Churchill Downs
- Also Known As: Churchill Downs National Historic Landmark
- Address: 700 Central Ave
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| D X Murphy and Brothers | Architect | |||||
| Joseph D Baldez | Architect | |||||
| 1787/00/00 | Armistead Churchill | Home locale | Armstead Churchill and family settle on the large tract of land in Kentucky, south of the Forks of the Ohio, which he calls Blenheim. His great-grandson will build Churchill Downs on part of this estate. | |||
| 1795/09/13 | Armistead Churchill | Died | Armistead Churchill dies in Jefferson County, Kentucky. Mr Churchill is buried at his Blenheim Plantation, south of Louisville, Kentucky. | |||
| 1874/00/00 | Meriwether Lewis Clark | Developer | The track at Churchill Downs is constructed by Meriwether Lewis Clark, a Louisville thoroughbred breeder, in an attempt to stimulate the thoroughbred industry, which is in a period of decline. | |||
| 1875/05/17 | In front of a crowd of about 10,000, Oliver Lewis, a black jockey on a colt named ARISTIDES beats out 14 three-year-old horses to win the First Kentucky Derby, 1.5 mi (2.4 km). | Mint Julep | ||||
| 1921/05/08 | Stephen Collins Foster | Songwriter | The Louisville Courier-Journal reports the victory of the Kentucky-owned and bred Behave Yourself "To the strains of 'My Old Kentucky Home,' Kentuckians gave vent their delight. For Kentucky triumphed in the Derby." | |||
| 1936/05/02 | Stephen Collins Foster | Songwriter | Since 1936, with only a few exceptions, "My Old Kentucky Home," by Stephen Foster has been performed by the University of Louisville Marching Band as the horses make their way from the paddock to the starting gate for the Kentucky Derby. |
| Particulars for Churchill Downs: | |
|---|---|
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Area of Significance | Entertainment - Recreation |
| Criteria | Historic Event |
| Animal | Horse |
| Area of Significance | Industry |
| Level of Significance | National |
| Owner | Private |
| Historic Use | Sport Facility |
| Area of Significance | Sports |
| Sight Category | Structure |
| Animal | Thoroughbred Horse |
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