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Pick Pony | July 25, 2024, 1:38 p.m.
Churchill Downs announced today an $80-$90 million renovation to the existing grandstand at Churchill Downs Racetrack. This project will update ticketed seating options and significantly enhance amenities for all guests in the grandstand area. Construction on the Grandstand Club and Pavilion is set to begin in August, with completion planned for the 151st Kentucky Derby in May 2025.
The Grandstand Club renovation will turn the outdoor aluminum bleachers into 8,300 new comfortable seating options. These will include covered and uncovered stadium-style seats, as well as rail boxes along the dirt track’s outer rail for a close-up “trackside” seating experience. First-floor amenities will feature new and upgraded permanent concessions, bars, and wagering windows.
The project will also improve amenities for 2,800 guests in the existing third-floor box seats under the Starting Gate Suites. The Grandstand Pavilion will offer a more upscale social environment by transforming the second-floor amenity area into a covered outdoor garden with new concessions, bars, and wagering windows. The second-floor expansion will create additional space for guest circulation and add an outdoor balcony for extra dining seats. A new stately entrance to the Grandstand Pavilion will unify the surrounding exterior architecture.
“Like all of our recent enhancements at Churchill Downs, the renovation of the grandstands shows our commitment to providing unique guest seating options while honoring the historic significance of the property to achieve a world-class sports and entertainment experience for our guests,” said Mike Anderson, President of Churchill Downs.