Churchill Downs Incorporated announced that the Company plans to open Owensboro Racing & Gaming in the first quarter of 2025 with 600 state-of-the-art historical racing machines (?HRMs?), a retail sportsbook, simulcast wagering, and multiple food and beverage offerings. The new property in eastern Daviess County will be CDI?s seventh historical horse racing entertainment venue in the state of Kentucky. Owensboro Racing & Gaming will be located on an approximately 20-acre site at the corner of US Highway 60 and Wrights Landing Road east of the City of Owensboro, Kentucky.

The projected spend for the development of Owensboro Racing & Gaming is $100 million. The property will operate as an annex of Ellis Park Racing & Gaming (?Ellis Park?) and will support purse funding for Ellis Park?s traditional summer racing meet.