Churchill Downs (CHDN) DEFA14A Additional proxy soliciting materials

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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Shareholder Meeting

to be held on April 23, 2019, for Churchill Downs Incorporated

This communication is not a form of voting and presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting. To view the proxy statement and annual report, go towww.proxydocs.com/chdn. To submit your proxy while visiting this site, you will need the 12 digit control number in the box below.

Under new United States Securities and Exchange Commission rules, proxy materials do not have to be delivered in paper. Proxy materials can be distributed by making them available on the Internet. We have chosen to use these procedures for our 2019 Annual Meeting and need YOUR participation.

If you want to receive a paper or e-mail copy of the proxy materials, you must request one. There is no charge to you for requesting a copy. In order to receive a paper package in time for this year’s annual meeting, please make this request on or before April 12, 2019.

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Proxy Materials Available to View or Receive:

1. Proxy Statement   2. Annual Report

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ACCOUNT NO.             SHARES

Company Notice of Annual Meeting

	Date:	Tuesday, April 23, 2019
	Time:	9:00 a.m. Central Time
	Place:	The Four Seasons Hotel, 120 E. Delaware Place, Chicago, Illinois 60611

The purpose of the Annual Meeting is to take action on the following proposals:

The Board of Directors recommends that you vote “FOR” the following.

1. Election of Directors

Nominees            01 Ulysses L. Bridgeman, Jr.            02 R. Alex Rankin

2. To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2019.

3. To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation as disclosed in the proxy statement.