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Kentucky Derby Online Media Center

Welcome to the Churchill Downs Racetrack and Kentucky Derby Online Media Center. This webpage is tailored to provide journalists and media outlets with information and assistance in coverage of events at Churchill Downs and 'America's Greatest Race.' Be sure to check back often as the Churchill Downs communications department updates this area with important notices and information.

Also, be sure to follow @DerbyMedia and @HorseRacingKK on X for the latest news, notes and information from the Churchill Downs communications department.

If you have any specific questions about the Kentucky Derby and Churchill Downs Racetrack, please contact Darren Rogers (Darren.Rogers@KyDerby.com) and Kevin Kerstein (Kevin.Kerstein@KyDerby.com). If you have inquiries for Churchill Downs Incorporated, please contact Breck Thomas-Ross (breck.thomasross@kyderby.com).

Churchill Downs Racetrack and the Communications Team look forward to your possible arrival and your subsequent coverage of the Kentucky Derby and Churchill Downs!

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Request your Derby Week credentials to Darren Rogers, Senior Director of Communications & Media Services:
(502) 636-4461 or Darren.Rogers@KyDerby.com

Churchill Downs' Communications Department is available to offer assistance to members of the media with inquiries related to Churchill Downs racing as well as general Churchill Downs inquiries.

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Kentucky Derby Statistics are tailored to provide journalists and media outlets with information and assistance in coverage of the Kentucky Derby.

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In 1875, Churchill Downs officially opened its gates in Louisville, and began its tradition as “Home of the Kentucky Derby”. The Derby is now the longest continually running sporting event in America and is known as The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports®.

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Kentucky Derby Online Media Center is tailored to provide journalists and media outlets with information and assistance in coverage of events at Churchill Downs.

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