neighborhood
Wilder Park is a neighborhood four miles south of downtown Louisville, Kentucky, USA. The area was originally the site of Greenland race course, built in 1866, a sister track of Churchill Downs.
Jacobs
Hamlet
Jacobs is a neighborhood on the south side of Louisville, Kentucky, in the United States. Its boundaries are Berry Boulevard to the north, Taylor Boulevard to the east, the I-264 to the south, and Seventh Street to the west.
Churchill Downs
- Type: Stadium
- Description: Thoroughbred racetrack in Louisville, Kentucky, United States
- Categories: horse racing venue, horse racing, recreation area, sports location, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Jefferson, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.2024° or 38° 12′ 9″ northLongitude
-85.77158° or 85° 46′ 18″ westOpen location code
86CP662H+X9OpenStreetMap ID
way 24685850OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=stadiumOpenStreetMap feature
sport=horse_racingWikidata ID
Q2748049
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Churchill Downs” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “丘吉尔唐斯赛马场”
- Chinese: “丘吉爾唐斯”
- Chinese: “丘吉爾園馬場”
- Czech: “Churchill Downs”
- Dutch: “Churchill Downs”
- French: “Churchill Downs”
- Japanese: “チャーチルダウンズ競馬場”
- Persian: “چرچیل داونز”
- Russian: “Чёрчилл-Даунз”
- Spanish: “Churchill Downs”
- Swedish: “Churchill Downs”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Churchill Downs heliport and Great Hall.
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