1987

World History

Stock market drop accelerated by computerized selling.

TV evangelists exposed - Holy War begins.

Iran-Contra Affair shocks the nation.

Churchill Downs History

Churchill Downs opens a private membership Turf Club located in the area that was formerly Dining Room B.

A million-dollar Pick Six pool, built up during the Fall Meet, ends on November 14 as three perfect tickets each return $396,958.60. That day a crowd of 28,396 is in attendance and over 1,000 cars are ushered to the infield to alleviate the parking burden.

On November 1, opening day of the Fall Meet, a larger-than-life sized statue of Aristides, winner of the first Kentucky Derby, is dedicated in the clubhouse garden.