An exclusive interview with Churchill Downs Inc. CEO Bill Carstanjen
is the feature this week on the Ron Flatter Racing Pod.
Carstanjen provided 45 minutes of his time to answer a wide range
of questions at CDI’s corporate headquarters in Louisville, Ky. He discusses long-range
plans for the company’s racing properties as well as snapshot of Churchill’s casino
and online gaming components. He also talks about the Horseracing Integrity and
Safety Authority with all its nuances, the end of the suspension of trainer Bob Baffert, the successful spread of
historic horse-racing machines, the controversial closing of Arlington Park, plans for the
continued expansion of the Churchill Downs racetrack and what it is like to be the boss on Kentucky Derby day.
Paddock Prince handicapper David Levitch offers tips on weekend
races, and co-host John Cherwa reacts to the interview with Carstanjen.
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Photo: Jason Moran / Eclipse Sportswire Jockey Mychel Sanchez will serve a seven-day suspension and pay an additional $1,750 in fines
Photo: Gulfstream Park / Lauren King Sovereignty, dramatic late-running winner of the Fountain of Youth (G2) March 1, is being pointed
Photo: Santa Anita / Benoit Photo Cavalieri and Alpha Bella, who finished one-two in the Grade 3 La Cañada in January at Santa Anita,
Photo: Gonzalo Anteliz Jr. / Eclipse Sportswire The stars will shine Saturday at Tampa Bay Downs, and not just in the Grade 3 Tampa Ba