#Andy Beshear

Sports betting is yet again on the table in Kentucky this new year. A bill introduced Thursday in Frankfort wouldlegalize betting on sporting events.Should it pass, people in the state could bet on the NFL, NBA, MLB, PGA Tour, NASCAR, MLS, college sports, the Olympics and more options, as well as gamble on fantasy sports and poker. House Bill 106…

B aseball's all-time hits leader, Pete Rose, has a new hustle-legal sports betting. On New Year's Day, the Cincinnati Reds legend, who was permanently banned from baseball in 1989 for gambling on the game while he was manager of the team, placed the first legal sports wager in Ohio. True to form, Rose put action on the Reds to win the 2023 World…

Churchill Downs' Barn Notes: Mr Wireless Was Well Connected On Friday (Mr Wireless / Coady Photography) From the Churchill Downs Media Team: It was a sentimental win Friday at Churchill Downs for Jon Lapczenski and JIL Stable's Mr. Wireless. Just days before his allowance victory, his co-owner/breeder John Kerber passed away at age 86. Kerber, who…

Churchill Downs' Barn Notes: Sconsin Returns in Sunday's Dream Supreme Stakes (Sconsin / Photos by Coady Photography) From the Churhcill Downs Media Team: Lloyd Madison Farm's growing broodmare band will add another member to their roster with their homebred Sconsin, who has a date with 2017 Horse of the Year Gun Runner in a few months. The…

Set Piece Is Set to Return to Churchill Downs in Sunday's G3 River City (Set Piece / Photos by Holly M. Smith) From the Churchill Downs Media Team: Juddmonte's multiple graded stakes winner Set Piece (GB) leads an oversubscribed cast of 14 horses that were entered in Sunday's $300000 River City (Grade III) at Churchill Downs. Sunday's featured…

FLORENCE, Ky. - Kentucky horse racing hype is at its peak around Kentucky Derby time, but many people in northern Kentucky have been wondering when they will play games and watch races at the region's newest state-of-the-art facility. Turfway Park is a track full of history and also looks to be the future of racing in the northern part of the…

HENDERSON, Ky. - In a multi-million dollar agreement, Churchill Downs Incorporated said it has plans to obtain even more racing and gaming in Kentucky. This time, in Henderson. It's a move many people say is exciting. With $79 Million in cash in hand, Churchill Downs Incorporated said it inked a definitive deal to acquire Ellis Park Racing and…

Churchill Downs is buying Ellis Park in Kentucky in an all-cash deal worth $79m. [Image: Shutterstock.com] Churchill Downs Inc. (CDI) has entered an agreement to purchase Ellis Park in Henderson, Kentucky as part of a $79m all-cash deal. The prominent gambling and racing-focused company announced the news on Thursday. As a result of the deal, CDI…