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‘ALL OTHERS’ EDGES INDIVIDUAL CHOICE TO BE POOL 2 DERBY FUTURES FAVORITE; 2012 KDFW BETTING MOVES PAST $1 MILLION

LOUISVILLE, KY. (Sunday, March 4, 2012) – A busy final day in the second of three betting pools in ’ 2012 Future Wager (“KOFW”) ended with the “All Others” (#24) betting interest narrowly edging individual choice Union Rags (#23) to emerge as the pool’s betting favorite and pushed total wagering for the year’s first two Derby pools past the $1 million mark.

Along with the strong fan support for Fountain of Youth (GII) winner Union Rags as the horse most likely to win the 138th running of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I) at Churchill Downs on Saturday, May 5, there was substantial backing during the final hours of the pool for reigning 2-year-old champion , who rebounded from an upset loss in Gulfstream Park’s Holy Bull (GIII) to notch an impressive victory on Saturday in the $400,000 Gotham (GIII) at New York’s Aqueduct.

The mutuel field, which is made up of all 3-year-old Thoroughbreds other than the 23 individual horses in each KDFW Pool and known to many fans simply as the “All Others” bet, was a narrow 3-1 bettors choice when Pool 2 wagering closed on Sunday at 6 p.m. (Eastern). Union Rags, the Michael Matz-trained son of Dixie Union, was close behind at 4-1. The eye-catching gray Hansen, trained by Mike Maker, was the 9-1 third choice and the only other individual horse among the pool’s 24 betting interests in single-digit odds at the conclusion of betting.

Kentucky Derby fans wagered $411,368 in $2 win and exacta bets during the second Kentucky Derby Futures pool, which has been the smallest of the three betting pools every year since the bet was introduced in 1999, and that total pushed total Derby Future betting in 2102 to $1,042,672. The betting figure in the just-completed pool was the third-largest Pool 2 total in the 14-year history of the bet and it marked just only the fourth time the pool’s wagering had $400,000. The 2012 pool attracted win betting of $299,574 and $$111,794 in exacta wagering.

The Kentucky Derby Future Wager annually offers fans opportunities to bet on candidates for the $2 million- guaranteed Kentucky Derby, America’s greatest race and one of the world’s premier sporting events, weeks in advance of Churchill Downs’ famed 1 ¼-mile classic for 3-year-old Thoroughbreds. Derby Future bettors receive odds that are in place at the conclusion of betting in each betting pool, and the odds could be significantly higher and more attractive than those available on the same horses if they make it into the starting gate for the Kentucky Derby.

El Padrino (#7, 12-1), the -trained winner of the Risen Star (GIII) at Fair Grounds, was the fourth wagering choice in KDFW Pool 2, which included five horses trained by three-time Kentucky Derby winner . The least-experienced Baffert horses – allowance winner Fed Biz (#9, 22-1) and maiden winner (#3, 29-1), attracted the strongest bettor support among his group. The others are Secret Circle (#21, 37-1), winner of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Sprint and the second division of Oaklawn Park’s Southwest (GIII); CashCall Futurity (GI) winner Liaison (#13, 39-1) and Castaway (#4, 45-1), winner of the first Southwest division. - more -

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Other notable individuals that attracted significant fan support over the three days of the second Kentucky Derby Futures pool included Norfolk (GI) winner Creative Cause (#5, 17-1), Withers (GIII) winner Alpha (#1, 19-1), Robert B. Lewis (GII) winner I’ll Have Another #12, 22-1) and Sham (GIII) winner Out of Bounds (#17, 23-1).

The final Kentucky Derby Future Wager pool of 2012 is scheduled for March 30-April 1. More information on the Kentucky Derby and the Kentucky Derby Future Wager can be found at the official event Web site at www.KentuckyDerby.com.

KENTUCKY DERBY FUTURE WAGER POOL 2 – FINAL March 2-4

# Wagering Interest Morning Friday, Saturday, FINAL $2 Wil1 Pay Line Odds March 2 March 3 ODDS 1 Alpha 20-1 19-1 17-1 18-1 $39.00 2 Battle Hardened 50-1 68-1 54-1 59-1 $121.80 3 Bodemeister* 15-1 33-1 38-1 29-1 $60.40 4 Castaway* 20-1 41-1 41-1 45-1 $92.00 5 Creative Cause 20-1 18-1 19-1 17-1 $37.20 6 50-1 25-1 21-1 26-1 $55.80 7 El Padrino 12-1 16-1 16-1 12-1 $27.40 8 Empire Way 50-1 58-1 35-1 37-1 $76.20 9 Fed Biz 12-1 26-1 24-1 22-1 $47.20

10 Gemologist 20-1 23-1 24-1 23-1 $48.40 11 Hansen 15-1 12-1 8-1 9-1 $21.60 12 I’ll Have Another 30-1 24-1 24-1 22-1 $46.20 13 Liaison 50-1 46-1 39-1 39-1 $81.20 14 Mark Valeski* 30-1 54-1 42-1 38-1 $79.40 15 Midnight Transfer 30-1 91-1 64-1 73-1 $148.60 16 News Pending* 30-1 99-1 78-1 45-1 $92.80 17 Out of Bounds 20-1 28-1 23-1 23-1 $48.80 18 Rousing Sermon 30-1 99-1 85-1 68-1 $139.20 19 Sabercat 30-1 39-1 30-1 30-1 $63.60 20 Scatman* 20-1 99-1 99-1 97-1 $197.00

21 Secret Circle* 15-1 27-1 31-1 37-1 $76.80 22 30-1 48-1 50-1 38-1 $79.00 23 Union Rags 4-1 3-1 4-1 4-1 $10.40 24 All Other 3YO’s 3-1 2-1 5-2 3-1 8.20 Morning Line Odds by Mike Battaglia

*new wagering interest in KDFW Pool 2 $2 Win: $299,574 … $2 Exacta: $111,794 … FINAL POOL 2 TOTAL: $411,368

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KENTUCKY DERBY FUTURE WAGER STATISTICS

Wagering Pool 1 Pool 2 Pool 3 Total

2012 $631,304#** $411,368#

2011 $592,492# $376,699# $392,910# $1,362,101#

2010 $466,048# $355,853# $310,154# $1,132,055#

2009 $478,721 $380,420# $377,158# $1,236,299

2008 $439,379 $325,306 $291,835 $1,056,520

2007 $520,688 $379,613 $465,123 $1,365,424

2006 $552,627 $464,236 $454,743 $1,471,606

2005 $620,362 $511,655 $533,973 $1,665,990****

2004 $536,958 $358,966 $386,244 $1,282,168

2003 $516,906 $391,002 $222,261 $1,130,169

2002 $577,889 $401,070 $524,847 $1,503,806

2001 $510,815 $372,961 $425,871 $1,309,647

2000 $465,454 $306,259 $387,206 $1,158,919

1999 $267,748 $178,811 $229,674 $676,233

**Record individual pool betting ****record three-pool wagering total

# includes exacta pool

KENTUCKY DERBY FUTURE WAGER MUTUEL PAYOUTS Kentucky Derby Winner Pool 1 Pool 2 Pool 3 Derby Day 2011 Animal Kingdom $6.20 (f)* $9.40 (f)* $64.40 $43,80 2010 Exacta $230 $388.20 $3,074.60**** $329.80 (winning combination) (24-13) (24-12) (1-12) 2010 Super Saver $43.20 $51.20 $73.00 $18.00 Exacta $176.40 $259.20 $1,077.40 $152.40 (winning combination) (19-24) (21-24) (22-11)

2009 Mine That Bird $5.80 (f)* $11.80 (f)* $36.80 (f) $103.20 Exacta None $256.80 (24- $554.60 $2,074.80 (winning combination) 17) (24-16) (8-16) 2008 Big Brown $8.60 (f)* $15.00 (f) $8.60* $6.80* 2007 Street Sense $22.80 $18.20 $15.40 $11.80* 2006 Barbaro $40.20 $32.20 $20.80 $14.20 2005 Giacomo $52.00 $54.20 $103.60 $102.60 2004 Smarty Jones $5.60 (f) $10.80 (f) $23.60 $10.20* 2003 Funny Cide $188.00*** $120.80 $107.40 $27.60 2002 War Emblem $7.60 (f)* $16.00 (f) $24.00 (f) $43.00 2001 Monarchos $36.60 $13.00 $15.80 $23.00 2000 Fusaichi Pegasus $27.80 $26.40 $8.00* $6.60* 1999 Charismatic $10.20 (f)* $30.20 (f) $26.60 (f) $64.60 (f) – Mutuel field *Favorite **KDFW single pool wagering record ***record KDFW win payout ****record KDFW exacta payout Churchill Downs, the world’s most legendary racetrack, has conducted Thoroughbred racing and presented America’s greatest race, the Kentucky Derby, continuously since 1875. Located in Louisville, the flagship racetrack of Churchill Downs Incorporated (NASDAQ: CHDN) also operates Trackside at Churchill Downs, which offers year-round simulcast wagering at the historic track. Churchill Downs will conduct the 138th running of the Kentucky Derby on May 5, 2012, and its Spring Meet is scheduled for April 28-July 1. The track has hosted the Breeders’ Cup World Championships a record eight times. Information about Churchill Downs can be found on the Internet at www.churchilldowns.com. - END -