Ellis Park News

News Brief: Ellis Park owner Ron Geary said last night that he is closing the 86-year-old Henderson, Kentucky, racetrack, which was scheduled to open its summer meeting tomorrow.

News Brief: Ellis Park owner, Frank Geary, remains confident Ellis Park will move closer to attendance and revenue goals this summer, but he admits the outlook for the 2009 meet suddenly couldn't be worse

News Brief: Ellis Park owner Ron Geary said he would put a casino in Owensboro, Kentucky, to move it away from competition in Indiana.

Ellis Park concluded its 2006 race meet on Labor Day, Sept. 4, with gains in average daily on-track wagering and attendance.

Churchill Downs Incorporated has reached a definitive agreement to sell Ellis Park, its racetrack in Henderson, Kentucky, to a company owned by Kentucky businessman and racehorse owner Ron Geary.

Churchill Downs reports that Brian Elmore, who has served for the past 10 years in important capacities at Churchill Downs Incorporated's Hoosier Park in Anderson, Ind., has been appointed vice president and general manager of Ellis Park.

Clean-up efforts are underway at Ellis Park to tentatively reopen the storm-battered track for simulcasting operations on Wednesday, Nov. 16.

An apparent tornado, spawned by a line of severe weather that moved through southwestern Indiana and northwestern Kentucky early Sunday morning, has inflicted significant damage at Ellis Park in Henderson, Kentucky.

Lower than expected business levels - attributed in part to weather conditions and intensified competition for horses - have prompted Ellis Park to reduce overnight purses for the remainder of the race meet that continues through Sept. 5.

Churchill Downs is revising its earnings outlook for Q3 2004 and further lowering its outlook for the full year to reflect increased spending on alternative gaming efforts and special, non-cash impairment charges for Ellis Park due to softness in business at that racetrack.