{"id":218909,"date":"2025-10-22T22:49:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T22:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/218909\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T22:49:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T22:49:14","slug":"churchill-downs-announces-expansion-at-first-turn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/218909\/","title":{"rendered":"Churchill Downs announces expansion at first turn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LOUISVILLE, Ky. \u2014 The growth and expansion at Churchill Downs continues. Churchill Downs Incorporated revealed plans Wednesday to construct a new venue, \u201cVictory Run,\u201d at the track\u2019s first turn.<\/p>\n<p>What You Need To Know<\/p>\n<p>Churchill Downs Incorporated announced it is building &#8220;Victory Run&#8221; at the first turn<br \/>\n<br \/>The new seating and hospitality area will cost $280-$300 million<br \/>\n<br \/>Construction will begin after Derby 152 and be finished by Derby 154 in 2028<br \/>\n<br \/>Earlier this year, CDI halted construction on three projects costing almost $1 billion because of construction and tariff concerns<\/p>\n<p>Victory Run will sit between the First Turn Club and the Skye Terrace. It will replace the uncovered ground-level box seats and dining area.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/victory_run_ky_1022.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"hashed-image image\" img-data-alignment=\"left\" img-data-width=\"percent-fifty\" loading=\"lazy\" img-data-caption=\"This is a rendering of the inside of Victory Run, Churchill Downs Incorporated's newest venue. It will be built on the track's first turn and is four-stories tall. (Churchill Downs Incorporated)\" img-data-wrap-text=\"true\" img-data-editing=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p>This is a rendering of the inside of Victory Run, Churchill Downs Incorporated&#8217;s newest venue. It will be built on the track&#8217;s first turn and is four-stories tall. (Churchill Downs Incorporated)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are excited to unveil the Victory Run project for Churchill Downs Racetrack,\u201d said Bill Carstanjen, Chief Executive Officer of CDI. \u201cThis project will create a greatly improved experience for our guests in an important section of our racetrack while delivering long-term growth and value for our shareholders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to a release from the track, the four-story structure will offer fans views of the finish line and include private suites, indoor and outdoor dining and covered box seats. It is replacing roughly 6,400 existing seats for approximately 7,800 guests.<\/p>\n<p>Once the City of Louisville and the pertinent state agencies, including the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, greenlight the incentives, CDI projects the construction of Victory Run will begin after the 2026 Kentucky Derby, concluding by the 2028 Kentucky Derby. The track said it plans to offer an \u201cinterim upgraded seating experience\u201d in the area with temporary seating for the 2027 Kentucky Derby.<\/p>\n<p>Churchill Downs Incorporated plans to spend $280-$300 million on the project.<\/p>\n<p>CDI revealed in <a href=\"http:\/\/\/content\/news\/stories\/2025\/04\/23\/c\/churchill-downs-expansion-halted\" target=\"_blank\">April 2025<\/a> it would halt a series of multi-year projects valued at close to $1 billion because of \u201cuncertainty surrounding construction costs related to tariff and trade disputes as well as current macro-economic conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/\/content\/news\/stories\/2025\/02\/19\/c\/churchill-downs-expansion\" target=\"_blank\">three expansions announced in Feb. 2025<\/a> were The Skye Project, Conservatory Project and the Infield General Admission Project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LOUISVILLE, Ky. \u2014 The growth and expansion at Churchill Downs continues. 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