UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 24, 2009
Churchill Downs Incorporated
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Kentucky | 0-1469 | 61-0156015 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
700 Central Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky 40208 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) |
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(502) 636-4400 |
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
A news article was issued by Reuters on April 24, 2009. A copy of the news article is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit relating hereto, is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed “filed” under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibit is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K:
| Exhibit No. | | Description |
| 99.1 | | News article issued by Reuters on April 24, 2009. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| | CHURCHILL DOWNS INCORPORATED |
| Date: April 27, 2009 | By: | /s/ William E. Mudd | |
| | | Name: | William E. Mudd |
| | | Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | | Description |
| 99.1 | | News article issued by Reuters on April 24, 2009. |
