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Churchill Downs Incorporated

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What Do They Do?

Runs racing and casino venues, and provides horse-racing wagering and technology services to bettors, racetracks and other wagering businesses.

How Do They Make Money?

Bettors pay commissions on wagers when races finish; third-party wagering sites pay fees to carry racing signals. Guests pay for gaming, admission, food and hotel services as they play or receive them, while sponsors pay for event and advertising rights across race days.

revenue
SegmentShareRevenue
Live and Historical Racing
Usage-based

48%
FY2022: 34%
Wagering Services and Solutions
Usage-based

17%
Gaming
Usage-based

36%
FY2022: 42%
Product and Service, Other
0.0%
FY2022: 0.2%

Who Are Their Customers?

Racegoers and casino guests visit the company's venues; horse bettors wager through TwinSpires accounts or third-party branded platforms. Racetracks and off-track betting businesses use the company's wagering systems.

Do Revenues Turn Into Profits?

Yes. It kept 13 cents of every revenue dollar as net income in FY2025.

Operating income, FY2025
23% of revenue
▼ −4% vs FY2024 ($709M, 26%)
Net income, FY2025
13% of revenue
▼ −10% vs FY2024 ($426.8M, 16%)

How Are They Changing?

Since the FY2025 annual report
Latest quarter: Q2 FY2026, the three months to Jun 30, 2026
Revenue
▲ +5%
vs $934M in Q2 FY2025
Net income
▲ +11%
vs $217M in Q2 FY2025
Live and Historical share of revenue vs 54.6% in Q2 FY2025
  • Jul 29, 2026 Explores possible sales of regional gaming properties Properties under consideration include Calder, Terre Haute, Hard Rock Iowa, Oxford, Ocean Downs, Harlow’s, Riverwalk, del Lago and Presque Isle Downs.

Growing. Revenue grew 83% in 4 years, from $1.6B in FY2021 to $2.9B in FY2025, about 16% a year.

Wagering technology The older report describes online horse wagering, sports and tote services; the latest also describes Exacta's central technology systems for historical-racing venues.

Revenue over time
Live and Historical Racing Wagering Services and Solutions Gaming Product and Service, Other TwinSpires
$5B$2.5B$0

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