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Kentucky Derby: Limited Infield-Only Tickets Go On Sale Wednesday At Noon Sponsored by:
A limited number of Infield-only General Admission tickets for the April 30 Longines Kentucky Oaks and May 1 Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve will go on sale at 12 p.m. EST on Wednesday at www.kentuckyderby.com/tickets/2021-derby-week-tickets.
“The Kentucky Derby experience is synonymous with fun and excitement and we re thrilled to welcome fans back to our Infield,” said Churchill Downs Racetrack President Mike Anderson. “We remain committed to relying on the most recent scientific evidence we have surrounding COVID-19, and with Kentucky Derby Week three weeks away, we are encouraged by the favorable trajectory. In addition to a low positivity rate, Kentucky s vaccination efforts have reached approximately 40 percent of adult Kentuckians with every indication that those numbers will continue to rapidly increase over the coming weeks leading into this year s Derby
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Churchill Downs Honors Legendary African-American Jockey Isaac Murphy Sponsored by:
Legendary jockey Isaac Murphy
Churchill Downs Racetrack has renamed a Derby Week stakes race to honor the legacy of a legendary African-American and native Kentuckian who was arguably the greatest jockey American racing has ever known – Isaac Murphy.
The featured overnight stakes race on Champions Day, Tuesday, April 27, has been renamed the $120,000 Isaac Murphy Marathon. The 1 ½-mile endurance race for Thoroughbreds age 4 and up was formerly known as the Champions Day Marathon.
Murphy is only the seventh individual to have a Churchill Downs stakes race named in his honor, joining Churchill Downs founder Col. M. Lewis Clark (Clark), former Churchill Downs President Matt Winn (Matt Winn), “My Old Kentucky Home” composer Stephen Foster (Stephen Foster), Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas (Lukas Classic), Churchill Downs all-time winningest jockey Pat Day (Pat Day Mile) and fello
Derby Week, Spring Meet Tickets On Sale Now Feb 12, 2021
“Kentucky Derby Week represents a time of fun and excitement and our team is
working diligently to create and deliver the best customer experience possible
as we do every year,” said Churchill Downs Racetrack President
Mike Anderson.
“We’ll continue to rely on proven health and safety protocols and operate
within the guidance of state health officials as well as the CDC.
“We previously reported that we are starting with the assumption
that we will limit the number of reserved seats to 40 to 50 percent capacity
and delay the sale of general admission tickets. If the circumstances