LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Mine That Bird, the winner of the 2009 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I) and runner-up in the Preakness Stakes (GI), will return to the barn of trainer Bennie “Chip” Woolley Jr. at Churchill Downs on Monday, May 18, at approximately 6 p.m.
The Derby winner will be stabled in Barn 42, where he resided prior to the Kentucky Derby.
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 Global Select Market: CHDN) also operates Trackside at Churchill Downs, which offers year-round simulcast wagering at the historic track.
Churchill Downs will conduct the 136th running of the Kentucky Derby on May 1, 2010. The track’s 2009 Spring Meet is underway and continues through July 5.
Churchill Downs is scheduled to host the Breeders’ Cup World Championships for a record seventh time on Nov. 5 and 6, 2010. For more information about Churchill Downs, visit www.churchilldowns.com.
