Churchill Downs will have a presale of advanced Oaks and Derby tickets January 6, 2010. There are a limited amount of ticket packages (3,000) for this online event. These special packages are two day packages (Oaks and Derby). The drawback to this online event, you must use a Visa credit or debt card to pay.

Churchill Downs has now made it easier to purchase racing event tickets through an integrated online box office, tickets.churchilldowns.com. This online box office allows purchasers to choose their exact seating locations.
The site currently has the following events for sale or information available:

Reserved Seating for Oaks and Derby 2010
Infield Club
General Admission
Dawn at the Downs
Skye Terrace
Downs [...]

Just can not stay away from Churchill Downs? Great news for you, Churchill Downs fall meet begins November 1, 2009. This means that the live racing will be back!
The following was found on www.churchilldowns.com. Below the stakes schedule lists the November events. Check out the great offer for Millionaires Row 6 and the Dress to [...]

It is about time to decide who you are betting for on the big race. The rumors are Quality Road is very fast, Dunkirk is a good possibility, Pioneerof The Nile is the Best Choice, Chocolate Candy has a shot, Desert Party could be your third choice, and General Quarters has a longshot.
I Want Revenge
Quality [...]

“Hold Me Back” has recently been added to the list of Kentucky Derby Contenders!

2 more Derby contenders were recently added:
I want Revenge
Win Willy

I just saw an updated list of Derby contenders and thought I would share them. There have been a few added and a few dropped since the initial list.
Beethoven
Desert Party
Friesan Fire
Old Fashioned
Pioneerof the Nile
Quality Road
Stardom Bound
Square Eddie
The Pamplemousse
Vineyard Haven

With the Derby a little over two months away, there are lots of beginning preparations. 8 out of the 20 Derby horses have already been chosen. This gives you plenty of time to start planning your Kentucky Derby Party with some of the silks that the horses and jockeys will be wearing. Three out of [...]

The three common “must haves”:
•    Food
•    Liquor
•    Gambling
Food:
Bourbon Balls
Derby Pie
Beaten Biscuits and Ham
BBQ Pork
Benedictine
Hot Brown
Burgoo
Liquor:
Mint Juleps
Bourbon
Whiskey
Gambling:
Derby Pot
-if you are able hire a bookie to place bets from party