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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (May 6, 2006) - Wagering on Saturday’s 132nd Kentucky Derby presented by Yum! Brands at Churchill Downs shattered several records - including a North American mark for total betting on a single race - as a crowd of 157,536 at Churchill Downs and countless fans at simulcast centers across North America saw Lael Stable’s unbeaten Barbaro dominate the “Run for the Roses.”

The attendance mark was the second largest in the history of America’s greatest race. It trailed only the crowd of 163,628 that saw Cannonade with the 100th Derby in 1974 and edged past last year’s attendance figure of 156,435 in the first Kentucky Derby conducted after the completion of the historic track’s $121 million renovation. It also marked the fifth time in eight years that Derby attendance had surpassed 150,000.

Total wagering on the Kentucky Derby, which includes on-track and simulcast betting, soared to $118,426,874 - a gain of nearly 14 percent from the 2005 total of $103,985,374. The total shattered the North American record for wagering on a single race established in the 2005 Derby, which was the first race in North America to attract betting of more than $100 million.

Wagering from all sources on the 12-race Kentucky Derby Day card at Churchill Downs totaled $175,129,090 - an increase of more than 12 percent from 2005’s 12-race total of $155,840,495.

On-track wagering on the Kentucky Derby race totaled a record $12,075,504 - an increase of nearly 13 percent over last year’s total of $10,706,881. Betting at Churchill Downs on the entire 12-race program climbed to $24,463,927, a rise of more than seven percent over the 2005 Derby Day total of $10,706,881.

Kentucky Derby Day was also busy at Churchill Downs’ Trackside Louisville off-track betting facility. Trackside Louisville saw 9,562 patrons pass through its doors throughout Derby Day, a jump of nearly eight percent from the 8,885 that visited Trackside on Derby Day 2005.

Wagering on the Kentucky Derby race at Trackside totaled $1,180,011, an increase of 17 percent from the 2005 total of $1,008,849. A total of $1,783,599 was wagered on the Derby Day racing program at Trackside, a jump of just over 14 percent from the 2005 total of $1,563,578. Trackside Louisville attendance and wagering figures are not included in on-track attendance and wagering figures for Churchill Downs.

KENTUCKY DERBY 13 ATTENDANCE AND WAGERING

	2006	2005	Change
Attendance	157,536	156,435	0.7%
On-Track Wagering (Derby Race)	$12,075,504	$10,706,881	12.8%
On-Track Wagering (Derby Day)	$24,463,927	$22,768,539	7.4%
Off-Track Wagering (Derby Race)	$106,351,370	$ 93,278,493	14.0%
Off-Track Wagering (Derby Day)	$150,665,163	$133,071,956	13.2%
Total (All Sources - Derby Race)	$118,426,874	$103,985,374	13.9%
Total (All Sources - Derby Day)	$175,129,090	$155,840,495	12.4%

Churchill Downs, the world’s most legendary racetrack, has conducted Thoroughbred racing and presented America’s greatest race, the Kentucky Derby, continuously since 1875. Located in Louisville, the flagship racetrack of Churchill Downs Incorporated (Nasdaq: CHDN) also operates Trackside at Churchill Downs, which offers year-round simulcast wagering at the historic track. Churchill Downs will conduct the 133rd running of the Kentucky Derby on May 5, 2007. The track’s 2006 Spring Meet will continue through July 16 and its Fall Meet is set for Oct. 29-Nov. 25. Churchill Downs has served as host to the Breeders’ Cup World Thoroughbred Championships a record five times and will host the event again on Nov. 4, 2006. Information about Churchill Downs can be found on the Internet at www.churchilldowns.com.

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