2000

World History

The Summer Olypics were held in Syndey, Australia.

Napster (a song swapping service) was founded.

Charles Schultz (the Peanuts Cartoonist) died.

2000 CD history:

The year marked the third century in which Churchill has offered racing.

Renovations continued as the track completed construction of a $4 million marquee entrance at Gate 1. The two-story structure provided a new common entrance to the track and its infield, and included new corporate offices on the second floor. An accompanying $10 million renovation of the Kentucky Derby Museum was also completed.

A new corporate logo for Churchill Downs Incorporated, a stylized rendering of the famed Twin Spires of Churchill Downs, was unveiled as part of a branding initiative for all the properties held by CDI.

Kentucky Oaks attendance grew for a sixth consecutive year to a record 106,156 while the Kentucky Derby drew its second-largest crowd in history, with a total of 153,204 in attendance.

Jockey Pat Day scored his 2,000th Churchill Downs win on June 30.

Churchill Downs Incorporated completed a merger with Chicago's Arlington International Race Course.

Churchill became the first track to host the Breeders' Cup five times and the event attracted a crowd of 76,043, including 4,862 at the Sports Spectrum - the fourth largest in Cup history.