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Churchill Downs is the name of the racetrack at which the Kentucky Derby is held. Louisville is the name of the big city in Kentucky where the racetrack is located. The original name of the racetrack was the Louisville Jockey Club Course.
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In 1875, the Louisville Jockey Club and Driving Association opened. Although the new racetrack was run by Lutie Clark, and had been originally envisioned by him, it was financially supported by Henry and John Churchill. Clark was not a well-liked man, and locals began to derisively refer to the racetrack as "Churchill's downs," as a way to poke fun at Clark and remind him who was really in charge of the track. In 1883, the press began to use the name, and Churchill Downs is probably the most famous racetrack in the United States today.
I actually answered this in an essay I wrote on racing: "In 1875, the Louisville Jockey Club and Driving Association opened. Although the new racetrack was run by Lutie Clark, and had been originally envisioned by him, it was financially supported by Henry and John Churchill. Clark was not a well-liked man, and locals began to derisively refer to the racetrack as "Churchill's downs," as a way to poke fun at Clark and remind him who was really in charge of the track. In 1883, the press began to use the name, and Churchill Downs is probably the most famous racetrack in the United States today."
At Churchill Downs the Kentucky Derby was and still is supposed to be held. The racetrack is located in Louisville, Kentucky. It's located on the former grounds of the Louisville Jockey Club. That was the historic, world-famous racetrack's original name. It wasn't until 1886 that the location started being called by its present name.
Churchill Downs is the location at which the Kentucky Derby is held every year, since 1875. May 17, 1875 was the Derby's inaugural run. At that time, the world-famous racetrack in Louisville, Kentucky was called by its original name of the Louisville Jockey Club Course.
Louisville is the city, and the track is called church Hill downs
Dermott Downs's birth name is Dermott Daniel Downs.
Hugh Downs's birth name is Hugh Malcolm Downs.
Scott Downs's birth name is Scott Jeremy Downs.
The Louisville Jockey Club Course was where the first Kentucky Derby was held. That was the original name of the Churchill Downs racetrack, where the Derby still is being held. Whatever the name, the world-famous grounds are located in Louisville, Kentucky.